A new Scottish football civil war threatens to open up if the season cannot be completed as scheduled, with "no consensus" among clubs.
The 2019-20 campaign was brought to an end early with Hearts, Partick Thistle and Stranraer relegated before the season had been concluded.
Ending the leagues early on a points-per-game basis also saw Celtic crowned champions amid a summer of recriminations involving court cases and dossiers.
And the latest SPFL consultation reveals a deep division on what should happen if the season cannot finish.
As exclusively revealed by Record Sport clubs have overwhelmingly rejected the idea of imposing an automatic forfeit on any club not fulfilling a fixture.
There's more of a divide over what happens if the season doesn't finish though, with 20 agreeing they'd be willing to give the SPFL board the power to end the season on a points-per-game basis if it can't be played to a finish.
Another 17 insisted that they'd give the board the power to declare the season null and void in that event.
Meanwhile, 19 clubs felt it was too early to take any decisions and there is currently no framework in place for ending the season.
That risks another almighty row if coronavirus forces football to grind to a halt again.
Chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "We are grateful to all those clubs who responded to the questionnaire.
"It is very clear from the responses that there is no consensus, let alone the necessary majorities, for any decision to be taken now about how we might draw this season to a close if it becomes impracticable to complete all fixtures as a result of Covid 19 disruption.
“The board continues to seek to complete every scheduled League fixture on its scheduled date, except where necessarily dislocated by cup matches, and welcomes the Scottish FA board decision to have no replays in Scottish Cup matches during the current season.
“Encouragingly, the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 Strategic Framework underlines that professional football will continue to be permitted, even under Tier 4 restrictions, giving us the best possible chance of completing the season, and that remains our over-riding focus.”
