The Covid-19 outbreak has suspended the season for more than two months and there’s still to be a decision made by the EFL on how it will finish.
It has been widely reported the EFL are due to meet later this week, with the suggestion that both the third and fourth tiers will be called off due to the ongoing pandemic. However, Blues chief executive Mark Catlin distanced himself from that talk and underlined the club’s determination to explore every possible way of finishing the 2019-20 campaign.
Nevertheless, every side in League One has their own stance. We’ve looked at what each of them have been saying...
9. Fleetwood
Owner Andy Pilley is hopeful that the season will be completed, with the Cod Army sitting fifth in the table. | Getty Images Photo: PAUL ELLIS
10. Gillingham
The Gills are unlikely to finish in the play-offs and manager Steve Evans last month told Kent Online ‘if we are not playing by July then I think then results (should be) expunged’. | Freelance Photo: Graham Hunt
11. Ipswich
Town haven’t made an official stance on their position, although boss Paul Lambert told the Guardian that ‘players and agents will have to lower their expectations, and we will see fewer instances of football clubs being held to ransom over deals and contracts’ in the future. | Freelance Photo: Graham Hunt
12. Lincoln City
The Imps sit 15th in the table, although Michael Appleton hasn’t told his squad to down tools and that he will have to put a ‘two, three and four week programme in place for the players to get them ready for that first game’ should the season restart. | Daniel Chesterton Photo: Daniel Chesterton