Leeds United could well be promoted to the Premier League even if the season is not completed.
Premier League clubs including Brighton & Hove Albion and Norwich City have argued it would not be fair to promote Leeds and West Bromwich Albion from the Championship if they are unable to play the campaign to a conclusion.
Yet Tranmere Rovers owner Mark Palios has claimed that one EFL executive told him playing all clubs twice is not a basic requirement of finishing the season.
Palios has been a leading voice in protesting about a proposal to relegate Rovers on a points per game basis if the current campaign can not be completed.
Sides in the Championship could be set to start contact training next week in a boost to their hopes of finishing the campaign.
England's second-tier remains hopeful of returning to action next month, with players returning to training in small groups on Monday.
With nine matches left to be played by each club, there remains a strong desire from the majority of Championship sides to ensure the season is completed on the pitch.
Yet there are still question marks over how the season will be completed, which has left plenty of room for debate over what would happen if the campaign is curtailed.
At League Two level clubs have already voted for the season to be curtailed, whilst there have been high-profile disagreements over what should happen next in League One.
The futures of both League One and League Two were discussed at Wednesday's EFL board meeting.
And just like before the meeting, the outcome on how to finish their respective divisions remains up in the air, with discussions with both leagues set to continue over the next few days.
But Palios has now revealed how an unnamed executive recently insisted that the idea of home and away matches against every side in a division is not the accepted, finite structure of the season, and that a season can be curtailed and considered concluded at any time.
“They're trying to make their rules fit the argument, not the other way around. A senior EFL executive seriously tried to redefine the end of the season to us,” the former FA chief told SportsMail .
“He said it doesn't actually say you have to play every team twice, so the season ends when you've played all the games you can play. That was his justification.
“Good luck with that when there is about 150 years of precedent.
“Before the start of every season, the leagues announce a fixture list.
“What is the fixture list if not confirmation that you are meant to play everybody twice? Why does everybody's season ticket include 23 home games in the league?
“We've got sponsors, commercial agreements, media agreements — why would these people be demanding rebates for missed games if there was no definite expectation of what a season means and the number of matches it includes?
“Everything is shaped around playing everybody twice and to suggest otherwise is ridiculous. It is all getting so muddle-headed.”
Whilst declaring a season finished without every game being played would be controversial, it is the sort of plan that significantly boosts Leeds United's chances of promotion should they not be able to complete their fixtures.
