THE Premier League is being offered an incredible Plan B escape route — to end the season in sunny Australian city Perth.
Agent Gary Williams’ eight-point proposal to the EPL:
* Fly all 20 squads to Perth. Airlines would be delighted with the custom and are available.
* Base them in their own hotels, with facilities, and isolate for up to a fortnight if they have to. Perth is currently in tourist ‘off season’ anyway.
* Play games at several top venues in the city, behind closed doors or even with a limited number of local fans.
* Slash the number of medical tests needed, possibly only two in total rather than the proposed twice a week.
* Remove the need for police to control closed venues in England when the games are played.
* End concerns about travel arrangements and hotel stays. The clubs would use the same bases, close to grounds, for the duration.
* Allow families to travel over towards the end of the campaign to give them a much-needed break in a safe environment.
* Easy for TV coverage, with various kick-off times to suit English schedules.
Perth has four major sporting venues that can be used — Optus Stadium (capacity 65,000), Perth Oval (20,500), cricket’s WACA (24,500) and Joondalup Arena (16,000).
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