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Is it just me or does it not sit comfortably with others on here? I appreciate that football is an easy target, but when the players have to be ‘asked’ to take a 30% wage reduction when non playing staff at their respective clubs are being put on furlough it just sits in my craw. Where’s the morality? Think it would’ve looked far better to the outside world if those club owners and players collective had been more proactive and actually ‘offered’ to support their lesser paid co-workers rather than being instructed. Got far more respect for the players at Leeds United and Barcelona for their actions during this difficult time.
I believe the difference is in the contracts and so what clubs are allowed to do.
Players need to be made to realise that if they insist on taking full pay they will bankrupt clubs that are getting no income.
The offer of £125M to lower leagues is more disgraceful when put into the context of how much money they pay out to clubs and the fact it is not extra money but an advance on money they would pay anyway.