Town players are reported to have rebuffed a request for a pay deferral from owner Marcus Evans.

According to The Sun on Sunday, the players turned down the request but reportedly must OK an agreement next month. An unnamed player is quoted saying: “We are keen to help, but it felt too soon to sign up for something just now”.

We understand talks are ongoing. At the end of last month, manager Paul Lambert said he and his staff would be willing to take a wage deferral during the coronavirus crisis, while the EFL and the PFA recently agreed a proposal which would allow up to 25 per cent of players’ wages for April to be conditionally deferred.

Virtually all Town’s office staff are currently on furlough as the club looks to cut costs with the Blues - who make a loss of several million pounds every season in any case - facing a significant drop in income due to the suspension of the season.

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Vancouver_Blue added 14:12 - Apr 26 The Sun on Sunday....says it all
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BlockJJ added 14:18 - Apr 26 Furlough them, let them have a few K a month!
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ArnieM added 14:29 - Apr 26 “Poor” Hard up sods the lot of ‘em. Surprise surprise , NOT!
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Bluearmy_81 added 14:31 - Apr 26 Good for them. Fcuk you tight arse!!
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positivity added 14:51 - Apr 26 you can't furlough them, government scheme only covers up to 30k a year. if evans was saying defer all your wages, i've got some sympathy for them, they'll have outgoings like anybody else. if it's only 20% or so, then less so!
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blues1 added 15:09 - Apr 26 Bluearmy81. Talking rubbish again as usual I see. What are you on about, tightarse? Apart from the fact that most clubs are asking players to do this, Evan's has lost millions during this crisis, as well as the club losing at least £3m. And it's only a deferral anyway, so he will still be paying them this money, once football restarts and money starts going into the club again. But why would u let facts get in the way of slagging him off.

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dirtydingusmagee added 16:15 - Apr 26 Bluearmy81, that's your exercise for the day , now you can get back to self isolation .
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Skip73 added 09:09 - Apr 27 Bluearmy, what a bellend.
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ITFCsince73 added 11:46 - Apr 27 Blues1. You forget the fact virus or no virus. We are seriously underfunded. Falling like a stone, down the football pyramid. L2 bound. All thanks to Evans.
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Saxonblue74 added 13:00 - Apr 27 Goes to prove how little players care about the club they represent. All about the £'s and nothing more. Could explain an awful lot about their lack lustre, passion-void performances.
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dirtydingusmagee added 21:05 - Apr 27 ITFCsince 73 that is irrelevant to the thread .
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ITFCsince73 added 21:36 - Apr 27 Is it dirty....
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