I thought - much to my pal's consternation who said it was a ridiculous idea - sacrifice the cup competitions next year (Europe might be anyway) and simply bolt this season onto next. That seems the only way there'd be no organisational prejudice against any individual team; everyone would have had the same restrictions and opportunities (as far as those which are impacted by the FA etc).
I thought - much to my pal's consternation who said it was a ridiculous idea - sacrifice the cup competitions next year (Europe might be anyway) and simply bolt this season onto next. That seems the only way there'd be no organisational prejudice against any individual team; everyone would have had the same restrictions and opportunities (as far as those which are impacted by the FA etc).