Barrowload of hope over promotion

IAN Evatt believes Sky Bet League Two clubs have opened the door to promote Barrow.

The Bluebirds were top of the National League when it was halted in March and are still waiting to discover their fate.

Sky Bet League Two will end once it is ratified by the EFL and the Football Association after clubs “unanimously indicated” yesterday they wished to end the season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

It will be settled on a pointsper-game basis with bottom cub Stevenage earning a reprieve after clubs also requested relegation was removed.

Bury’s expulsion last year means there are only 71 clubs in the EFL, and Evatt believes the clearest scenario is to promote Barrow.

He said: “We are waiting for the first domino to fall and then everything else will follow.

“Hopefully we come on the end of the right outcome, which is what we deserve and I don’t think many people can argue about it.

“It is a big thing the League Two clubs have voted for promotion and an outcome which can only be good for us.

“We are extremely hopeful, we have known all along the Bury situation was our trump card.

“We put ourselves in a fantastic position and until it is confirmed we don’t know, but it can only be good the leagues are being decided on sporting merit and having resolutions in terms of points-per-game.

“If we (the National League) follow the EFL, which is what I understand we have been waiting for, I am guessing we will be crowned champions and will hopefully be invited to take Bury’s place.”