'They are just trying to stay alive' - Ex-Brighton, Preston and Liverpool man defends Premier League clubs

A former Brighton, Preston and Liverpool star has defended Premier League clubs' desire to finish the season.
'They are just trying to stay alive' - Ex-Brighton, Preston and Liverpool man defends Premier League clubs'They are just trying to stay alive' - Ex-Brighton, Preston and Liverpool man defends Premier League clubs
'They are just trying to stay alive' - Ex-Brighton, Preston and Liverpool man defends Premier League clubs

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic means no-one knows if, or when, the remaining 92 games of the Premier League season will be played.

Top tier clubs will meet again on Friday to discuss the options and implications of various different plans.

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But many fans and pundits have pondered whether the authorities should be concentrating on finishing the current campaign amidst a global pandemic.

However, former Seagulls defender Mark Lawrenson, speaking in his role as a pundit for the BBC, moved to defend Premier League teams.

"There are going to have to be compromises made - of course there are," the ex-Preston and Liverpool legend explain.

"The man in the street has been compromised by this, everyone is - we have got a completely different set of rules to live our lives by - so why should football be any different?

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"Finishing the season is the most uncomplicated way of settling everything. And, if it takes place behind closed doors so fans are not put at risk, then is that the worst thing in the world?

"Of course it will be different, but I think people realise now things have to be different. The whole world has changed, so playing some games of football without supporters there is not really that big an issue.

"Premier League clubs are not being greedy with this, they are just trying to stay alive.