Sunderland to learn of their fate by Thursday, says rival chairman
“They are talking about mid-June, we are talking about just weeks that we have got to prepare for it.
"I don't think there is the time to get it organised and together.
“But if instruction comes, we have to do what we have to do.
"The EFL are meeting on Wednesday-Thursday, we are led to believe something will come out of that.
"I just think that what we need is to get instructions so we know which way we are going.
"We don't know what the decision is.
“But what I am told is that Thursday at the latest, maybe Wednesday, but certainly Thursday, a decision will be made and we will know where we stand on this season and the start of next season."
And while Stewart admits he is biased – given the lofty position of Rotherham in the third-tier table – he believes the current top two should be promoted.
That would see leaders Coventry City and the Millers, arguably two of the most consistent sides in League One this term, promoted.
The EFL are keen to settle seasons on sporting merit if fixtures cannot be concluded, with a weighted points-per-game method reportedly the favoured option for clubs.
But Stewart’s method is a far simpler one – and one which he feels would garner support from teams at the foot of the table.
"I am biased because we are in second place," he said.
"By my reckoning we have played 78 per cent of the games.
“I think the top two should go up, or top three go up but no one gets relegated.
"That would go down well with the clubs at the bottom. Over the number of matches we have played, I think the top two have certainly proved a point."