fbpx
Connect with us

English Football League

Club chairman reveals how many clubs will vote to end the League One season

A club chairman reveals how many clubs will vote to end the League One season ahead of the much anticipated meeting for next Tuesday.

Clubs are set to vote on a framework approved by the EFL board which includes keeping promotion, relegation and play-offs.

www.fanbanter.co.uk – Fan reaction to the latest football news, gossip & funnies

Since the decision was made to end League Two, League One clubs had been undecided.

Rotherham United chief Tony Stewart however suggests that the majority of clubs no longer want to play on due to health and safety feels as well as the financial struggles.

The club chairman reveals how many clubs will vote to end the League One season said: The consensus we get is there is no desire to complete the fixtures.

“We believe about 15 clubs would vote against carrying on.

“I don’t think for one minute the team that is fourth bottom, just out of the relegation positions, is going to want to continue and the teams right up to 10th will feel the same.

“The fact is it is going to cost us £150,000 to do the testing and you have to bring people out of furlough.”

Rotherham currently sit second in the League One table with nine games left to play out.

In May, at least six League One clubs including Sunderland, Portsmouth and Ipswich stated that they wanted the season to resume, however they would need 12 votes for any decision to go through.

The Championship have already set a provisional return date June 20th, with teams already back in training, though there are still players testing positive for coronavirus, league leaders Leeds United included with one player along with six other clubs.

Fans have already lost their patience with the EFL for dragging it out as long as it has.

Despite the EFL board unanimously agreeing their recommended framework for how the season could be completed, they will also look at ideas submitted by clubs.

Tranmere put forward an alternative plan which they say is based on “statistical analysis of points per game going back three years” which would see Rovers stay up.

Rochdale boss Brian Barry Murphy, whose side are 19th and four points off the relegation places, said to BBC Radio Manchester on Thursday: “It’s been dragging on quite a long time.

“The big problem is that every single club in the country will have a different agenda depending on where they are in the league or what their personal circumstances are.

“My personal opinion is that there isn’t anything new that hasn’t been there for the past two or three weeks and it’s time for the EFL to just make a decision and give everyone in our league a sense of clarity about what are their plans going forward and, even more importantly, what are their plans for next season? Because that is going to be very important.”

Click to comment

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Leave a Reply

More in English Football League