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John Cross

Project Restart timeline: Eight days that will decide the future of English football

They are the eight days which will decide the future of English football.

Premier League clubs will on Monday discuss the issues which need to be resolved ahead of a potential vote on Project Restart next week.

How match days will look, whether they can agree on neutral venues, returning to training and, most importantly, whether all 20 clubs can come together and agree a way forward.

Neutral venues and player welfare remain the two biggest obstacles to finishing the season amid a backdrop of growing tensions between the top six, bottom six and not forgetting the eight clubs in between.

It will take 14 votes to push through the restart and that is likely to happen next Monday if the Government gives the go-ahead at their meeting with the Premier League on Thursday.

They are following the Bundesliga closely and that could be the model with the push to get the season finished - or they will face financial oblivion.

(REUTERS)

MONDAY

Premier League meeting with all 20 clubs to discuss the latest Government lockdown update, changes to the June 30 contract set-up, voting on whether to adopt five substitutes and also a full debrief on player safety on how twice-a-week testing for players will work.

TUESDAY

Clubs expected to debrief their players on safety issue with club captains and PFA reps speaking to executives and medics to try and reassure on the return to games.

WEDNESDAY

Potential meeting between Premier League, Professional Footballers’ Association and League Managers’ Association to gauge the mood among players and managers about a return.

THURSDAY

Government and police meet with Premier League and EFL to discuss Project Restart. They are expected to nail down the neutral venue plan with the Government and police so far insisting they want neutral venues.

Premier League have to convince the Government they can do it.

MONDAY

This could be the biggest day of all. Potentially the day when Premier League clubs vote on whether to resume under Project Restart.

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