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Charlton boss Lee Bowyer: PPG relegation would be scandalous

Charlton boss Lee Bowyer says it would be 'scandalous' for the club to be relegated on PPG.

The EFL is expected to use the points-per-game (PPG) system to decide the League One and League Two seasons.

The system is a combination of 'Home PPG' plus 'Away PPG', but Bowyer thinks it will be unfair for the Addicks.

"It would kill our football club," Bowyer described potential relegation by PPG.

"We would struggle. I don't know the extent but it would be bad. We're not in a great position anyway."

He added: "There is meant to be a meeting later in the week with the managers and hopefully someone from the EFL, and I'll be saying to them what I'm saying to you.

"To be called as it stands today would be scandalous, it would be wrong on every level. For us as a club it wouldn't be acceptable. I don't think they'll (EFL) give too much away because they never do.

"I think we'll be guided by what happens in the Premier League. We've only been in there [relegation zone] for six days for the whole season. If they had called it the week before, it would have been Middlesbrough in the bottom three.

"If they have to call it a day - the fairest way would be halfway through the season - so you're judging it when everyone played each other once."

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