Only the first tranche of fixtures have been rearranged for the time being. All but one of those fixtures on the 4th will be changed.
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League 1 and 2 clubs have voted to end the season.
The League One and League Two seasons have both been ended early after a formal vote by clubs on Tuesday.
It follows a meeting between English Football League teams that saw new rules for ending a campaign approved.
Tables will be settled by a points-per-game format, while promotion, relegation and play-offs all remain.
Coventry and Rotherham go up to the Championship, but "ongoing disciplinary matters" mean it is not yet certain who will drop out of League Two.
Stevenage are currently bottom of the EFL, but they could yet be reprieved after Macclesfield Town were handed a fresh EFL misconduct charge on 1 June.
The Silkmen, who are three points above Stevenage, have already had 11 points deducted for previous rule breaches this season and have a further suspended two-point penalty hanging over them if they transgress again.
Elite football in England has been suspended since 13 March because of coronavirus, with only the Premier League and Championship so far committing to resuming their seasons later this month.
Who is set to go up & down from League One?
Clubs in League One had previously been divided over whether or not to bring the season to an early conclusion.
Initial talks stalled after at least six clubs, including Sunderland, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town, said they wanted to continue the campaign.
However, the new regulations - proposed by the EFL board and approved by the 71 member clubs earlier on Tuesday - meant just 51% of teams in any given division needed to agree on ending a season early.
The points-per-game system does throw up one significant change to the League One table, with eighth-placed Wycombe Wanderers replacing sixth-placed Peterborough United in the play-offs.
Wycombe will move up to third because they have at least one game in hand on each of their play-off rivals.
What's the situation in League Two?
The points-per-game system implemented sees Swindon leapfrog Crewe into first place in League Two
While the top half of League Two is largely unaffected, Swindon Town have been named champions after leapfrogging Crewe Alexandra because the Robins have a game in hand.
The situation at the bottom has been complicated by the Macclesfield charge, however, which relates to late payment of wages in March and for "failing to act with utmost good faith in respect of matters with the EFL and for breaching an order, requirement, direction or instruction of the league".
In a statement, the EFL said "due to ongoing disciplinary matters, the final placings cannot yet be confirmed".
As it stands, this is how promotion, relegation and the play-offs will finish:
The League One and League Two seasons have both been ended early after a formal vote by clubs on Tuesday.
It follows a meeting between English Football League teams that saw new rules for ending a campaign approved.
Tables will be settled by a points-per-game format, while promotion, relegation and play-offs all remain.
Coventry and Rotherham go up to the Championship, but "ongoing disciplinary matters" mean it is not yet certain who will drop out of League Two.
Stevenage are currently bottom of the EFL, but they could yet be reprieved after Macclesfield Town were handed a fresh EFL misconduct charge on 1 June.
The Silkmen, who are three points above Stevenage, have already had 11 points deducted for previous rule breaches this season and have a further suspended two-point penalty hanging over them if they transgress again.
Elite football in England has been suspended since 13 March because of coronavirus, with only the Premier League and Championship so far committing to resuming their seasons later this month.
Who is set to go up & down from League One?
Clubs in League One had previously been divided over whether or not to bring the season to an early conclusion.
Initial talks stalled after at least six clubs, including Sunderland, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town, said they wanted to continue the campaign.
However, the new regulations - proposed by the EFL board and approved by the 71 member clubs earlier on Tuesday - meant just 51% of teams in any given division needed to agree on ending a season early.
The points-per-game system does throw up one significant change to the League One table, with eighth-placed Wycombe Wanderers replacing sixth-placed Peterborough United in the play-offs.
Wycombe will move up to third because they have at least one game in hand on each of their play-off rivals.
- Promoted: Coventry City (champions), Rotherham United
- Play-offs: Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town, Portsmouth v Oxford United (dates tbc)
- Relegated: Tranmere Rovers, Southend United, Bolton Wanderers
What's the situation in League Two?
