Hmm ......... All bets are off on this one.
In almost every way, it is a different situation to the Bury/Bolton issues (with some similarities). With Bury, the EFL dug themselves a hole by (rightfully, in my eyes) postponing League fixtures from the start of the season, but then letting that run for five weeks before imposing a two week 'final deadline'. Postponements should start this weekend to prevent any team (starting with Mansfield) gaining an advantage by playing Macclesfield youth. It should also hurry along the financial issues which was Bury's fallback argument. However, the EFL set a precedent by allowing Bolton to start the season with a seriously weakened squad and lose 5-0 on at least two occasions. Only recently have they almost steadied the ship, but their early season opponents have stolen a march. With Bury they had no money and not enough registered players to field a team. Macclesfield have a squad, good enough to have got twenty points, but no money (or no will) to pay them. I read a message on the Macc forum suggesting that the interested party may be having second thoughts. What a mess!