After Coronavirus - What next for league football? (poll)

[Indian Dan]

Oldham looking wobbly

 

[Chris FGR]

Perhaps he should do the decent thing and take him, his team and the new eco friendly stadium back to the Southern League then.

We weren't in the Southern League when he took over.

 

[Deepcut Cobbler]

As much as he might not like going to Gillingham on a Tuesday night, Fleetwood don't travel anywhere in numbers whether it's a Saturday afternoon or Tuesday night anyway!

He's probably thinking about away fans into Highbury to line his own pockets...

 

[AdamStag]

Well the conference have voted to end their season

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52381612

Which means basically it looks like we’ve got barrow!

 

[Luke Imp]

Well the conference have voted to end their season

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52381612

Which means basically it looks like we’ve got barrow!

Think there's a second vote on how to sort promotion and relegation so it's not a given Barrow will be promoted. I suspect that vote will be closer than the one just passed.

 

[AdamStag]

Think there's a second vote on how to sort promotion and relegation so it's not a given Barrow will be promoted. I suspect that vote will be closer than the one just passed.

Well someone has to come up to replace Stevenage anyway. So it’s hard to see past barrow being allowed promotion

 

[Chris FGR]

The majority won't vote to void the season surely, so whether it's ppg or whatever there will be promotion so congrats to Barrow.

 

[chipmunx]

The majority won't vote to void the season surely, so whether it's ppg or whatever there will be promotion so congrats to Barrow.

unconfirmed rumours coming out of some other clubs say Null and Void won't even be an option,

 

[Chris FGR]

What I reckon will happen is it will be 1 up none down between League 2 and Conference and then only the top club from each of the North and South promoted.

 

[Greenacres]

Think what Chris FGR mentions is more likely, the gap in the league was caused by the demise of Bury, I can see Stevenage remaining in Division Two...who knows what will happen next if more clubs go to the wall before we resume.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Just the EFL and Premier League left in their own delusion of finishing the season in June now. Hope this indecision is not harming clubs financially but I can only assume the sooner clubs are actually allowed to go into full hibernation mode the better.

 

[Chris FGR]

The Prem could probably play in June /July or whenever behind closed doors tbf.

EFL should end though.

 

[Super_horns]

Unless the general isolation and distancing rules are relaxed cannot see there being any football behind closed doors.

And would those chasing promotion to the Premier league just be denied the chance to go up - cannot see that going down well.

 

[Camborne Gills]

We weren't in the Southern League when he took over.

Didn't check the history. Point still stands though.

 

[Si Robin]

As Chris says - the point he makes is a sound one, it's the person making the point that's the issue.

 

[Indian Dan]

Don’t blame the messenger but the latest proposals are just 2 up 2 down except for PL no relegation

 

[chipmunx]

Don’t blame the messenger but the latest proposals are just 2 up 2 down except for PL no relegation

that would mean 22, 22, 23, 24 teams next season - so surely it would be 3 up from L2 and 2 down from L1?

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Don’t blame the messenger but the latest proposals are just 2 up 2 down except for PL no relegation

Assume it'd be 3 up 2 down in our situation though with Bury going bust and 3 auto spots in our league?

 

[Spanishstag]

You're not that stupid are you?

Ok a tad optimistic ,but it was just a thought

 

[Richard Cranium]

I see the Conference have finished the season then.

PPG for all the other 4 leagues for me to decide Promotions/Relegations. Scrap the play offs so 2 down from the Prem, 2 from the Championship, only 2 from League 1 but 3 up from league 2 and then 1 down from our league then the top 2 in the Conference so all leagues run with the correct amount of teams whenever it does restart.

 

[Chris FGR]

Don’t blame the messenger but the latest proposals are just 2 up 2 down except for PL no relegation

What happens next season to get the Prem back to 20 and keep the 3 EFL divisions at 24 in that scenario?

 

[Laker]

I could go with regionalisation for one season as a stop gap to fill time if we don’t kick off til day December or January. But it should not be considered for Leagues 1 or 2 on a permanent basis.

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Interesting if 2 clubs go up from the Conference. Wouldn't that force Harrogate to rip up their plastic pitch. Something they may not want to do (but probably will do) given the current economic climate...

 

[Si Robin]

I can see Stevenage being reprieved and only Barrow coming up from the National League. The question really is which team makes up the numbers in the National League. Do they parachute Bury/AFC Bury in there if they can prove funds?

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

I can see Stevenage being reprieved and only Barrow coming up from the National League. The question really is which team makes up the numbers in the National League. Do they parachute Bury/AFC Bury in there if they can prove funds?

No chance Bury get admitted that high up. Be more than likely Wealdstone and however they'd like to sort out Kings Lynn and York's title race.

 

[Super_horns]

Will a team like Macclesfield survive this if they were already not paying staff before hand!?

 

[Luke Imp]

Interesting if 2 clubs go up from the Conference. Wouldn't that force Harrogate to rip up their plastic pitch. Something they may not want to do (but probably will do) given the current economic climate...

NL Clubs have to confirm before the season starts that they'd adhere to EFL rules i.e. grass pitches being one. Something Harrogate said they'd do, and have no problem doing so.

 

[Vanni]

I could go with regionalisation for one season as a stop gap to fill time if we don’t kick off til day December or January. But it should not be considered for Leagues 1 or 2 on a permanent basis.

I'm well aware that the priority should be on safeguarding the future of the game, particularly at this level and below, and your suggestion is not a bad one. But I'm not keen on gambling with the future of the club the two of us love so much.

Correct me if I'm wrong but this regionalisation idea would be just like the National North and South structure is today wouldn't it? And the two sides that finish bottom in their respective division to go down to the connie? If so then thank you but no. I don't care about the other leagues but the undeniable fact is that the better sides in L2 are all Southern based, bar Crewe of course. We've got an unproven manager in Mark Bonner and I wouldn't be that optimistic of staying up in what would be a much tougher section than the northern one.

 

[Laker]

I'm well aware that the priority should be on safeguarding the future of the game, particularly at this level and below, and your suggestion is not a bad one. But I'm not keen on gambling with the future of the club the two of us love so much.

Correct me if I'm wrong but this regionalisation idea would be just like the National North and South structure is today wouldn't it? And the two sides that finish bottom in their respective division to go down to the connie? If so then thank you but no. I don't care about the other leagues but the undeniable fact is that the better sides in L2 are all Southern based, bar Crewe of course. We've got an unproven manager in Mark Bonner and I wouldn't be that optimistic of staying up in what would be a much tougher section than the northern one.

Yeah I get you, relegation under that scenario would be a nightmare. Some sort of play offs scenario would be required to ensure the right sides were relegated - maybe the bottom two sides of each section play off against the other two (home and away) and the two with the least points go down.

I’m not saying it’s ideal at all, just trying to find a way of getting games to be played for a potential half season as opposed to trying to cram 46 games and cups into 6 months.

 

[Greenacres]

The best way for the regionalisation idea to work would be if you merged Division Two and the Conference National, split them into North and South then had the respective Conference regions feeding into the respective Div 2 N and S. National football would then begin with Division One.

Caveat: I know this would mean merging two divisions that are managed completely separately, and in normal circumstances that would be totally impossible...but as a counter argument, these are hardly normal times and maybe there is an opportunity to do something radically different. I know our club Chairman would be supportive of a change that meant people having to travel shorter distances for game, either to play or watch, given the reduction in greenhouse gases and pollution.