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The decision by Liverpool to furlough non playing staff on the Government scheme has gone down badly on the Club Facebook page. If only I could paste a link. Quite worth a visit.
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Cue candlelit vigil.....
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Calm down calm down.
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How come no-one is giving Spurs, Newcastle, Norwich & Bournemouth the same stick for doing exactly the same thing when they, like us, can afford to pay their non-playing staff?
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Patrice Evra’s fault.
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It's a f****** disgrace..as with all the others who have asked to Furlough. They can't pay their everyday staff but can afford to be courting Timo Werner for £51 million? So the taxpayers pay for their operation to keep going whilst they use their money to invest in their company? This is akin to someone claiming benefits and foodbanks whilst spunking all their money on plasma tvs, fags and booze. How can the government not step in here? It is becoming a blatant misuse of a vital safety net for smaller businesses.
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Norwich don't seem to have money, have they paid a transfer fee since coming up?
Newcastle are run by Mike Ashley so it's kind of expected.
Spurs are getting plenty of stick.
Liverpool are on the top of world football now and getting funded off the Tories. 80% of the premier league league trophy belongs to Boris now.
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Will Burnley FC still be able to afford it if the season doesn't continue by August?
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I guess the fans who profess they are not English, they are Scouse will be having 80% of their wages paid by the Scouse treasury?
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Furlough payments are tax payers money and Liverpool are abusing the system it was introduced to ensure businesses are around in three months time. Will Liverpool be around yes even without Furlough. If the club thinks it will struggle that much the Govt should legislate a three year transfer ban for clubs that have used furlough that would stop it in its tracks
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They'll be reading the sun next.Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:23 amNorwich don't seem to have money, have they paid a transfer fee since coming up?
Newcastle are run by Mike Ashley so it's kind of expected.
Spurs are getting plenty of stick.
Liverpool are on the top of world football now and getting funded off the Tories. 80% of the premier league league trophy belongs to Boris now.
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They should declare themselves a bank, then people would overlook them paying out massive wages but getting government money.
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What could happen is the government pass legislation that stops players being on anything else other than standard employment contracts. It's too late to do that retrospectively. For now, we just have to put up with the stench that is modern football (and yes, that includes the players) and its media apologists who sit waiting for the crumbs to fall from the table knowing those still make for a good spread.
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Yesterday I posted a legal advisory tweet from John Mehrzad QC on the Magic Money Tree thread - one of the key outputs of it was that furloughing staff under the Government scheme constitutes state aid - we know from previous cases that the football authorities (UEFA.FIFA and even the EU) do not look kindly on state aid to football clubs and it will be interesting to see how they look on those clubs that have chosen this route once the current turmoil is over.
It is very different to the exercise of law to reduce wages as a result of force majeure that we have seen in Scotland, Belgium and Spain for example. The English game does not have that built into it's contracts, an oversight that is likely to change in the future.
It is very different to the exercise of law to reduce wages as a result of force majeure that we have seen in Scotland, Belgium and Spain for example. The English game does not have that built into it's contracts, an oversight that is likely to change in the future.
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Should be given transfer bans the ones furloughing staff..
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What they need now is for the super soaraway Sun to make up the difference......
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There are far more important things to worry about, but whatever the solution is for this years competition, Liverpool will be tarnished by their decision to furlough this early. A decision they will come to regret, if they aren’t already. I hope Burnley don’t go the other way, if anybody needs to reduce operating costs ASAP it’s us. Moral high ground is great, but not if it ruins you.
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You would think the biggest Tory hating club there is, one whose fans regularly chant celebrating Thatcher being dead would be against taking a hand out from the very same people they hate.
Never surprises how people can ignore their own personal dislike of something in return for a few quid in their pocket
Never surprises how people can ignore their own personal dislike of something in return for a few quid in their pocket
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Good point, this.Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:54 pmShould be given transfer bans the ones furloughing staff..
If they can’t afford to pay their staff for a few months, they shouldn’t be maligning multi-million £ signings in the summer!
