Key League One vote planned for June 8
TIME RUNNING OUT TO FINISH 19-20 SEASON ON THE PITCH
SUNDERLAND and their League One rivals will be left in limbo until next month as they wait to decide whether to finish the season. The EFL has released a statement saying that it will progress with the framework outlined last week for deciding the standings, including promotion, relegation, and playoff places, if a divsion is curtailed.
That framework would allow clubs in each division to vote over whether to play on, or end the season early, with a simple 51 percent majority needed to make the decision.
If the season is cut short, finishing positions would be determined by unweighted points-per-game.
The EFL proposes to put that framework to a vote of all 71 member clubs on Monday, June 8, and if passed it will then ask each of its three divisions – the Championship, League One, and League Two – to vote on whether to continue their season.
Championship clubs have already formed a consensus that they will continue, while League Two clubs have indicated that they want to cut short the season. League One remains split with Sunderland in a group of clubs that wants to play on, but another group – thought to be in the majority – want the season to end early.
EFL chairman Rick Parry has previously said that the season would take 56 days to complete, and said that the ‘realistic’ deadline for completing the season is July 31.
But given that the decision on the future of League One will not be made until June 8 at the earliest, that would allow only 54 days to complete the season before Parry’s deadline.