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Christ knows why it doesn't work.:ffsparr:: I'll paraphrase Burnley chairman says they will go 'bust' if they don't resume the season before August.:ffsparr:

http://https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/burnley-warn-go-bust-august-21815530 Seems a few are struggling...

I don't know that you can't tbh but surely with a contract you cannot retain the hold over the players employment if you no longer pay him?

You might at the lower levels but I don't think you can furlough someone on a contract? There will be reasons you can rescind a contract but that means sacrificing the value of that player at the same time plus it then has implications for the integrity of the competition when/if a resumption of...

THe very best players often are though or at the very least are assets to be traded at a premium when it suits? I think we will see wage deferrals in the coming days and all but the most mercenary of players will agree to it. But it is difficult for a club to impose it without player buy in. The...

I absolutely think Joe Lewis should be paying more tax. But my point is that big companies in other markets have done exactly the same without the controversy. Not that I think it is right to do so.

The clubs relationship with us now is very much one of customer rather than fan. That's not to say they don't do an awful lot of great community work but its very business like mostly IMO.

They are run very differently for sure. Worse in a lot of examples, but ultimately they are businesses the same as any other no matter what we as fans invest emotionally.

Its different but only the footballers themselves can agree to defer their wages. If the clubs unilaterally break the contract with the player they write off the value of the player by defaulting on the contract. Would giving Lewis Dunk for example a free transfer be good business? Player wage...

Both of them have/had reasonable balance sheets, both have zero income now, so yes to a degree I am, I'm not debating the rights and wrongs of the argument of claiming, just the hypocrisy of singling out football clubs over other businesses.

25 years ago I would've agreed with you.

Easy I've read your posts for years, some, most even I've agreed with. What I don't understand here is why football clubs should be treated any different to any other type of business? People have no problem with paying Say BA staffs wages, but football clubs are somehow different? Why? No one...

So my company has revenues of around £1b globally and a UK wage bill of around £500k a week. We have taken the Govt scheme to furlough the vast majority of our staff but because none of them play professional football its alright? The Hypocrisy of a number on here beggars belief. Theatres...