“Even the most myopic and
self-interested of chairmen and chief executives could see
the blatant unfairness of what was done to these two clubs back in March when football was stopped.“
I’d love to challenge him on that last sentence. I’d ask why exactly is it unfair for both teams to be relegated yet there’s no issue with the title being ‘awarded’.
Either it’s fair to change the format of the league (to smaller number of games with asymmetric opposition) partway through or its not. If it’s unfair to relegate (which it is) then it’s equally unfair to ‘award’ title.
I’d love to challenge him on that last sentence. I’d ask why exactly is it unfair for both teams to be relegated yet there’s no issue with the title being ‘awarded’.
Either it’s fair to change the format of the league (to smaller number of games with asymmetric opposition) partway through or its not. If it’s unfair to relegate (which it is) then it’s equally unfair to ‘award’ title.