I know the players are not owned by the club and that the club has financial commitments, although you did state on here that the club has no outgoings. You missed the 2 Directors and 2 Managers they employ.
l suggested a shirt auction or the raffle Money because it’s a way for fans to give back to the club, so how much they regard the players, their professionalism. Every week they risk their own health so we can be entertained. Whilst the club has no income, it’s owned by wealthy individuals who can more than afford to take this financial hit. Are Players as financially able to ride this, to not be paid for a year, possibly longer, could many of us on the Inferno.
l’ve been on Furlough, lost around a grand in wages, back doing unpaid overtime because staff shortage, as those redundant jobs suddenly are not so redundant. I expect my employer to remember these extra efforts I’m not required to do when the profits return, realistically it‘ll be ignored, any pay rise will be in line with inflation & not profit shared. If players are not being paid and finding no income or help, I’m certainly not going to criticise them for not wanting to put 100 % into the club, assuming they’d want to return.
What do you mean by “Believe me the club did the right thing by the players as they always do, and the players know that”. Are you referring to letting a few go, you said the club don’t own them, doesn’t pay them, if that’s the case, the club can’t stop them and has little to do with their decisions. If it’s to do with something else, is that outside of a players contract, again that has little to do with the owners as contracts are generally standard, up to individuals “Benifits” to attract that individual. No owner is going to offer every player Ferrari’s, Penthouse suites in 5 star resorts and £5 million a week just because their good owners who like to look after the players. I didn’t say l didn’t know how it works, l said l didn’t know what the relationship with the club is regarding employment. I‘d like you to comment further on actual facts, why you believe there are well looked after, l don’t me during normal playing season, I’m looking for actual actions now that the brown stuff is on the fan.....
As a side note, players are contractually obliged to not slag off their clubs, spread any confidential information or anything deemed detrimental to the club, any club, most contracts will protect the rights of those employing people and the business. So even if Todd and Steve were complete ars88oles, nobody is going to tell us.