'Little support' for proposal that would hand Doncaster Rovers a League One play-off place

Peterborough have thrown their weight behind a proposal from Tranmere Rovers which would see eight teams contesting two promotion places.

This proposal will be voted on by all EFL clubs, and will rival the EFL’s own framework which would see placings decided by a points per game calculation with promotion, relegation and a four-team play-off campaign taking place as normal.

Under the EFL plan, Peterborough would drop out of the play-off places. Posh have been vocal opponents to the plan, as have Tranmere, who would be relegated to League Two.

But in seeking to gauge support for Tranmere’s proposal ahead of Tuesday’s voting, Posh have suffered disappointment.

“We did get excited because the Tranmere proposal seemed very fair to a lot of clubs chasing promotion and trying to avoid relegation,” Fry told the Peterborough Telegraph.

“It also didn’t affect those clubs who want to shut up shop.

“But myself and Bob [Symns, CEO] have rang round the clubs and the support isn’t there. There are 16/17 clubs who say they won’t vote for it.

“There’s no incentive for the teams set to contest a four-team rather than an eight-team play-off and the teams at the bottom are not interested either.

“Tranmere’s proposal includes a 25-team League One next season which means solidarity money would be reduced as it would split 25 ways instead of 24 and clubs reckon they can’t afford that. Clubs are also claiming they would have to pay £90K to help fund the rest of the season and they don’t want to do that.

“It’s a big shame, but at least we had a go. Indeed the passion and commitment our chairman has shown throughout this time has been second to none. I feel for him, his co-owners, the manager and players, and the fans. This whole process has been allowed to drag on too long.

“I’m not sure all the clubs have studied the detail in the proposal. They will all still act in their own interests.”

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