Arsenal news: Campbell slams Premier League after journalist’s ‘sad’ update – ‘it’s not right’
Kevin Campbell has slammed the Premier League amid plans to postpone Newcastle United’s game against Arsenal by 24 hours.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Gunners and Everton striker said “it is sad” that fans who go to games are “an afterthought” for the governing bodies.
Arsenal are scheduled to play Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Sunday 15 May.
However, according to the Daily Mail‘s Sami Mokbel (4 April), the Premier League are planning to move the game to Monday night instead.
Such a change would make it very difficult for fans to return to London that night, especially via train.
When asked by Football Insider‘s Dylan Childs for his reaction to the report, Campbell said: “This conversation will be had 100 times.
“The Premier League don’t care about the fans. They just care about TV. If it’s on TV the fans are going to suffer. They don’t care at the end of the day because they are not just thinking about the UK.
“The fans that go to games are an afterthought. It is right? Absolutely not. But there is nothing we can do about it unfortunately. It is sad but it is true. The common fans suffers.”
A spokesman for the Arsenal Supporters Trust told the Daily Mail: ‘Time and again we see matches moved at short notice to times that are just impossible for fans.
“Arsenal as a club claim the views of fans matter. They need to do more than talk and start acting.”
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