Port Vale chair and co-owner Carol Shanahan believes she was acting in "the greater good" after voting to end the Sky Bet League Two season, despite her side being a point and a place adrift of the play-offs.

The English Football League confirmed on Friday that fourth-tier outfits had "unanimously indicated a preferred direction of travel to curtail the campaign" as well as agreeing to a framework which would decide the standings, while League One clubs failed to reach an agreement.

The final League Two table could therefore be decided on an unweighted points-per-game system and Port Vale would finish eighth, outside the play-offs.

Shanahan, though, thinks voting through the proposal was a necessary measure after considering the return-to-play protocols and attached costs of resuming the campaign amid the coronavirus pandemic.



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"It wasn't an easy thing to do. It's the hardest thing I've ever done," Shanahan told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Then I had to do the awful thing of ringing the manager to tell him.

"Port Vale fans could look at it and ask: ‘Why on earth did Carol vote for this that meant we missed out?'. Well, it was for the greater good. I think it was the right thing to do.






Port Vale would miss out on the play-offs if Friday´s vote is ratified (Martin Rickett/PA)


"I felt I really wanted to finish the season. We're eighth in the table and have every chance of getting into the play-offs. We had everything to play for.

"(But) being part of League Two I felt that the unity of League Two and the unity of the club we belong to, the needs of that was more important than the hurt Port Vale would feel."



As the season looks to be over, I would like to thank @OfficialPVFC fans for the support I've received over the past 2 seasons and what a club it's turned into this season! It's a shame for us to miss out on play offs due to the circumstances but I wish everyone well

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