Lots of Newcastle fans have reacted on Twitter after it has been announced that the Premier League season has been delayed once more.
The league had originally been delayed until April 3, but with the coronavirus outbreak continuing to spread across the globe, the decision has been made to put it back to April 30.
Premier League bosses spoke together via conference call as they debated the best way to finish the 2019/20 season, and they decided that they needed to delay the planned restart of the season.
UEFA have already announced that Euro 2020 will be delayed until 2021, meaning that leagues across Europe will get the opportunity to try and finish the season in the summer.
UEFA claim that the season needs to be completed by June 30 – just before players’ contracts come to an end at the end of the month.
Many fans responded to the news, with some being visibly upset as the wait for football to return continues. Others were a bit more optimistic, joking that they would have been two months unbeaten by the time they return.
Here are some of the replies…
— nufc_seb (@nufc_seb) March 19, 2020
2 months unbeaten.
— RJ (@rjNUFC) March 19, 2020
There’s been very little football at St. James since May 2019.
— Flyingmag (@1Flyingmag) March 19, 2020
And the rest
— Dave Rees (@johndavidrees) March 19, 2020
Can’t see it myself
— John Tulip (@johntulip59) March 19, 2020
This takeover is taking ages!
— Bear_Size (@Bear_Size) March 19, 2020
The Premier League isn’t the only league in the country taking these measures: the EFL have agreed to the same delay and have also have offered £50m to help clubs during the pandemic.
While of course, health must always come first for these football clubs, it is still a frustration for supporters as they look to have a good buffer on the relegation scrap and are in the final eight of the FA Cup.
Time will tell to see if they can finish those efforts.