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thanks. So just another article for his mate Palios.

Some Championship clubs already asking for advances on their money from EFL as testing costs higher than expected.

but they are basically on a normal "closed" season fitness program. Needs gearing up same as normal pre-season which is around 5 weeks. Players normally get around 6 weeks off, they've been "off" far longer than that now. Bundesliga already saying muscle injuries up 250% after 3 games back due...

We are way behind PL. They'll have a week or so fitness followed by a month (most sides) of contact training to get to their start. We'd be at least a month behind plus they don't have play-offs to fit in. Players need 5 weeks to get ready same as any other season - if not more in this...

got a link? can't seem to find it

For all the talk of L1 form and fixtures either side of this break the Bundesliga has seen advantage of home games dramatically dissipate and injuries up 250%. Latter being blamed on "unusual preseason" and fixture congestion.

so we would start a week before the rest to get the Wycombe game out of the way. (then Posh start praying for a spike after that game is done :) ) Still hard to see a League 1 resumption before mid-July if all other leagues that have restarted or are restarting have followed a similar...

Can see them trying to ring fence the top 2 divisions but PL are aware that TV audiences/income need a "carrot and stick". Or else you get December/Jan and half the games remaining become pointless from there on in. Then they're only showing games from the top half of the PL and bottom half lose...

Sunderland preaching fiscal responsibility - beggars belief. Team practicing Bryan Richardson economics for past 5 or so years.

Old pals act with Samuel going back to his days at the FA. Samuel going to interview the likes of Andy Holt for an alternative viewpoint? Doubt it!

Still don't get how some of these chairman can go on about "fairness and sporting integrity" but admit some teams will have to "give up" for financial reasons. There's your uneven playing field with clubs that have money/external resources having an unfair advantage over others because of the...

Coventry MPs have asked numerous questions in Parliament re: SISU, ground etc. Got us nowhere. Just pandering to their electorate

But then Bristol Rovers are closer to Tranmere than they are to the current top 6 - so then they could just as easily be counted as a relegation side as a promotion side :)

good article. No sympathy for clubs that have "remortgaged the house" to chase promotion. There are no guarantees. I'd have played out the season if it could have been done by the end of June but just doesn't work past there. All you're doing is "kicking the can down the road". Receiving...

Sure Tranmere can come up with a statistical case for us being promoted straight into the PL from League 1 :)

following the point about 21 days notice does this mean it's 21 days from when the EFL board posted the options last week or 21 days from tomorrow?

exactly allowed to start "pre-season"which needs to be at least 4 weeks. Then you've got at least 5-6 weeks of games including play-offs. Takes everyone past normal start of next season. So you've got EFL clubs going into a ridiculously long season as won't be time for a break between 2 seasons.

Ah the Tranmere approach. Hope enough clubs go into admin and have to take pt deductions. How any real football fan could want to see clubs go bust - unbelievable jeff!! Any League 1 clubs go under before the end of this season and the blood is on the hands of the likes of MacAnthony and his...

getting ridiculous. Players would need testing. A month to get players ready - then a minimum of 5 weeks to complete regular season games plus 10 days/2 weeks for play-offs. Takes you well past normal start time for next season. (into middle of August) so little or no time to prepare for next...

yep. training counts as work so that's why clubs like Accrington & other non-big budget clubs aren't keen on returning.