Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan believes that the Premier League and EFL made the 'right' decision to postpone this weekend's round of fixtures following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Derby County's trip to Morecambe on Saturday is to be rescheduled, as are all other fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two. The Premier League and Women's Super League fixtures have also been postponed by the Football Association.
Despite government guidance stating that sporting organisations were under no obligation to postpone events this weekend, the Championship announced their decision to do so on Friday morning - just over a day before teams were due to kick off at 3pm on Saturday.
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The decision has been questioned, with Piers Morgan saying that games "should go ahead". Former players-turned-pundits Gary Neville and Peter Crouch are in agreement, with both pundits saying that football could pay a better tribute by going ahead with scheduled matches.
Jordan, however, thinks that football fans can "live without it" for at least one weekend while the nation mourns the loss of its monarch. He believes that it is an "unprecedented" circumstance for which sport should be temporarily sidelined.
"I think it's about right," Jordan told talkSPORT. "In other areas of commerce, for example, Selfridges have decided to close for today but will open again tomorrow, but I think sport has a very different dynamic.
"There is an element that you want society to go on and look forward. We have a new King coming and this is the natural order of events, but it is also a unique and unprecedented set of circumstances - we have lost our Queen of 70 years.
"I think it's important that sport steps back, certainly for this weekend and certainly for the day of the funeral. I think that's absolutely appropriate and sensible.
"Some people will want the distraction or want the games to go ahead. there will be people who have spent money on train fares and hotels, and I could say that they are only thinking about themselves, or perhaps it's a fair point.
"But there are certain events and moments in time where you just have to stand back and nothing takes precedence, nothing becomes more important.
"So I think it's absolutely right that the initiative from the government is 'we'll leave it with you, but we kind of expect a mature, sensible and reflective attitude'.
"Not everybody in the country supports the monarchy, but the bulk of people do and it means a lot to a lot of people.
"So while we saw the reaction from West Ham during the game where they sang God Save the Queen and there was enormous outpouring of emotion, I think it's appropriate that the nation stands back from this moment and reflects without distractions.
"And we can live without it. I think this is a moment in time where you have to say, 'no balls get kicked, no balls get bowled, no punches get thrown, and the nation steps back and reflects'."
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