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Dan Kilpatrick

Leyton Orient chief urges patience over League Two season ahead of EFL call

Leyton Orient chief executive Danny Macklin says it is too early to decide the outcome of the League Two season.

All 24 fourth-tier clubs will hold a conference call with the EFL on Tuesday, with many expected to push for an immediate end to the campaign amid fears they could go bust if the shutdown continues indefinitely.

Ending the season would have huge ramifications for the rest of the professional game and Macklin, whose 17th-placed side are neither in danger of relegation nor contention for the play-offs, believes it is still too early for a decision.

"We don't need to make an immediate decision – we need to be aware of all the ramifications of an early finish, of trying to wait and of playing behind-closed-doors," he told Standard Sport.

"I get the argument for trying to wait, I get the argument for trying to reach an immediate conclusion."

"There's no formal agenda set, it's more of an open discussion. We've had these calls every few weeks – we welcome that and it's very healthy that we're having that in these unprecedented and very difficult times.

"Today is about fact-finding. It's very much sharing information, concerns we've got about moving the game and the leagues forward."

"The game needs to take this opportunity to re-set itself," he added. "If it doesn't it will regret it. We're planning on a scenario where we may have our incomes for the 2020-21 season affected by as much as 50 per cent."

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