His words are obvious. Professional football is no longer played in his city of Eindhoven in June and July.
Mayor John Jorritsma has a devastating opinion about the KNVB’s plan to resume the football league in the honor and first division, if the cabinet provides more air for events in June. “An irresponsible choice. That will not happen in Eindhoven.”
Jorritsma had already indicated on Tuesday evening that he did not agree with the plans of the football association. In the afternoon after video calls with various interest groups, he indicated that he wanted to start the competition again in mid-June, after a possible cabinet decision, and then played the remainder within a month and a half.
One and a half meters
“Until June 1, all events are banned. On April 21, we will see if there is a new perspective offered by the cabinet. But even if the valve for events is slowly opened, I still can not imagine that events such as football matches in stadiums can facilitate in a half meter society “, says Jorritsma about the deployment of the KNVB in the near future.
Playing football without an audience is not an option for Jorritsma either. “Without an audience you will miss the twelfth man. I will get that twelfth man around the stadium and in the city center. I have enforcement and supervision of the measure from a distance of one and a half meters. I already have my hands full with the city and the security region, which I am chairman of. Football requires an incredible amount of enforcement supervision. “
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