WATFORD chairman Scott Duxbury has questioned whether the English Premier League (EPL) should be restarting at all under the current conditions.

The Premier League plan on resuming sometime in June and the current plan is to play the remainder of the season at neutral venues.

This is to help reduce the spread of the virus but the plan is under threat, with a number of clubs in disagreement with the plan.

Brighton was the recent side to oppose the idea and Watford has now joined in on the stance.

Watford chairman Scott Duxbury voiced out that it would be against the integrity of the competition and his club would not be in support of it at all.

“I, of course, absolutely accept we cannot have supporters in the stadium,” Duxbury said.

“That goes without saying in the present situation.”

“However, we are now told we cannot play our remaining home games at Vicarage Road and the familiarity and advantage that brings.”

“This against a backdrop of players who, having seen their lives turned upside down along with the rest of the world, are suddenly expected to perform as if nothing has happened, despite the rest of society probably still facing the kind of restrictions unenforceable on a football pitch.”

“And with all these compromises and health risks we are asked to finish a competition that bears no resemblance to the one we started, which could end a small club like Watford’s time in the Premier League.

“So is this fair? Does it have any semblance of sporting integrity? Of course not.”

Watford was only above the relegation zone on goal difference before the Premier League was suspended.

It’s been a topic of heated debate over the past weeks.

(SD-Agencies)