I can't help it I am really worried we will screw this up somehow.
On Thursday, May 21, 2020, 10:55:29 AM EDT, Scott1cairns1
<[email protected]> wrote:
Well. For my tuppence, let the final positions stand as they are. Allow the
play offs that way there is a limited amount of games And a sense of closure.
Oh and that would make us champions.
Best regards,Scott.
> On 21 May 2020, at 15:24, John Boocock <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> That EFL statement in full....
>
> The EFL Board met yesterday to consider the feedback and subsequent
> implications of last week’s divisional Club meetings, as the League continues
> to address the many complex financial and operational matters resulting out
> of the COVID-19 crisis, including how the 2019/20 campaign is concluded. The
> various proposals and counter proposals received from Clubs have been
> reviewed and, as a result, the Board has finalised the draft framework that
> would be adopted into EFL Regulations, in the event that a division is to
> make the decision to curtail its season as League Two indicated last Friday.
> Clubs are now required to give the matter further consideration, before the
> Board formally proposes the appropriate Regulation changes, which will then
> be voted on by all Clubs. The recommended framework is as follows:
>
> 1. Resuming the 2019/20 season with the existing format remains the most
> appropriate course of action from a sporting integrity perspective, but the
> Board accepts there are circumstances that may lead to curtailment (as has
> been demonstrated with League Two) or a situation subsequently transpires
> whereby the season is unable to conclude.
> 2. This means that, in the event of an early curtailment:
> a. Final divisional placings should be determined on unweighted points per
> game (if required).
> b. Promotion and relegation should be retained.
> c. Play-Offs should be played in all circumstances but should not be extended
> (beyond four teams).
> 3. If a scenario arises whereby the Play-Offs cannot be played, the EFL Board
> will determine the appropriate course of action.
> 4. The Board considers that the majority required to curtail the 2019/20
> season in any division should be 51%. Determining whether or not to curtail
> the season is a decision for each division to take.
> 5. The principle of relegation across all three divisions is integral to the
> integrity of the pyramid, from the Premier League down to the National
> League, provided we have assurances that the National League will start
> season 2020/21 (i.e. the relegated Club in League Two has somewhere to play).
> 6. Any regulatory solution should be relevant and specific to the current
> challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak and reach a conclusion that is
> clear and effective with the impact and justifications easy for all
> stakeholders to understand.
>
> EFL Chair, Rick Parry, said:
> “In the event that a divisional decision is made to curtail the 2019/20
> season, the EFL Board is recommending that the League adopts the original
> framework with the amendments as identified, as there is a strong desire to
> remain as faithful as possible to the Regulations and ensure there is
> consistency in the approach adopted across the EFL in all divisions.
> “The Board has always acknowledged that a single solution to satisfy all
>Clubs would always be hard to find, but we are at the point now where strong,
>definitive action is needed for the good of the League and its members.”
>
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