dylanisabaddog 4,730 Posted September 23, 2020 That is the current Government view. This will destroy clubs in Leagues 1 and 2. The Premier League is going to have to stump up some money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beefy is a legend 224 Posted September 23, 2020 The PL already advanced £125m to EFL clubs during this pandemic. PL clubs have already lost budgeted TV cash too. I'm not convinced that there's a tremendous amount of money just 'going spare'. The government is going to have to help some lower league clubs to survive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 487 Posted September 23, 2020 I hope so Dylan though it looks as though the Premier Leagues first reaction is to try to persuade the Government it can go ahead with crowds. Norwich City's reaction is interesting too. After dissociating itself from the Premier League when in the Premier League on the furloughing issue it now tries to align itself with the Premier League whilst outside it on this issue! I agree that smaller clubs should be the priority as per todays EDP article on Kings Lynn. Not with taxpayers money though. The 70 per cent wage cut for players that Barcelona applied early in this crisis should do the trick. Let's get our MPs on the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,349 Posted September 23, 2020 The government won't step in to lend financial aid without some action taking place on player salaries. The public simply won't accept the government bailing out football clubs while players receive a normal taxpayer's yearly salary per-week, it isn't sustainable and it isn't fair, given furlough was limited to £2500 max per month. Football has run financially amok for years and unfortunately has now hit the brick wall of reality where their unsustainable business models simply won't fly. If football clubs want help then player salaries have to be cut, if players won't accept it they may find an awful lot of their employers simply disappear overnight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,351 Posted September 23, 2020 But whilst all that is true. What's also true is a lot of fans don't want sustainable football clubs. They want debt ridden football clubs that can spend more and more on those same players salaries. There was a similar outcry when football was first shut down. But by the time a couple of BCD games had taken place it was all forgotten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beefy is a legend 224 Posted September 23, 2020 28 minutes ago, Canary Wundaboy said: The government won't step in to lend financial aid without some action taking place on player salaries. The public simply won't accept the government bailing out football clubs while players receive a normal taxpayer's yearly salary per-week, it isn't sustainable and it isn't fair, given furlough was limited to £2500 max per month. Football has run financially amok for years and unfortunately has now hit the brick wall of reality where their unsustainable business models simply won't fly. If football clubs want help then player salaries have to be cut, if players won't accept it they may find an awful lot of their employers simply disappear overnight. It won't be the clubs paying huge salaries that need the help. It will be the Macclesfield's, Wigan's, Bolton's of this world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,290 Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Beefy is a legend said: The PL already advanced £125m to EFL clubs during this pandemic. PL clubs have already lost budgeted TV cash too. I'm not convinced that there's a tremendous amount of money just 'going spare'. The government is going to have to help some lower league clubs to survive. Perhaps the players will finally have to agree to that universal wage cut. Not heard much recently about how much they put into that fund/PR Stunt to support the NHS in order to avoid taking a wage cut. That seems to have gone very quiet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beefy is a legend 224 Posted September 23, 2020 1 minute ago, nutty nigel said: But whilst all that is true. What's also true is a lot of fans don't want sustainable football clubs. They want debt ridden football clubs that can spend more and more on those same players salaries. There was a similar outcry when football was first shut down. But by the time a couple of BCD games had taken place it was all forgotten. Good point Nutty. Look at how much stick Delia gets for the crime of letting NCFC run on a sustainable business model. She doesn't put money in but she doesn't take money out. NCFC can spend everything that it earns. You know, like any regular business does. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,290 Posted September 23, 2020 There needs to be a government imposed wage cap on top two divisions and that balance be used to support salaries at the lower levels Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,453 Posted September 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Rock The Boat said: There needs to be a government imposed wage cap on top two divisions and that balance be used to support salaries at the lower levels I imagine that would fall foul of a few different laws. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,232 Posted September 23, 2020 Football not exempt from Covid, hopefully this might force even the biggest clubs to start paying normal wage structure! When one player can earn more in one month than a 2nd division club needs to survive a year there’s something very wrong with football. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites