Leagues Must Be Completed In Every Country – John Barnes

Ex Liverpool player, John Barnes has come out to say that he wants to see his ex-team given the opportunity to lift their long-awaited Premier League title this year.

Barnes revealed that he hopes proposals for the season to end before July comes to fruition because he wants to see a coronation at Anfield even if future competitions will be postponed.

According to him, delaying the Euros competition for one year was the only solution since the leagues have to be finished for clarity on winners and losers.

He added that football is currently experiencing desperate times is unusual circumstances.

His words, “It’s a sensible decision and I think delaying for a year was the only solution.

“You have leagues to be finished and I think leagues have to be finished, not just from Liverpool’s point of view or any other club in any country.

“It’s obviously bigger than that, you are talking about promotion and relegation all the way down the divisions. So I think if the leagues can even be delayed – you don’t have to rush back to them – maybe you have to write off a season.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen on April 3 [when the EFL suspension is currently due to end] and maybe they are going to delay it further.

“Even if we have to start in July or August, what we have to do is finish these games even if it takes up until December, which writes off the [next] season.

“These are desperate times and this is an unusual circumstance.”

“If you are going to give Liverpool the title, then who would get promoted and relegated? You can’t just give Liverpool the title because we are so far ahead.

“What would Leeds and West Brom say? What would Fulham say if they don’t come up and you promote those two? Do the bottom three in the Premier League not get relegated?

“Safety is the most important thing so allow this season to take as long as it does, there’s no need to rush back as you are delaying Euros to 2021.

“If you have to play one game a week from October, and mean the season goes on until next January or February, then you can kick-start the next season at the right time rather than play catch-up for years.”