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Even England's fans grew bored of Saturday's dull stroll past Andorra and there is certainly a growing sense that qualifiers are almost like a contractual obligation before the real stuff next summer.

"We welcome further engagement from all of our unions about managing fatigue across the network, but a reduction in the contractual 35-hour working week is neither practical nor affordable."

Transport for London has offered a 3.4% pay rise and said it "welcomes further engagement with our unions", but said a reduction in the contractual 35-hour week "is neither practical nor affordable".

“Their reputations are on the line. Our reputations are on the line. Nobody’s saying there’s no risks. But there are contingencies ... mitigation strategies, security packages and contractual regimes that equally meet that risk,” he said.

However, speaking after Palace's victory, Parish opened the door to Liverpool's approach by publicly declaring that he would have no choice but to consider letting Guehi leave given his contractual situation.