I think that after the handshake wasn't going to happen, they considered a "knees up" and then remembered what that terry did and decided it might start more problems. I have to confess, to checking the date just incase it was a very late April fools gag
All this is a bit of a wind-up stemming from a statement Mark Hughes made to the Daily Mail in which he is reported to have said: - "They were looking for solutions for the game at the weekend, the Premier League throwing things out there and saying at one point an alternative (to the handshakes )would be to form a guard of honour and clap Chelsea onto the pitch. "I was thinking 'absolutely no chance of that'." The Premier League later denied these suggestions, stating: "It was never under consideration. The board would never have suggested or agreed to it.'' So there you have it - no handshakes and no 'guard of honour'.
