Injustice against Chelsea and Everton

The Premier League committed an injustice against Chelsea and Everton (players and supporters) by postponing the game from March 29, 2008 to April 17, 2008. This arbi-trary decision has greatly inconvenienced the players and spectators alike!

While the Premier league and certain members of the media can defend their decision with disgraceful excuses, they have told Chelsea and Everton that their opinions count for nothing. Chelsea and Everton were looking forward to the fixture on the March 29, 2008 only to have their dreams ruined by an arbitrary decision on the part of the premier league. The worst part is that Chelsea will now play two games within 72 hours of each other as Chelsea will play Wigan on April 14, 2008. Playing both the games within 72 hours of each other will definitely affect the health of the Chelsea players, won’t it?

I have some questions for the premier league: Did you ever take into account that there were people who planned in advance? There were fathers ready to take their sons or daughters to their first football match. What about those who paid for the tickets for the March 29, 2008 fixture? What about those who took time off from their work in the private or public sector to see Chelsea play Everton on March 29, 2008? Does the premier league have any answer to these questions? Does the media take into account these people who watch the television and want to witness a live match?

What the Premier league has done (as well as certain members of the media) is an act of injustice. It appears that the Premier league and certain members of the media are concerned about publicity and a perfect televised game than the welfare of the teams such as Chelsea and Everton (which also includes the team members and the supporters of the club). The Premier league cannot correct its error but maybe it should take the big step and explain to the supporters of the Chelsea and Everton Football clubs and the teams, the reasons. If it were for me, I would have done my own version of the Tiswas show (1970s) and given the people who participated in this decision a pie in the face and water.

Everton is right in that this could set a precedent for future changes. Maybe the premier league will prepare a fixture report for the 2008-2009 season and then make changes behind the back of the football clubs and their supporters. What the premier league has done is morally wrong and they should atone for their decision to ruin the lives of the Chelsea and Everton clubs as well as their supporters. The decision by the premier league to change the fixture between Chelsea and Everton has been condemned in other parts of the world too, including Miami, Florida.
Maybe our opinions do not count but football supporters from all over the world deserve to make their voices heard about this controversial decision. The same applies to those who are in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. May god bless, protect and help Chelsea, Everton and the rest of the teams that play in the premier league.