Premier League clubs furloughing staff whilst continuing to pay player wages

[Subbuteo_171]

Absolutely staggering.

Action needs taking as it’s an abuse of the system. 90% tax on players wages applied to the club should help, whilst the situation continues.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

I have to say it makes no sense the tax payer paying club non players wages if the players continue to earn obscene amounts of money

 

[ForssAwakens]

Thing is the contracts players have are different to normal staff. Stop paying a players wages and they can take you to court.
Edit: I don’t condone it by the way, just stating how I view it. Shows where the sport is. It’s lost touch

 

[TeaCider]

It's a disgusting situation, but I don't think the clubs are directly to blame.

 

[Randy]

Clubs, owners, players and investors ALL to blame.

 

[pierrequiroule]

Meanwhile in poorer sports like cycling riders are accepting large cuts to their wages. Cavendish's current team Bahrain-Merida are having 70% of their wages deferred with the management taking no wage.

 

[asredastheycome]

My mate sent me this earlier today.

"How to fallout with the beautiful game
Just heard BBC Radio 2 news Tottenham, Newcastle and Bournemouth using government subsidies to pay none playing staff wages.
I then looked into Tottenham
Tottenham made a profit last season of £87.5 million, Daniel Levy has a salary of £3 million and I guessing Harry Kane and co will be on £100k a week
They are really taking the ****
A lot small companies like my old one will really struggle to get through this"

 

[pierrequiroule]

Boro are doing the same.

 

[afcb_acklam]

it does seem obscene, agreed. but - there are 2.5 millionaires in the uk, why just pick on a few (albeit grossly overpaid) footballers. what about others - bankers, landowners etc. wot about all the tax they pay to pay for nhs etc. capitalism stinks!

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

it does seem obscene, agreed. but - there are 2.5 millionaires in the uk, why just pick on a few (albeit grossly overpaid) footballers. what about others - bankers, landowners etc. wot about all the tax they pay to pay for nhs etc. capitalism stinks!

Because they are there to be picked at I guess. On the very day that Daniel Levy published in his Club' accounts that he paid himself a £3m bonus he was furloughing his staff and seeking tax payers money to do so. Players are in a special protective position. They are contracted to be paid no matter how BAD they perform. Not many people are as privileged and at crisis times like this it is absolutely right that they are asked ro make a little sacrifice.

I hope and think they will.

 

[HundredRoom]

Are sky still paying the TV money ?

 

[Foggysfplandiet3]

Boro are doing the same.

Boro didn’t make an £87million profit last year, did they?

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

Meanwhile in poorer sports like cycling riders are accepting large cuts to their wages. Cavendish's current team Bahrain-Merida are having 70% of their wages deferred with the management taking no wage.

I'm sure Cav wont struggle to put food on the table, he could always sell his £300,000 RIchard Mille watch, but your point remains.