"Maybe it is something we need to be more mindful of in the future" - EFL chairman on Liverpool fixture clash

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"Maybe it is something we need to be more mindful of in the future" - EFL chairman on Liverpool fixture clash
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English Football League chairman Rick Parry says the body found a “pragmatic solution” to Liverpool’s Carabao Cup and FIFA World Cup fixture clash, but need to be “mindful” of such problems in the future.

Parry, who was CEO at Liverpool from 1998 to 2009, said: "Maybe it is not unique. Maybe it is something we need to be more mindful of in the future.

"I think we have actually come up with a very pragmatic solution that first and foremost worked for Liverpool, it was sensible to say you have a major problem here what's going to be the right solution for you, rather than a bureaucratic 'this is the rule'. 

 

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"Having been at Anfield to watch the game against Arsenal with the Liverpool kids which was one of the greatest nights of football entertainment I have had for many years then I don't think they are weakening the integrity of the competition unduly.

"I think it was a sensible solution and making the best of bad circumstances."