The most dismal sight of the weekend was Derby and Sheffield Wednesday scrapping to survive in the Championship at Pride Park.
The football was rudimentary, the desperation naked. And all the while it was apt to recall what EFL chairman Rick Parry told a Government committee a year ago, not long after Covid-19 had shut down our game.
‘We need to address long-term financial issues,’ said Parry. ‘We need a plan. We need clarity. We can’t go from one bailout to another. We need to reassess the structure root and branch.’
It sounded very dramatic but was also representative of the truth.