Former Middlesbrough boss has sympathy for Liverpool, Leeds and West Brom

After suspending the campaign until April 3 at the earliest, the EFL and Premier League are set to hold more discussions this week to try and find a solution following the coronavirus outbreak.

All 24 Championship clubs are keen to complete the season when safe to do so, with Blackburn boss Mowbray in full agreement.

“I think everybody would like to finish the current campaign,” Mowbray told Rovers’ official website.

“It doesn’t even bear thinking about really of finishing a season without finishing the season, if that makes sense.”

Mowbray also believes fixtures need to be fulfilled for the integrity of the leagues, with Leeds and West Brom currently occupying the automatic promotion places in the Championship.

In the Premier League, leaders Liverpool are 25 points clear at the top of the table, while bottom club Norwich are still fighting to survive.

“If you were a Leeds United player, member of staff or supporter, or West Bromwich Albion, or even Norwich City or Liverpool, it doesn’t bear thinking about,” said Mowbray when asked about potentially scrapping this season.

“I think we have to get the season finished. I don’t know how long – I heard experts say that this virus might peak in early June. And then we might have to finish the last nine games in a six-week period.

“In the middle of July, are we still playing football? I’m not sure. And I’m thankful I don’t have to make those decisions. Some countries have curtailed their season now, but I’m not sure that’s right.

“If you’re sitting top of a table, ready for promotion, and it gets pulled away from you, that’s a really, really difficult thing. Liverpool have waited 30 years to win a league title, so it’s really not worth thinking about in my opinion. You have to find a way to play the games.”

“It’s a really difficult one. The authorities are taking it day-by-day, they’re listening to the government and the health authorities and they’re all playing it a day at a time which is what we’re trying to do.”