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Connor O'Neill

When Bristol City and Bristol Rovers fans could be allowed back into their stadiums

EFL chiefs are working on plans to hopefully have fans back in stadiums by September.

League One and Two both saw their seasons cut short this week, with final placings decided on a points-per-game ratio.

The Championship is set to return on June 20, although all games between now and end of the season will be played behind closed doors.

And now senior club officials, medical advisers and EFL staff are working together to push for limited crowds being allowed into stadiums in September, according to The Sun .

As previously reported, the Government will have the final say on when fans can return, but the report claims there is now a growing move to let fans fill around 25 percent of a stadium’s capacity next season.

Rick Parry, EFL chairman, has previously warned that crowds may not be allowed back into football matches this year as the UK continues to battle the Covid-19 outbreak.

EFL HQ in Preston. (Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

The EFL and Championship clubs were yesterday urged to introduce a salary cap to end the 'unsustainable' amount of money spent chasing the Premier League dream.

Deloitte's Annual Review of Football Finance 2020 found that despite record revenues of around £785million, Championship clubs lost a combined £350million across the 2018/19 season.

While match day revenue is crucial for clubs in League One and Two, with the report adding that both divisions are lobbying for an answer on when crowds will be back inside grounds before they set their budgets for next season.

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