Cats still waiting to find out when 2020/21 season will begin
Cup – as all fixture dates for the competition must be decided between the EFL and Premier League.
With no agreement from the Premier League on when these cup games can be played as of yet, the EFL are reluctant to announce a start date for the new campaign.
Explaining the process, Shrewsbury Town chief executive Brian Caldwell said: "My understanding was that the vast majority of clubs' preference was September 12.
"However, they had hoped to get that ratified and announced this week.
"But because the Premier League have delayed their start date announcement, that has then delayed the EFL being able to make a decision and put something out ourselves.
"That's purely caused by the Carabao Cup, because the fixture list in the EFL relies on the Carabao Cup dates being worked in conjunction with the Premier League at the same time.”