What’s going on? The Easter programme used to be a key part of the football season, with two matches in four days giving teams an opportunity to boost their chances at the top or bottom of the table. Even better, it also used to be a time for local derbies.
First the spoilsport police managed to get the local derbies moved to other dates, and now this year there are no matches in either the Premiership or the-league-once known-as-Division Two. That’s right – no matches from Good Friday to Easter Monday because international matches are being played instead.
To add to the sense of unreality, there were no Premiership games two weeks ago, which means that most teams played only two matches in March.
According to the BBC, next season the FA Cup quarter-finals will be played in midweek, though they seem to have abandoned a plan to have the final in midweek.
Ordinary Gweilo 
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