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Re: Bad news for the Championship:

Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:52 pm

Championship clubs alarmed by June 20 restart date as positive tests stack up, League One split over resumption and relegation rows in League Two (as National League leaders Barrow wait on tenterhooks)... the situation in the EFL ahead of next week's votes

Friday 5th June 2020

EFL is set to hold a crucial Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday next week

Clubs will be asked to consider different ways of completing the season

Championship clubs are in favour of playing the remaining 108 fixtures

But some have spoken out against 'provisional' June 20 resumption date

League One clubs are split over whether to try and play out rest of the campaign

League Two looks likely to decide final table on PPG but relegation is an issue

Re: UPDATED: ' Bad news for the Championship: '

Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:56 pm

A bigger issue may prove to be the number of positive Covid-19 tests being returned.

Nine people at six Championship clubs returned positive results in the latest round of 1,094 tests, with Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town affected.

And, as Sportsmail revealed, at least one individual tested positive at Championship leaders Leeds United. This was the first positive test at the Elland Road club in four rounds of testing.

In all, there have been 24 positive cases so far with nine clubs known to have been affected.


Much will depend on the next set of results as these will be the first returned since clubs returned since all clubs returned to contact training.

A large number of positive returns could easily derail the planned return in just over a couple of weeks' time.

Re: UPDATED: ' Bad news for the Championship: '

Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:59 pm

Queens Park Rangers chief executive Lee Hoos, for example, said he was 'appalled by' and 'vehemently opposed to' the June 20 resumption, adding there had been 'absolutely no consultation' with clubs on the matter.

Rangers manager Mark Warburton echoed these views, telling Sportsmail this week the club were 'staggered by the announcement', adding: 'We'd just told the players it would be June 27 at the earliest.'

Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton has spoken out against the June 20 restart









Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk made the point that Championship clubs were a week behind the Premier League in returning to training and so it was 'unfair' to start playing again on the same weekend.

The EFL responded by saying the date was named after 'a number of direct approaches from Championship clubs seeking clarity' and said there is 'significant support' within the division for a restart as soon as it's safe to do so.

In contrast to QPR, other clubs welcomed the announcement, with Middlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate saying that June 20 was the date they were working towards anyway.

Bristol City CEO Mark Ashton proclaimed himself 'really pleased' with the return plans, adding his players 'look in great shape and are eager and keen to play.'
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Re: UPDATED: ' Bad news for the Championship: '

Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:16 pm

Forever Blue wrote:A bigger issue may prove to be the number of positive Covid-19 tests being returned.

Nine people at six Championship clubs returned positive results in the latest round of 1,094 tests, with Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town affected.

And, as Sportsmail revealed, at least one individual tested positive at Championship leaders Leeds United. This was the first positive test at the Elland Road club in four rounds of testing.

In all, there have been 24 positive cases so far with nine clubs known to have been affected.


Much will depend on the next set of results as these will be the first returned since clubs returned since all clubs returned to contact training.

A large number of positive returns could easily derail the planned return in just over a couple of weeks' time.



Yet when I said it was too early to restart,some called me a snowflake! I want football back like all of us,but only when it's safe to do so,and that's not just for the players safety,but their families too, we know the virus is still with us,and will have to get on with it,one way or another,I just don't think the timing is right yet. :old: :bluebird:

Re: UPDATED: ' Bad news for the Championship: '

Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:34 pm

Manchester United scrap friendly after positive Covid-19 test

Manchester United's friendly with Stoke City was scrapped on Tuesday morning after a coronavirus scare involving one of the Championship club's players.

United were scheduled to face Stoke at their Carrington training ground in a practice match but the game was abandoned less than 60 minutes before kick-off.

It is understood that one of Stoke's players - whose identity is unknown at this stage - was informed he had tested positive shortly before the game was due to start, and the two clubs reacted quickly by pulling the plug on the match.