The crunch is coming as negotiations between the Championship and the RFU/Premiership over promotion-relegation intensify, with the Premiership ring-fence moratorium finishing after this season.
My understanding is that red lines are being drawn, with the 11 Championship clubs insisting unanimously that promotion-relegation is restored next season.
This comes with the stipulation that it is automatic one-up one-down as before, rather than a play-off, and it is directly linked to the approval of fair funding for the Championship, with no parachute payment for relegated Premiership clubs.
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