Hull City want it voided but ex Leeds United boss claims Championship managers agree on season resumption

Relegation-threatened Hull, whose last Championship win came at Hillsborough on January 1, have reportedly stated the case for voiding the season, in a letter to EFL chairman Rick Parry and the rest of the division's clubs.

Hull placed the majority of their non-playing staff on furlough leave early in April while boss Grant McCann and his first team coaching staff took a voluntary 20 per cent pay cut. They have 10 players coming to the end of their contracts next month.

The Telegraph report that Ehab Allam, the Tigers vice-chairman, has expressed 'serious concerns' over football's return during the coronavirus pandemic and made it clear he will vote against proposed contract extensions beyond June 30, which would allow teams to keep squads as they are.

But Wednesday manager Monk, who joined his fellow Championship bosses, including Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa, on a call to discuss the current situation and a potential return to action, believes they are united in their desire to finish the campaign.

“We had a Championship managers' meeting the other day and I think we are all in agreement that we want to complete the season,” he said.

“I think that is the right thing to do. We’re all in agreeance with that."

Monk also said managers have had to be patient as they awaited clarity on the next step in the EFL's path to a resumption of fixtures. Clubs have been told they may be able to return to training on May 25.

“Obviously, we have been waiting a long, long time for the guidelines and some instruction which we have not had pretty much all the way through. It has only really gathered pace probably in the last week," he said.

“The first real directive came pretty much this week in terms of a possible return date which will be the 25th.

“There are still some things the EFL need to do in terms of the phase 1, 2 and 3 [Government protocols] that need to be signed off but that is the first time the EFL have given us a more definite date of a return to training.

"I think it's the right thing to do, to finish it on the pitch but obviously there are a lot of things that need to be signed off and agreed. There are a few grey areas still that need to be worked out."

Germany's top two divisions returned to play at the weekend behind closed doors, with strict COVID-19 safety protocols in place.

Project Restart, the Premier League and UK government's plan to bring top flight football back in similar conditions, has allowed clubs in the top tier to return to training.

Championship players are being tested for coronavirus this week as the EFL plans for them to return to training in small groups, while observing social distancing.