National League suspended indefinitely

[BadPie]

Coronavirus: Three National League divisions suspended indefinitely - BBC Sport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52092442

[BigFatPie]

They’ve decided to not make a decision.

[BadPie]

It's not looking good for us going up however you look at it...

[jackal2]

Coronavirus: Three National League divisions suspended indefinitely - BBC Sport

Well thank you for that, National League.

Next contestant, Sybil Fawlty from Torquay, specialist subject: The Bleeding Obvious!

[matt_magpie]

The only way I see us going up is if they do PPG and Harrogate can’t afford to replace their artificial pitch to go into the league as it seems the national league are hell bent on not seeing out the season and just want the FA to rubber stamp.

[upthemaggies]

Would it be possible to end the NL but still do the play-offs?

[BadPie]

The only way I see us going up is if they do PPG and Harrogate can’t afford to replace their artificial pitch to go into the league as it seems the national league are hell bent on not seeing out the season and just want the FA to rubber stamp.

I agree - Appears as though they are looking for the EFL / FA to make the decision and mitigate any potential legal challenges..

[Old_pie]

Well thank you for that, National League.

Next contestant, Sybil Fawlty from Torquay, specialist subject: The Bleeding Obvious!

I didn't read the announcement as being negative news, quite the contrary. They haven't cancelled the season and clearly with the current state of the virus they cannot meaningfully give a date for resumption. So in my mind they've left it open to continue the season from where it left off when normal activities resume.

[Elite_Pie]

I didn't read the announcement as being negative news, quite the contrary. They haven't cancelled the season and clearly with the current state of the virus they cannot meaningfully give a date for resumption. So in my mind they've left it open to continue the season from where it left off when normal activities resume.

That's the way I read it as well, mildly positive rather than negative news. The permutations on what might happen are endless, but this is probably the best we could hope for in terms of official announcements, that the season is not yet officially over. If the authorities do decide to void it however, it still leaves a lot of questions to be answered. Many assume that Barrow would (deservedly) be promoted because League 2 are one club short, but that would leave our division one club short. Because the divisions below are separated into North and South, there is no natural replacement. How do they deal with that?

[jackal2]

I didn't read the announcement as being negative news, quite the contrary. They haven't cancelled the season and clearly with the current state of the virus they cannot meaningfully give a date for resumption. So in my mind they've left it open to continue the season from where it left off when normal activities resume.

I didn't read it as negative news, more fake news or no news. We already knew that the National League had been postponed indefinitely. If they were going to add to that statement I would have been looking for something along lines confirming that the season definitely won't be declared null and void and will resume as soon as it is possible to do so.