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Post by muffinthemule on Mar 30, 2020 14:08:01 GMT
wouldn't it be nice if these money rich rich clubs in our superior Premiership/Championship Leagues 'adopted' two EFL/Non-League clubs and donated say £200k to each to keep them going over the summer. £400k total is only the weekly wages of TWO of their star players afterall. They wouldn't miss it and probably a tax deductable contribution anyway. For instance, Liverpool could adopt Chester FC and Tranmere Rovers as their womens team use the facilities. Everton could adopt Southport and Marine as ditto to above. in Manchester , United could do Stockport and Altrincham and City could do Oldham and Rochdale etc etc. Probably wouldn't work through all the leagues but it's a starting point to look at keeping non-league alive. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way as i read that the premiershite are looking to exploit the situation and offer lower league teams a lower transfer fee for their star players. Making the lower fee front end loaded so the desperate clubs will take the money to cover the short term payments. What happens then long term for these clubs - oblivion?
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Post by avfo on Mar 30, 2020 14:12:32 GMT
The salaried staff should have been furloughed last week, which means the government will pay in grant form the club 80% of their salaries. This would protect the majority of their incomes. The contract payments are still due though. All the ££ in football and well managed clubs going insolvent all over the place is a travesty. “The Blues have furloughed the majority of their staff, including players, under the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which sees the Government pay 80% of wages. Chester are currently making up the other 20%.” www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/chester-fc-offer-use-stadium-18005417Looking at the revised guidance for the JRS, it would appear it may take a couple of months before a business is likely to receive any payments - 'The online service you’ll use to claim is not available yet. We expect it to be available by the end of April 2020.' Extract from statement issued by Hereford FC chairman - 'the club will announce significant losses for this season. However, having been born from the ashes of Hereford United, we are all too aware of the problems that financial issues can cause for the longevity of clubs like ours and we are all working hard to ensure as much as we can that similar issues do not materialise again .More news will follow as soon as we receive a decision from the National League at some point this week.' www.herefordfc.co.uk/news-chairman-provides-further-update/
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Post by Churton Blue on Mar 30, 2020 16:59:07 GMT
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Post by dc2cfc on Mar 30, 2020 17:54:24 GMT
The FA should withdraw the initial 'Season Over' decision and pay for each clubs calculated loss from March until the end of the season. Then clubs can extend the players contracts for a few months, then finish the season behind closed doors - Health and safety permitting. (even though it could be a very bizarre situation if a club were to win the league or gain promotion, celebrating in front of no crowd!).
Then once that is over have a month off for clubs to release and sign new players and start the new season whenever that might be....
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Post by waggoner on Mar 30, 2020 20:47:05 GMT
You can understand why some are getting annoyed with the decision. clubs have chucked loads of cash at promotion, paid big wages to get there. THEN suddenly the season 'never happened' but they have still paid the wages/costs and other stuff leaving them out of pocket big time. Other clubs have struggled on a lower budget and they are in a better place because they have lived a frugal life. This can put lots of clubs out of business....and will And the FA (as they always do) just crap on the little guy whilst bending over backwards to look after their beloved Prem
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Post by bing on Mar 31, 2020 12:37:31 GMT
As time rolls on and we're still yet to know a) how long the current restrictions will last and b) whether the virus leads to another lockdown at a later date, surely the FA should be looking in terms of shortening / cancelling next season and not the current one?
Best case scenario - we still play the 2020/21 season, but condense it - or drop a cup competition. Worst case scenario - we totally scrap the league campaign and have multiple cup competitions if time will permit (two FA Cups, two FA Trophies etc - seven Cheshire Senior Cups perhaps?).
Doesn't sit well with me at all the likes of the Vauxhall Motors situation. If teams have earned it, they should be rightly rewarded.
Cancelling this season not only penalises successful teams for this campaign, but possibly next one too given that they're likely to be up there again if the virus does strike again in the winter months.
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