Key differences to Ligue 1 in France, with the Premier League's voting model crucial.
If the Premier League completes its season, that will almost certainly still be the case - even if games are played behind closed doors.
That includes how a final table is generated (PPG vs. as it stands for instance), and if relegation is applied.
Despite the tripartite agreement, the Premier League remains a private members' club which looks after the interests of its members and must vote on any major change.
In France, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 are run by Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), so one body is in control of promotion and relegation between the top two tiers.
In this situation, as Premier League is a private members' club, it is likely 14 of 20 clubs will vote to scrap relegation.
Remember, Aston Villa would be relegated on PPG because they have a game in hand due to being in a cup final.
This, too, would need the agreement of 14 out of 20 Premier League clubs, as league rules state there must be 20 teams.
But the basic fact is the football calendar - as it looked last season - did not have ONE spare midweek after August.
Every midweek last season was taken up by a rolling menu of Carabao Cup, European football, internationals and Premier League games.
Obviously we may see the winter break binned, but that still leaves few spaces for moved games, or adding them. Remember, the season has to end on time for Euro 2020.
So, that is basically the Premier League telling the EFL it has to cancel its flagship competition and major revenue driver if it wants to promote its clubs. Does that seem a deal it wants to take?
It would, though, free up 5 midweeks through the first half of the season.
The financial position for L1 and L2 clubs and the viability to play behind closed doors is an issue.
Let's start with prize money. This is going to be reduced because the pot needs to be split 22/23 ways rather than 20.
The "pot" was worth £48.150m to each club in 2018-19.
With 22 teams each club would lose £4.375m.
With 23 teams each club would lose £6.275m.
Each TV appearance was worth around £1.2m.
Granted, Sky and BT would likely be given additional games to make up for a shortfall this season.
Simple fact is that increased relegation places means an increased relegation threat for half the Premier League's status quo.
Would the threat of that, and reduced £ of an expanded season, be more financially damaging than "lawyers getting wealthy" if promotion doesn't happen?
That is what the clubs would weigh up.
- a change to promotion/relegation
- and/or a change to the number of teams in the league