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They would have likely been relegated anyway even if point deduction didn’t occur.

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Well due to this virus and no offer of financial aid as yet a lot of clubs will struggle to pay monthly wages on time are they all going to get 6 point deductions say for example a dozen clubs default in the same month.

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John Barnes on BBC Sport this morning suggested......Whenever Football restarts play the matches left and finish the season then just start the new season. He based this on the fact that players will have had on off season, be it weeks or months and will be ready to play.:idunno:

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Josh,

With no points deduction better players would have signed for the club. I thought they were decent anyway but on level terms they'd have stayed up because the squad would have been stronger.

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I think even with the players they have they’ve underperformed.
You reckon points deduction (and not money issues) had that much of an impact on players joining?

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"Null and void" would presumably mean no promotion, no relegation - and maybe Bolton starting the new season on -10 again!

I thought they would gallop up the table once they got their finances semi-sorted and were able to replace their U-18s with grown ups, but they never really got started.

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Yes.
They wanted league one players and offered decent money (better than us) but certain players saw the future in League Two.

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Surprised at that.
Whilst a 12 point deduction is 4 games minimum to get back to 0, I’d have still thought with a decent enough squad a mid table finish even flirting with play offs wouldn’t be out of reach.

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looks like we may get an answer on how to end this season today
https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-...season-sources

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Don't hold your breath.

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Shame they can’t get facts right - Coventry have 10 games left not 12.
Journalism at it’s finest.

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think the only teams wh will vote for a return are those who have a realistic chance for the play offs or promotion. anyone in or around the relegation zone will votr the season to finish and be no relagation or promotion.

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Also remember the time they had to construct a squad. Very little. All of their targets - Keith and Ficker had their list - had taken up other offers by the time Bolton knew their fate.

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Great point. That was the key.

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According to a report in the Guardian the premiership,s TV deal is worth £2.65 billion of which only 3.4% is given to the entire EFL and the same to grassroots and community,s and the EFL is grovelling and nodding to them it makes you sick I question myself now is football worth bothering about.