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Paul Robinson is confident Leeds will win the Championship following the EFL's decision to resume the season. The Championship season is provisionally set to resume on June 20 following a three-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Paul Robinson has predicted how Leeds will fair for the remainder of the Championship season (Image: GETTY)
Leeds United currently top the Championship table (Image: GETTY)
I think Leeds are going to win the league by merit
Paul Robinson
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“I think Leeds are going to win the league by merit," Robinson told MOT Leeds News.
“They want to finish their games and get the points.
"Then no one can turn round and say, ‘You went up by default, you went up using a system that’s never been used before’.
"Leeds are in a great position to avoid that. But listen, it’s got to the point with Leeds that you’d take promotion however it’s offered.
“If it’s points-per-game you won’t find a lot of Leeds fans complaining about it, even if the majority want to go up on merit.
"If the Premier League is going to finish, the Championship should finish.”
Although many are excited at the prospect of the Championship season resuming later this month, the same can't be said for former Man City ace Andy Hinchcliffe, who reckons the campaign should be declared null and void if there's any difficulty facilitating the football's return.
"It has to be on the table and it has to be discussed," he told Sky Sports. "We all want the games to be played but if something happens and the season has to be curtailed, I have always been a believer that you either solve it on the pitch or you void the season.
Paul Robinson reckons Leeds will win the Championship this season (Image: GETTY)
"I’m not just saying that as a former (Manchester) City player or Everton player, it is tough on Liverpool, but I can understand the maybe bottom 10 clubs who are really concerned.
"You do a points-per-game system, you relegate the bottom three - Aston Villa haven’t played the same number of games as everyone else as well, so there is going to be a lot of teams who feel it isn’t truly fair because they have not all played the same number of games.
"So, I have always been of the mind - hopefully we get football back, let’s get on the pitch, it’s not ideal with the fans not being there but at least it’s decided on the pitch - but if not, for me the season has to be voided.
"But I am probably feeling they would go down that points-per-game route which is really unfortunate for a team...it’s probably more concerning for Aston Villa than anybody else."