Officially postponed again but aim is clearer to complete the season.
Situation will be very different by then, I think a lot of clubs will start to highlight their financial issues.
Football postponed again to April 30
posted on 19/3/20
Premier League announces that, along with FA & EFL, it has scrapped rule that season must end by June 1 & extended "indefinitely". Message is clear: season 2019-2020 will be completed. No games until April 30 at earliest.
posted on 19/3/20
Right decision. With the projections to date, don’t think they’ll be any football until mid June at the very earliest, but great that the season will be finished off.
posted on 19/3/20
comment by Afridi14... ( ليدز_يونايتد )You gotta love it!! (U2805)
posted 56 minutes ago
Right decision. With the projections to date, don’t think they’ll be any football until mid June at the very earliest, but great that the season will be finished off.
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The intention is to finish it off, doesn't mean it will happen, but good that this is what they're aiming at.
However, this just cost the clubs an extra 7 weeks of wages so far, unless they play a match every other day when restarting AND they restart on time.
What happens if they come to restart and 8 clubs have gone into admin? How viable then is the league?
posted on 19/3/20
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by Afridi14... ( ليدز_يونايتد )You gotta love it!! (U2805)
posted 56 minutes ago
Right decision. With the projections to date, don’t think they’ll be any football until mid June at the very earliest, but great that the season will be finished off.
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The intention is to finish it off, doesn't mean it will happen, but good that this is what they're aiming at.
However, this just cost the clubs an extra 7 weeks of wages so far, unless they play a match every other day when restarting AND they restart on time.
What happens if they come to restart and 8 clubs have gone into admin? How viable then is the league?
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“The English Football League is to release a £50m short-term relief fund to help clubs with cash-flow issues because of the coronavirus outbreak.“
posted on 19/3/20
50 mill for 70 clubs doesn't get them very far, doesn't even cover 2 weeks salaries for us.
posted on 19/3/20
Not intended to cover every expense.
Championship clubs can receive up to £1.4m I think that could be very helpful.
How do you suppose it compared to the incremental revenue they could have earned in a month less all variable avoided costs?
posted on 19/3/20
It's helpful but it will last us 2 weeks when we now have to fund an extra 6 weeks, it delays the inevitable unless something else changes.
You could look at the accounts to work out the revenue if you really wanted to...talking of accounts we should have the latest ones published any time now.
posted on 20/3/20
if it starts up, it will be in the summer, not late april
late april-june will be peak death per day time for this virus in the UK