That's a very thoughtful post madmagpie
As you and others say it does not make sense to terminate the season now for clubs struggling with no match day income. Is it not better to treat this period of time as the closed season and the games be played at a later date? Then these clubs will be able to get revenue from their home games albeit in the future and as such all it does is shift the income stream to a later date. Terminating the season now is almost cutting off their noses to spite their faces as they will never ever get income from those remaining home games. So what is a club like Dover’s agenda? They are not struggling on the field or in a relegation battle and those players contracts who end at the end of the season will not finish until the end of June.
This crisis has been an earthquake in society and so will be in the football world which has largely lived in its own financial bubble for many years totally separate from reality as your figures of wages compared to everyone else in society demonstrate. Certainly at the higher levels.
One of the positives that may come out of all of this is that it may finally wake the football world up to the realities of the real financial world for the everyday working man, woman and family.
Unfortunately clubs like Notts and the likes of Bury have been there on our knees and on the brink of survival. This crisis could see many other clubs quickly end up in the same position whom have either overspent or live almost hand to mouth game to game.
This is where the FA will need to implement new rules and procedures for clubs joining their competitions going forward. As a minimum they should be able to demonstrate income will not exceed expenditure over the coming season.
Last edited by MAD_MAGPIE; 29-03-2020 at 04:18 PM.
That's a very thoughtful post madmagpie
Considering Dover's disgraceful anti-football shenanigans when they visited Meadow Lane, and their manager's despicable behaviour at the final whistle, they are one club I would certainly love to see go bust. I feel sorry for all other clubs that are struggling but Dover get no sympathy for me, tinpot club tinpot manager.