Peterborough United’s immediate future still in the balance after League One meeting ends in stalemate, but League Two season set to be scrapped

Peterborough United’s season remains in the balance after League One clubs failed to agree on whether or not to void the 2019-20 campaign today (May 15).
Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony (left) with director of football Barry Fry.Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony (left) with director of football Barry Fry.
Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony (left) with director of football Barry Fry.

Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony went into bat for six promotion contenders at today’s crunch meeting. The clubs will reconvene on Monday (May 18).

League Two clubs did vote to end their season today with a straight points per game average used to determine final placings. Play-offs would take place as normal.

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League Two clubs have asked that no club is relegated to the National League.

The moves still need to be ratified by the EFL and the FA.

An EFL statement issued after the meeting read: “There were varied views shared in League One and it was determined that there would be a further period of reflection and consultation to understand what creative solutions could be implemented. It was acknowledged that the need to find innovative and creative solutions was of paramount importance as was the need for decisions to be taken quickly.”

A straight points per game formula would be bad for Posh. They would drop out of the play-offs to be replaced by Wycombe.

Weighted points-per-game uses home and away form to reach a final points tally and if used in League One Posh would move up from sixth to fifth and face fourth-placed Fleetwood in the play-offs.

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Current top two Coventry and Rotherham would be promoted automatically with Wycombe moving up from eighth to sixth to contest a play-off semi-final against third-placed Oxford. Portsmouth would drop from fifth to seventh and miss out on the play-offs.

MacAnthony was the spokesman for Oxford, Portsmouth, Fleetwood, Sunderland and Ipswich as well as Posh today. All want the 2019-20 season to be played out in full.

Championship clubs met earlier this week and voted to try and complete the season as normal.