Millwall boss Gary Rowett believes the Championship season should be completed to maintain the integrity of the competition.
Leagues across England are currently suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus crisis, with the National League announcing yesterday that their campaign has been cancelled with immediate effect.
There is still plenty of uncertainty surrounding what will happen with the EFL and the Premier League but Rowett believes, if possible, that the season must be completed.
“I’ve always felt from an integrity point of view, and this is taking away all the scientific experts, I’ve always felt that it would feel pointless starting the next season without completing this one,” he told Sky Sports.
“For me, the priority has always been to complete it but I don’t know if I’ll still have the same views potentially after our first game behind closed doors with none of our fans there, maybe at the end of that we’ll all feel like it’s not real football and it’s very difficult.
“I was surprised when the lower leagues cancelled their season and almost null and voided them, which is very strange as if the Premier League should finish, why can’t the lower leagues as well because it means just as much to the fans there and the local communities as well.
“I think the season has to finish somehow. If we can finish the season in June or July, you only have to start the new season in September, we’re not a million miles behind where we’d be in the first place.”
He is the latest figure from a Championship figure to voice his opinion that the campaign should be finished.
Bristol City owner Steve Lansdown said earlier this week that he believes the season must be completed, even if it takes an international tournament style behind-closed-doors situation to be able to do so.
West Brom boss Slaven Bilic has also backed calls for the season to be completed, echoing the likes of Leeds United and QPR.
