JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

As the regular club season ends with a whimper, but not a bang, and we await the final play-off for the champions to be crowned, there surely must be praise for all the clubs that have kept going through one of the most disruptive times the game has seen.Slowly things are getting back to normal – or as near as is possible – but the consequences of lockdown are just beginning to bite as the financial implications of reduced crowds are starting to impact on clubs and players. The tradition of recruitment and transfer at the en...