Southampton: Romeu provides big suggestion for when football returns

Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu has made an interesting suggestion for when football eventually returns once the Coronavirus outbreak has passed.

No Premier League action has been seen since early March and it is still unknown when sport as a whole will be able to get back underway again.

It appears that matches may be played behind closed doors if the 2019/20 season is played out to completion, and this has led to Romeu coming up with an idea to allow fans to get close to games.

In an interview with Spanish news outlet Mundo Deportivo (via Adam Crafton), he said:

"“Maybe to help compensate fans, we could introduce cameras inside the dressing room to help people feel closer to everything.”"

This is certainly an interesting idea to suggest, but equally we don’t know whether the whole of the league will be in favour of it.

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It would perhaps be a step too far towards a behind the scenes documentary for some – this has been seen with a Netflix series looking at everything going on at Sunderland and is great viewing for fans if a little intrusive for everyone involved at the club.

However, players and staff will probably want to give something back to fans if they can’t be watching matches live at stadiums.

Football clubs would not be able to function without a strong fanbase who consistently support in many ways.

Managers in particular may not be happy with this idea though.

The dressing room is one of the only places – along with a training ground perhaps – where they can be alone with their players and not have influence from anyone else other than their coaching staff.

Key tactical details may be seen and potentially used by opponents if they have access to footage, but it’s still a possibility and a great idea for engagement if these factors are controlled.