FRUSTRATED EFL clubs won’t be able to vote on their futures – until the Premier League CONFIRM there will be relegation.
Rick Parry’s organisation have put together a plan to sort out their three divisions… but they cannot go ahead until the elite make a decision.
The EFL have put together a plan to sort out their three divisions but they cannot go ahead until the Premier League make a decisionCredit: Rex Features
The Championship clubs want to finish the season, while League One and Two outfits are due to vote as soon as possible on how to end theirs early.
But everything is on hold until the pathway in and out of the top-flight is clear – and that has yet to be ratified.
FA chief Greg Clarke demands there has to be relegation but the Premier League are yet to say how that can be done if the season does not end.
The intention is to relegate three clubs but how that is done might not be finalised before May 25 – the date UEFA want to know the plans of domestic leagues.
And the crippling knock-on effect is plunging the EFL into crisis as the clock ticks on a return to training.
Many hard-up clubs have already decided they will release players and have no way of going back to work – and ending furloughs.
The date to begin training is pencilled in for after this weekend, but now there is mass confusion caused by the relegation issue at the top.
One senior club official said: “We cannot vote on promotion and relegation in our divisions as we still don’t know if there is a clear path.
“It is very annoying. The Championship clubs want to start but don’t know for sure if there will be guaranteed promotion.
“That creates a knock-on effect for Leagues One and Two. We can’t be voting on something without being certain it can actually happen.”
The EFL are ready to give clubs the chance to vote on ending now with a way of settling the tables.
However that process, due to begin immediately, is on hold pending word from the top flight.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
