Mansfield Town could complete EFL season behind closed doors

Mansfield Town still have ten games to go.

The EFL wrote to all 71 of its clubs on Thursday advising the remainder of the league season could be completed inside a 56 day period.

It also advised that training should not resume before 16th May at the earliest, depending on the latest government guidelines, and games would be most likely to take place behind closed doors.

The letter read: "Whenever the decision is taken that is safe to resume, we currently estimate that the League will require approximately 56 days to complete the outstanding matches in the season (including play-offs).

"We are committed to ensuring that clubs are provided an appropriate notice period to ensure you are able to prepare operationally given the scale and impact of the postponements in place.

"We are in a position whereby the 2019-20 campaign will be extended, but still remain hopeful of a conclusion in the summer months."

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