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Stevenage President Phil Wallace said that Ligue 2 clubs were trying to “ make the most of a very bad job '' & # 39; & # 39;
Stevenage President Phil Wallace said relegation from the Football League club would not be warranted.
Friday, during a meeting, the 24 clubs of Ligue 2 proceeded to an indicative vote and decided unanimously that three teams should be promoted in Ligue 1, promotion barrages will still take place and no team should only be relegated. to the National League.
This would mean a postponement for Stevenage, pending approval from EFL and the FA. They sit at the foot of the table, three points from Macclesfield with a match in hand.
0:51 Ligue 2 clubs voted unanimously to end season early
"The meeting was very constructive and very cordial," said Wallace. Sky Sports News.
"It was a long meeting on a difficult subject. Each club has a different inclination, but as a collective we all wanted to try to do our best from a very bad job."
"If you are going to change the rules to allow a member club to be relegated with 10 games to play, keeping in mind that we are three points away with one game in hand, and depriving them of the possibility of saving their EFL mem bership, I can I do not see how it is justified.
"This is probably the reason why most of the members of Friday's meeting felt, and were firmly convinced, that no one should be relegated in such circumstances."
Wallace said the estimated cost to resume the season was around £ 500,000.
"We are looking at the financial armageddon and it's not just Stevenage, it's all clubs," said Wallace. "At best, we see 50% of our income."
Harrogate "qualifies for promotion"
Harrogate general manager Garry Plant thinks his team should be promoted from the National League.
The North Yorkshire team was second in the standings, four points behind the leaders of Barrow, when the National League announced the cancellation of all regular league games on April 22 due to the coronavirus pandemic .
However, Barrow may be the only camp promoted, taking the place of Bury.
"We are in second place and we qualify for a promotion," said Plant.
"We are in second place in the standings and we have to wait and see what the final EFL decision is and we go from there."
"Harrogate Town wants to be promoted. It has always been the aspiration of this football club. It seems to be entering the final match."
If the promotion is rejected, "the board should consider its position".
Considerable investments have been made in the grounds of the Wetherby Road club, and attendance has increased from 200 a few years ago to over 1,500.
Plant said: "Six years ago, it was like the Sunday League at Harrogate, we now have a new family stand under construction and the capacity is 5,000 people with 1,000 people seated.
"It's great to see the people of Harrogate. The city is excited about the club."
