WANDERERS are unlikely to play another League One game this season – according to the manager of one of their divisional rivals.

Ipswich boss Paul Lambert feels that league placings are most likely to be decided on a points-per-game basis after clubs get the chance to vote on new regulations next Tuesday.

The Tractor Boys are among the clubs who want to see remaining fixtures played but Lambert accepts that time is now against a playing return.

“I think they’ll go points per game, that’s my gut feeling,” Lambert told Sky Sports News. “I hope I’m wrong, I’d love to play the season out but I don’t know the cut-off point and how late it’s going to carry on.

“I’m not an advocate of the points per game thing at all, I don’t think that’s a good way but if it happens like that you have to accept it.

“It’s been going on too long, virtually every other league knows what’s happening. Our league at the minute just doesn’t know.”

Premier League fixtures are to restart on June 17, with Championship games pencilled in for June 20, provided there are no unexpected twists in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Clubs in the top two divisions have been back in training for a few weeks and rigorous testing procedures have also been put in place to minimise any potential risk of the virus spreading.

League Two clubs who are involved in the play-off positions have also returned to training as they anticipate a return to competitive football.

It now seems highly unlikely, however, that League One sides will be able to organise training grounds, staff and testing schedules in time to complete the season within the deadlines laid down by the sport’s governing bodies.

Though Wanderers have been reluctant to enter the debate, insisting they would go with the EFL’s decision, League One has been rife with theories and arguments on how the campaign should be decided.

Tranmere put forward a framework on Tuesday which includes a ‘weighted’ points per game formula and have also suggested that relegation should be scrapped.

Lambert believes there has been a degree of self-interest in the fierce debate since lockdown started in March.

“I totally get teams looking at their own thing, I totally get it,” he said. “That’s why I think whatever decision they make, just make it and if it’s good or bad for you, you have to accept it because everybody across the board is the same.

“The same in the Premier League, the teams in the bottom three don’t want relegation, the top teams want to finish it. Everybody’s doing exactly the same. It’s the same in Germany, I’ve some friends in the Bundesliga and it’s the same, they want to try and finish it and teams don’t want to do it because of relegation.

“I get the self-interest part of it but I think the frustrating thing for us is the decision on what we’re doing.”