Peter Crouch, James Olley, and Mark Goldbridge slam Premier League’s decision to postpone MW-7 games

TrendynewsSeptember 9, 2022Last Updated: September 9, 2022

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Peter Crouch, James Olley, and Mark Goldbridge, following the decision to postpone all Premier League Match-Week 7 games this weekend by the competition organizers as a mark of respect to mourn the passing on of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, have ‘individually’ berated the organizers, opining that the reverse would have presented a better opportunity to mark her demise.

The Premier League, by an official statement, postponed all fixtures scheduled for this weekend and Monday, asserting that it is a mark of respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who passed on at a ripe old age. However, the United Kingdom government, in an official statement, said that organizations are not under any obligation to cancel or postpone their events.

While the Premier League may have a good reason for the move postponing this weekend’s fixtures as the Kingdom mourns the death of her longest-serving monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the decision has been ‘received’ with some criticism on social media, which includes Peter Crouch, James Olley, and Mark Goldbridge.

Peter Crouch, asserting that allowing the League games to continue would have been a better sendoff for the deceased Queen of England, said, “I know it’s only a game, and some things are much bigger, but imagine all our games went ahead this weekend. Black armbands, silences observed, national anthem, Royal band playing, and so on, to the millions around the world watching? Isn’t that a better sendoff?”

James Olley, asserting that the Premier League missed an opportunity that would have led to a magnificent show of unity across the United Kingdom, said, “Football often prides itself on marking significant societal moments at matches with great respect. (Unfortunately) presented with, perhaps, the biggest ‘opportunity’ of all, the leagues decided to postpone. (I) can understand caution but would have been a powerful show of unity.”

In the same vein, Mark Goldbridge, asserting that the deceased Queen would not have loved to see sporting activities postponed, said, “the Queen was 96 and had an ‘amazing’ life. I may be wrong, but I ‘very’ much doubt she’d have wanted sport and grassroots sport postponed so people are ‘forced’ to sit at home and do nothing. Rule makers are not ‘reading’ public sentiment again.”