League two clubs vote to end season

[Oldstripy]

Sky sports news are saying 3 up from L2 and no relegation.

Stevenage should be relegated and as been said on here it's possible more than one L1 and L2 clubs are in financial difficulties.

[crazyfists]

As soon as the virus hit and stopped the completion of the season, Notts were always going to get fcuked over. The football league are going to look after themselves and there's no way we'll be able to play the playoffs. Just got to suck it up I reckon, at least it's shown that next season non of this faffing about, we need to put teams to the sword from day one and get out of this league.

[Notts78]

As soon as the virus hit and stopped the completion of the season, Notts were always going to get fcuked over. The football league are going to look after themselves and there's no way we'll be able to play the playoffs. Just got to suck it up I reckon, at least it's shown that next season non of this faffing about, we need to put teams to the sword from day one and get out of this league.

I agree completely. Though I still feel we have done well to be where were given the state the club was in this time last year.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

As soon as the virus hit and stopped the completion of the season, Notts were always going to get fcuked over. The football league are going to look after themselves and there's no way we'll be able to play the playoffs. Just got to suck it up I reckon, at least it's shown that next season non of this faffing about, we need to put teams to the sword from day one and get out of this league.

Yes it's looking more and more likely that the EFL are going to close the door to inviting more than one team from the National League this season, and that will likely be Barrow to replace Bury.

If we were in Stevenage's position and were relegated out of the football league without the season being completed especially with Macclesfield getting points deductions since the games stopped playing meaning that there is only 3 points between those two we would be livid.

I think our only hope of a return to the football league this summer is if a football league club go under and if (and it's a big if) the National League playoffs are allowed to go ahead. If not then Harrogate could get invited, to which we would need two league clubs to go under to stand a chance of an automatic invite.

It could be an uncomfortable truth that we may have to face that we end up having to go again and put this last season down as a rebuilding exercise which means we will have learned a lot about this league and be in a far stronger position than we were at the start of this season. The positives being that next season we will have a group of players who know how to play as a team and know each other and with the odd additional signing we could really hit the ground running from day one this time and pick up where we left off against Eastleigh on the 14th March.

[Woodypie]

Yes it's looking more and more likely that the EFL are going to close the door to inviting more than one team from the National League this season, and that will likely be Barrow to replace Bury.

If we were in Stevenage's position and were relegated out of the football league without the season being completed especially with Macclesfield getting points deductions since the games stopped playing meaning that there is only 3 points between those two we would be livid.

I think our only hope of a return to the football league this summer is if a football league club go under and if (and it's a big if) the National League playoffs are allowed to go ahead. If not then Harrogate could get invited, to which we would need two league clubs to go under to stand a chance of an automatic invite.

It could be an uncomfortable truth that we may have to face that we end up having to go again and put this last season down as a rebuilding exercise which means we will have learned a lot about this league and be in a far stronger position than we were at the start of this season. The positives being that next season we will have a group of players who know how to play as a team and know each other and with the odd additional signing we could really hit the ground running from day one this time and pick up where we left off against Eastleigh on the 14th March.

I agree, but the reasons Stevenage should not be relegated according to FL are exactly why it would be wrong to promote Barrow. There is no reason to believe Barrow would have finished top. Nothing more than a guess.

[upthemaggies]

I agree, but the reasons Stevenage should not be relegated according to FL are exactly why it would be wrong to promote Barrow. There is no reason to believe Barrow would have finished top. Nothing more than a guess.

I think it's because Liverpool are so far ahead that people are generally in the mindset that teams in first place should be handed the title/promotion, without taking into account the enormous difference in circumstances. France awarded PSG the title, who were 12 points clear with a game in hand, in Holland however the team in 1st was not handed the title as Ajaz and Alkmaar were neck and neck. Barrow's position is much more comparable to the Dutch league than the French.

The biggest injustice of all would be Charlton being relegated as apparently they only dropped into the bottom 3 for the first time all season the weekend before lockdown and they were due to play fellow strugglers Hull (one place above them) next and could have moved up 5 places with a win.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

I agree, but the reasons Stevenage should not be relegated according to FL are exactly why it would be wrong to promote Barrow. There is no reason to believe Barrow would have finished top. Nothing more than a guess.

I’m with you on this one about Barrow. As others have said it wasn’t like they were 10 or more points clear of everyone else. They were four points clear of Harrogate who they had to play next and had just lost their leading scorer to a three match ban.

There is no way that season was over. The recent comments made by the Barrow manager Ian Evatt about nobody being able to argue that they should be promoted are either arrogant or clutching at straws at best. Especially when there were nine games left to play.

I think that clubs like Harrogate and ours might have something to argue about Mr Evatt.

They have won nothing and should not be promoted if the results are cancelled.

At the end of the day if it’s by invite to the EFL then they will ultimately make the decision. I guess the easy option for them is to invite Barrow as they were top of the tree at the time the games ended. However for clubs like Harrogate and ours it would have a sense of injustice and would leave a bitter taste of what if and so close yet so far from a purely sporting perspective.

It’s typical isn’t it. Notts come good in the business end of the season, are still in a cup competition with two possible trips to Wembley and this happens. Trivial with what’s going off in the world, frustrating in purely sporting terms.

[magpie_mania]

I agree completely. Though I still feel we have done well to be where were given the state the club was in this time last year.

Me too. It is a mess without a doubt. I don't want to see any clubs go bust though.

Ok we have been in the National League, but has it been that much worse than being in L2? I am not saying it has or hasn't, it is a genuine question.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Yes it's looking more and more likely that the EFL are going to close the door to inviting more than one team from the National League this season, and that will likely be Barrow to replace Bury.

If we were in Stevenage's position and were relegated out of the football league without the season being completed especially with Macclesfield getting points deductions since the games stopped playing meaning that there is only 3 points between those two we would be livid.

I think our only hope of a return to the football league this summer is if a football league club go under and if (and it's a big if) the National League playoffs are allowed to go ahead. If not then Harrogate could get invited, to which we would need two league clubs to go under to stand a chance of an automatic invite.

Do Harrogate have the funds to remove their plastic pitch? These are all things that need to be considered if playoffs are to be used. No point in Harrogate taking part if they can't go up. This has massive knock on effects, it's not going to be normal for a few seasons

[SwalePie]

Not sure whether this article has already been posted...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52680382

Barrow sounding a bit too happy at the end of it. I certainly don't agree with this from Ian Evatt...

""Hopefully we come on the end of the right outcome, which is what we deserve and I don't think many people can argue about it," said Barrow boss Ian Evatt.

We bloody well can Ian! As can Harrogate to be fair.