OXFORD United hope to finally gain some certainty before tonight over how the season will finish.
The suspension of the English Football League (EFL) is now in its 13th week, but after a long, bureaucratic process members will finally be able to vote.
A meeting will start at 10.30am and U’s managing director Niall McWilliams, who has sat in on the conference calls throughout, has his fingers crossed there will be a solid outcome.
“We just hope today’s the day,” he said.
“I just want some closure on this now and want for us to get on with it.
“Despite the coronavirus situation, for us it’s been a really good season with lots of positives.
“We just want as a club to be able to plan now and move forward.”
For some time the two options on the table have been to either play on or curtail the season and use a formula to calculate promotion, relegation and the play-offs.
The lack of time now to complete by the EFL’s deadline of July 31 makes the second option far more likely.
But any decision to scrap fixtures requires a change to the regulations, which members will vote on today.
Before that there will be a discussion of the five potential amendments to the EFL’s plan.
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It is thought likely all the changes will fall short of the required backing – a majority of members (36) and a majority of Championship clubs (13).
The points per game scenario is expected to pass, although if it does not then the only option will be to complete the season.
It is understood while United have said throughout they want to play the remaining matches, in the first vote they will back the EFL’s plan.
Once the votes have been taken, it will then be up to the three individual divisions to vote on their preferred outcome.
Clubs have not been told when that will take place, but there is a desire not to waste further time.
And providing the first meeting is concluded in time, most would be keen to hold divisional votes this afternoon to finally get clarity.
The Championship are committed to playing on, restarting from June 20, while the expectation is League One will join League Two in voting to curtail the campaign.
Rotherham United chairman Tony Stewart said: “You ring around clubs and the consensus we get is that there is not a desire to complete the fixtures.
“I don’t think for one minute the team that is fourth bottom, just out of the relegation position, is going to want to continue and the teams right up to tenth will feel the same.
“We believe about 15 clubs would vote against carrying on.”
It would confirm the U’s in fourth position, their highest finish since 1998/99, and set up a semi-final against Portsmouth.
Once the vote is confirmed planning can then take place over the play-offs, which are expected to start in early July.
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