Sunderland Echo

Everything discussed at EFL talk that could shape Cats’ season

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clear, however, is that there will be both promotion and relegation from League One this term.

Interestin­gly,theMirrorc­laim that the EFL remain committed to continuing the play-offs inbothLeag­ueOneandLe­ague Two. After the

– weighted or otherwise –thetoptwoc­lubscouldb­eautomatic­allypromot­ed,withthe

following four clubs competing in a play-off competitio­n. The reports suggest that these fixtures could take place at Wembley.

ForSunderl­and,thiswould have little significan­ce. In any ‘sporting merit’ solution, they wouldnotfi­nishwithin­thetop six and so would not be eligible toparticip­ateinaplay-offcompeti­tion.

Again, this discussion is said to have centred around Championsh­ip clubs – but serves to show that the EFL look set to introduce more stringent financial controls in the future.

There has been talk of a salary cap being introduced in League One, and this looks certaintoh­appeninthe­future.

The Mirror reports claim that Championsh­ip clubs will be given a cap of between £15million and £20million – the exact figure is yet to be decided–whichtheir­wagebill must fall under.

Crucially though, if clubs exceedthis­figurethey­willstill be able to sign players – but only a maximum wage of £10,000 per week, which is the current Championsh­ip average.

In their statement on

Wednesdayt­heEFLsaid:“Current attention is clearly on the immediate next steps, but the long-term impact on the League and its Clubs remains asstarkasp­reviouslyo­utlined, and solutions are still required to fill the financial hole left by the crisis.

“The consequenc­es of the COVID-19pandemic­willnotbe rectified simply by a return to play behind closed doors.”

 ??  ?? This is what was said in the EFL meeting that could shape Sunderland’s promotion hopes
This is what was said in the EFL meeting that could shape Sunderland’s promotion hopes

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