{"id":6446,"date":"2020-04-29T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=6446"},"modified":"2020-04-29T11:59:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:59:02","slug":"premiership-set-for-a-june-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/home\/premiership-set-for-a-june-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Premiership set for a June return?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It feels like a lifetime ago since we have any Premiership football on our screens due to the suspension brought about because of the Coronavirus outbreak with it still being uncertain if the league will actually return this season at all or how the season will be concluded.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there have been various glimmers of hope recently with murmurings that a number of Premier League clubs are planning for their teams to resume training around May 9th, as currently, the government lockdown is due to end on May 7th.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may be wishful thinking as the lockdown in all likelihood could be extended, meaning a further pushback for the season resuming. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>With the absence of the Euros this year could the premiership feasibly be run into the summer months?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, if Germany is any indication of a return of top-flight football then we may be forgiven for feeling optimistic as the top 36 clubs there look set to resume the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 seasons on May 9th, if the German government allows.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As expected the return of the Bundesliga comes with stringent guidelines and protocol to be followed including <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Confirmation of no coronavirus symptoms in the last 2 weeks<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separated arrival times for all players who must arrive individually<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Ideally goalkeepers, starting teams and substitutes have separate changing areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All equipment must be used with face masks and gloves to be cleaned before and after use<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open all doors to prevent contact with door handles as the virus can live on surfaces for hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players must bring own food and keep separate named water bottles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various showering guidelines inclusive of social distancing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above is just a selection of some of the rules so it is clear to see that officials are not taking any chances and have set up all necessary precautions to minimise the chances of infection before, during and after a match. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can expect a similar set of guidelines and steps to keep Premiership teams and staff safe when it returns. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the possibility of teams training could resume as soon as May 9th, when is it likely we will see our first Premiership match again?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well if the betting markets are anything to go by it seems June is favoured. With 54% of bets placed on the return being pegged against this month on Smarkets.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47% of bettors on this market are more pessimistic backing July or later, with just 4.55% believing we could see a Premiership game in the month of May.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pasted-image-0-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pasted-image-0-4.png 595w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pasted-image-0-4-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is how the markets for the return have moved over the last two weeks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pasted-image-0-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pasted-image-0-5.png 902w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pasted-image-0-5-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pasted-image-0-5-768x175.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OddsMonkey Spokesperson Peter Watton, commented \u201cWe are all waiting patiently for the return of \u2018football\u2019 but with no real concrete indication on a return date, the betting markets, government announcements and action taken by other European leagues are the data sources we have available to us which give us some indication for a \u2018best\u2019 guess.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBetting markets seem to think June is most likely, with the recent developments in Germany and rumours that some premiership teams are resuming training on May 9th this could be likely, we hope!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It feels like a lifetime ago since we have any Premiership football on our screens due to the suspension brought about because of the Coronavirus outbreak with it still being uncertain if the league will actually return this season at all or how the season will be concluded. 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