Relegation-threatened Premier League clubs who were vehemently against playing at neutral venues may be looking nervously at the German Bundesliga ...
REUTERS: Relegation-threatened Premier League clubs who were vehemently against playing at neutral venues may be looking nervously at the German Bundesliga after 56 matches in empty stadiums produced only 12 home wins.
Brighton & Hove Albion, West Ham United and Watford - all within two points of the Premier League relegation zone - along with 19th-placed Aston Villa agreed that resuming the season at neutral venues would affect the integrity of the competition. "When you say to any club, 'We want you to agree to a bunch of rule changes that may make it more likely that you get relegated'," Purslow had told talkSPORT last month."They're not thinking about TV money, they're thinking: 'My goodness, am I going to agree to something that results in me being relegated and losing 200 million pounds ?'"
But without the hostility of the home crowd, playing away from home may not be a deal breaker after all.
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