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It looks like most of the supporters are against it.claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:33 amYou would think the biggest Tory hating club there is, one whose fans regularly chant celebrating Thatcher being dead would be against taking a hand out from the very same people they hate.
Never surprises how people can ignore their own personal dislike of something in return for a few quid in their pocket
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Missed that survey
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But you saw one saying they're happy with it?
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Tbf, it isnt Liverpool who hate Thatcher as every club in the country has many supporters who do. That's why there wasn't a minutes silence at football matches after her death. Even Dave Whelan nearly got lynched by Wigan fans for suggesting it was wrong not to hold one.claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:33 amYou would think the biggest Tory hating club there is, one whose fans regularly chant celebrating Thatcher being dead would be against taking a hand out from the very same people they hate.
Never surprises how people can ignore their own personal dislike of something in return for a few quid in their pocket
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Sounds like you're speaking on behalf of the supporters to me.claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:15 amWasn't me speaking on behalf of most of the supporters.
I just presumed that a group of people with such a hatred/dislike surely won't accept the money.
It's the supporters who chant about Thatcher, you said so yourself. How can the supporters refuse to accept the money?
Or are you talking about the workers?
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With you now, none of the workers will be fans, none of the we are scouse not English tools will be taking the money either. Probably just that famous scouse humour.
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What are you on about?claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:23 amWith you now, none of the workers will be fans, none of the we are scouse not English tools will be taking the money either. Probably just that famous scouse humour.
You expect the workers, most of whom are probably on minimum wage, to forgo their income to make a point?
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While I don’t think clubs (or players) should be forced to dock the wages of their playing staff. Believe it or not we we need as much tax as we can get right now. But Situations like this stink. And they should be rightly slaughtered for it.
If you can’t afford to pay the ticket office staff £35k a year you shouldn’t be allowed to pay a reserve midfielder £35k a week.
The problem is one is an asset and one is a commodity in their eyes.
If you can’t afford to pay the ticket office staff £35k a year you shouldn’t be allowed to pay a reserve midfielder £35k a week.
The problem is one is an asset and one is a commodity in their eyes.
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We get that you have an irrational hatred for scousers but I ain’t got a clue what you are talking about.claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:23 amWith you now, none of the workers will be fans, none of the we are scouse not English tools will be taking the money either. Probably just that famous scouse humour.
Are you saying that laid off workers should be refusing their 80% government monies ?
Is that all the million of people laid off in the country or just those who work at Liverpool ?
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Just like the way people from Liverpool famously refuse to claim benefits from the governmentTVC15 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:46 amWe get that you have an irrational hatred for scousers but I ain’t got a clue what you are talking about.
Are you saying that laid off workers should be refusing their 80% government monies ?
Is that all the million of people laid off in the country or just those who work at Liverpool ?
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Both Manchester clubs taking the opportunity to one up on Liverpool by saying they won't furlough the staff
In city's case the announcement followed the outcry after it was revealed the Ex-cel Centre (owned by Abu Dhabi) in London was charging £2m-£3m a month for the Nightingale Hospital there - that led to a swift change of fee to being zero
In city's case the announcement followed the outcry after it was revealed the Ex-cel Centre (owned by Abu Dhabi) in London was charging £2m-£3m a month for the Nightingale Hospital there - that led to a swift change of fee to being zero
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Scousers really are the worst kind. As Herts said further up, I take it their staff will be paid by the scouse treasury and not the UK.
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Just to point out
- a large number of Burnley fans are Scousers
- not all Scousers are Liverpool fans
- a large number of Burnley fans are Scousers
- not all Scousers are Liverpool fans
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Everton are and always have been the club of the people on Merseyside. Liverpool are a club supported by hangers on/glory hunters.
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I think all Labour voters are refusing their furlough pay in protest.TVC15 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:46 amWe get that you have an irrational hatred for scousers but I ain’t got a clue what you are talking about.
Are you saying that laid off workers should be refusing their 80% government monies ?
Is that all the million of people laid off in the country or just those who work at Liverpool ?
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This is the club that spent 140 million on just two players not too long ago. No wonder some of the loyal scousers are up in arms about it.
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They’re very sorry and have reversed their decision
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