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According to Ollie Bayliss:
National League clubs have been asked their views on these options:
1. Clubs take on long term low-interest loans with initial payment holidays
2. The League takes on the loan & gives clubs grants, with future League central payments to clubs then reduced
3. Suspend the season
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Clubs have been told to email their views tonight.Originally Posted by ivansneck
The National League Board plan to meet on Friday to discuss the way forward.
The League’s least favoured option is to suspend the season.
The League expects all clubs to fulfil Saturday’s and the following midweek’s fixtures.
https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss/st...42887777456135
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Clubs have been told to email their views tonight.
The National League Board plan to meet on Friday to discuss the way forward.
The League’s least favoured option is to suspend the season.
The League expects all clubs to fulfil Saturday’s and the following midweek’s fixtures.
So the League expects all clubs to play Saturday and midweek but might suspend the season on Friday! Wow.
Apparently only Notts and Stockport can continue without any help.
Oldstripy beat me to it.
Last edited by Ayeayeskipper; 20-01-2021 at 05:56 PM. Reason: Not quick enough
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Stop the season, promote Nots and Stockport.
Sorted
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I'd rather see Notts and Stockport go up.
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The League expects all clubs to fulfil Saturday’s and the following midweek’s fixtures.
What a joke, there were 8 fixtures scheduled Tuesday only 2 were played.
Dag & Red vs Stockport 0 - 2
Eastleigh vs Kings Lynn 0 - 1
Last edited by Oldstripy; 20-01-2021 at 06:17 PM.
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The League expects all clubs to fulfill their fixtures apart from Yeovil, who look for any ode excuse not to play.
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BBC piece on the issues emanating from the meeting...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55742903
Those loans at 2% over a decade or more might sound tempting to a few clubs methinks.
"Loans would be managed by Sport England and are repayable over 10 years at an interest rate of 2%, although there is thought to be an option for extensions and a payment break."
Last edited by SwalePie; 20-01-2021 at 10:46 PM.
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I can’t see many clubs signing up for the loan option - especially in the National Leagues North and South. Last thing a club averaging crowds of 200 or 300 needs is more debt.
All the National League has ever done is kick the can down the road without looking for real answers. Even this next payment would only cover the next few months for many clubs, offering the prospect of the problem returning in April if fans still aren’t allowed back (which looks highly unlikely).
Of course, the irony is that the sums we’re talking about are probably the annual salaries of a few overpaid Premier League stars.
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Yeovil are unable to play against any club with a vowel in their name.
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