Promotion-relegation must be put on ice

There have been lots of moans about the way points are allocated when a game has to be cancelled because of Covid, but precious few sensible alternative suggestions as to how the current situation could be handled.

- COLIN BOAG

There is no space to rearrange a fixture, so it has to be cancellation rather than postponement, and besides, no-one else’s view matters – it’s the clubs’ league, they set the rules, and they can do whatever they choose.

One thing they should choose to do immediately is clarify the situation regarding promotion and relegation, and the only sensible option is to declare a moratorium for a number of years, based upon how long they believe it will take their finances to recover once crowds are allowed back.

The current situation is simply ludicrous, as a team that manage to be Covid-free and to play their games can come away with no points, while a team that through bad management, or bad luck, have a match postponed, gets two! That’s no way to run a league even in these unprecedented times, so the sooner common sense prevails, the better off we’ll all be.