Quote Originally Posted by footy le bordel View Post
they're passing on cost of paying non-playing staff to gvt. frees up cash to keep playing staff on full pay.

should be playing staff taking the hit so that state doesn't have to step in.
Lots of contractual problems involved in playing staff taking the hit, although that would seem the correct way to do things if they are messing about with things. Not as easy to resolve as many think.