The points-per-game system implemented sees Swindon leapfrog Crewe into first place in League Two
While the top half of League Two is largely unaffected, Swindon Town have been named champions after leapfrogging Crewe Alexandra because the Robins have a game in hand.
The situation at the bottom has been complicated by the Macclesfield charge, however, which relates to late payment of wages in March and for "failing to act with utmost good faith in respect of matters with the EFL and for breaching an order, requirement, direction or instruction of the league".
In a statement, the EFL said "due to ongoing disciplinary matters, the final placings cannot yet be confirmed".
As it stands, this is how promotion, relegation and the play-offs will finish:
- Promoted: Swindon Town (champions), Crewe Alexandra, Plymouth Argyle
- Play-offs: Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town, Exeter City v Colchester United
- Relegated: Stevenage
Giving himself the body of a bobsledder surely can't be helping.
United's friendly with Stoke has been cancelled due to a Stoke representative's Covid 19 test coming back positive whilst they were at United training ground. Apparently no United players came in contact with him, and the game was cancelled.
Rumors say it was Stoke Manager and Northern Ireland living legend Michael O Neill
EDIT: No longer rumors: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...irus-man-utd-friendly-cancelled-a4464411.html
Rumors say it was Stoke Manager and Northern Ireland living legend Michael O Neill
EDIT: No longer rumors: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...irus-man-utd-friendly-cancelled-a4464411.html
We are playing Blackburn at 3pm in a pre-restart friendly. I doubt it’ll be on tv anywhere.
Google lied to me!!!
Cue him flitting limply in and out of the team and picking up some innocuous groin injury that keeps him out until December.
Keita always look good in matches that don't matter.
In other breaking news, it rained earlier here and I saw a car drive past.
I'd sell him and keep Wilson.
Hate to break it to you but that is Lfc vs Lfc
Hal is back!!
I feel like I've read this before
Opportunity for him to stake a claim?
I hope so. IMO there's a player in there somewhere - question is whether we can get him to emerge at the level we need.
Opps, seems like not.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...rning-loan-BLOCKED-Premier-League-action.html
[article]Premier League clubs have been told that only in ‘exceptional circumstance’ will players returning from loan be considered for involvement this season.
It means that if the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Chris Smalling do not have their loan stays in Italy extended - and return to Manchester United - there will be no scope to include them in the squad except in the case of emergency.
Sources close to one club have said that the example of Chelsea has been cited as to why it would be unfair to allow the use of players returning from loan this summer.
The Blues had as many as 27 players on loan before the season was suspended and could, in theory, have sought to include some of those due to return to the club in a revised 25-man squad, or have the option of using players classed as Under-21 at some point during the remaining matches.
However, while the situation is still under review, the Premier League have indicated that only in the event of extreme selection issues caused by injury or illness will those who were previously on loan be considered for inclusion.[/article]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...rning-loan-BLOCKED-Premier-League-action.html
[article]Premier League clubs have been told that only in ‘exceptional circumstance’ will players returning from loan be considered for involvement this season.
It means that if the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Chris Smalling do not have their loan stays in Italy extended - and return to Manchester United - there will be no scope to include them in the squad except in the case of emergency.
Sources close to one club have said that the example of Chelsea has been cited as to why it would be unfair to allow the use of players returning from loan this summer.
The Blues had as many as 27 players on loan before the season was suspended and could, in theory, have sought to include some of those due to return to the club in a revised 25-man squad, or have the option of using players classed as Under-21 at some point during the remaining matches.
However, while the situation is still under review, the Premier League have indicated that only in the event of extreme selection issues caused by injury or illness will those who were previously on loan be considered for inclusion.[/article]
That headline is a lie. It’s not misleading. It is a lie.
They’ve asked for the government to underwrite a loan. They haven’t asked the government to pay the wages.
They’ve asked for the government to underwrite a loan. They haven’t asked the government to pay the wages.
Seems fair.
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