Not many people have been bringing up the last time football had to restart after a few months of inactivity. They are far too busy speculating as to how many matches will have to take place at Old Trafford, Anfield, Villa Park, and Wembley Stadium as sufficiently neutral venues, like the old days of FA Cup semi-finals.
We celebrate VE Day on 8 May (also known as Motorhead Day). 75 years ago, Victory in Europe was declared to much happiness and joy. The Football League and the English FA instantly cranked into action to bring the national game back to life after six seasons. They decided on a compromise that I hope acts as a precedent which will make Liverpool, UEFA, and FIFA happy. Ish.
As football is a winter sport, it could not begin until August 1945, which gave the men in suits and the chairmen plenty of time to come to an agreement. The football pyramid would resume in its prior state in 1946/47. The bridging season would be a beta version of the Zenith Data Systems Trophy of the 1980s, while English clubs waited to participate in European competition after the Heysel ban.

France went straight back into things in 1945/46, something which was supported by Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Manchester United of their day, with the great Billy Wright, the Harry Kane of their day. July 25 was the decision day and Wolves lost the argument.