As it stands, only four League Two games are taking place this weekend as a result of the growing Covid-19 cases.
The Saddlers are affected by this, seeing their game against Swindon called off, and with a breakout at Sixfields, Boxing Day’s clash with Northampton is also in doubt.
But what are the different issues that are at play by continuing, or pausing the season?
Player and staff safety and team mis-matches
First and foremost, having a league postponement would potentially prevent people from contracting Covid, as many are at the moment.
Nobody wants to see players, coaches or any other members of staff at their club become ill, and this is the main reason for a potential pause in the season.
The difficulty that is being seen within the sport at the moment is that teams are missing players, and therefore damaging the integrity of the competition.
Mis-matches of teams, with one side slightly reduced, would feel unfair for any fan watching their side struggling.
The argument is that this is where squad depth comes in to play, however until it happens to our team, it is tough to really argue whether this is playing a significant role in results.
Disrupting the league and fans
With the majority of matches being postponed, it is beginning to cause disruption to the league table, with a growing gap and games in hand.
The flip to this is that it really does not matter when the games are played, as long as they are. This means that despite the postponements and league looking a bit odd, it is going to rectify it.
This disruption is also seen by fans who plan to go to matches and are having to cancel plans late on, with some suffering financial losses because of it.
Calling the games off now would prevent this for fans, especially over the festive period, and this leads nicely onto the big growing fear.
Anything to prevent another ‘behind closed doors’ situation
All fans will agree that a return to matches behind closed doors would be disastrous for everyone.
With cases growing around the country, it would be beneficial to pause the league rather than go back to last seasons routine.
However, with teams calling games off, it may not be needed due to rearrangements, but then again, who knows what the government may be thinking to try and reduce cases.
For smaller clubs, a dip in attendances would also be extremely detrimental, which may be seen with people isolating or reducing contact with others.
It is a difficult decision, and it is most likely to be led after the Premier League meet on Monday.
Let’s hope that the situation means that fans can still attend, whenever that may be.
