Well I’ve seen a couple of pens where the taker stops in the run up. What about Fernandes? He jumps in the air which effectively stops himself ....
You're allowed to slow down. Even to slower than a snail. You're just not allowed to completely stop. What you say is "stopping" might not actually be stopping.
Tbf, newcastle also had a game postponed when there was a bigger outbreak in their squad. Others have just been 1/2 players, such as when we missed Armstrong
West Ham will feel hard done by with the fixture list - they've got us tomorrow then Everton on Friday- and Everton have just had a nice rest !
It'll be interesting if the PL agree to push that back to Saturday now, or even later. It's not like it impacts fans, so a late fixture change can happen.
I get why it's been allowed and I hope it continues....the return of football lightened the mood for many people. In an ideal world to beat this disease, the whole of society shuts down, we all stay home and remain happy about it, everyone is paid in full, all companies makes profits anyway, and the disease is beaten and we all return to sunlit meadows in the future. In the real world, compromises are made and we limp towards the future. All things pass.