View: Bad news for West Brom as growing calls for 19/20 season to be scrapped

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27 Mar 2020, 6:02 am

There are nine games to go in the Championship and West Brom and Leeds are well clear at the top.

A previous meeting of the 20 Premier League clubs had committed to finishing the season which was great news for West Brom.

The same commitment came from all 24 clubs in the Championship.

However, that solidarity seems to be cracking and that's worrying for West Brom fans.

talkSPORT journalist Alex Crook has said there is a "growing clamour" of EFL clubs that want the season scrapped for financial reasons.

He said as many as 40% of clubs have financial problems and need the income from season tickets for the 20/21 campaign.

If the next season was delayed to finish the 19/20 season behind closed doors, that could have serious consequences for the smaller clubs.

As I just reported on @talksport understand there is a growing clamour of EFL clubs wanting to void this season. Clearly some more reluctant than others but I'm told by one source as many as 40 per cent have financial issues and need to start selling tickets for next season
— Alex Crook ⚽️🎙 (@alex_crook) March 27, 2020

Looking upwards, Athletic journalist David Ornstein has said that Premier League executives and chairmen have started calling for the current season to be scrapped and replayed from the start.

Increasing unease among some PL execs that resuming football even being discussed amid #coronavirus pandemic. After Brady/Barber notes of caution, chairman of another club tells @TheAthleticUK season should be replayed once safe regardless of consequences: https://t.co/0YiRGOIbu6
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) March 27, 2020

That would be terrible news for West Brom, although the state of the current campaign is insignificant compared to what's going on in the wider world.

There's no word that a move towards scrapping the season is being considered by the governing bodies but the next meeting of the Premier League, on April 3, will give a much bigger clue as to what's going to happen next.

In other West Brom news, Enforced break set to be extended with EFL and PL clubs set for emergency meeting

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