John Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 minute ago, The_Steve said: Liverpool are using the furloughing scheme for their non-paying staff Another valid reason for not making them champions. They should hold their heads in shame. Everyone expected Levy & Ashley to put money ahead of decency, but now the media darlings have joined them in this unseemly dash for money, others will be tempted to follow. They've condoned the reprehensible behaviour of Spurs and Newcastle by doing this and have opened the floodgates to every other PL club to do the same. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Liverpool have not won the title. They had their chance to wrap it up early and they didn't take it. Championes they are not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 What a bunch of ghouls tbh. The government scheme will cover 80% of their wage, so why cannot the club cover it all?! They had a pre-tax profit of £42m not so long ago. I will be just as mad if Villa did it. It’s an absolute shame. Kudos to Everton for not abusing the scheme. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Void the season now I’ve seen liverpool furlong for non playing staff, absolute joke how these premier teams have done this and yet Leeds straight away took wage cuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Furlough! Why would they not? They are businesses, expecting any different you are kidding yourself. Business and emotion, there is only one winner to them and they know that PR short might be slightly bad but given everything else it will be mostly forgotten as we have bigger problems like the virus. “It’s not personal, it’s business” Not my opinion, just stating the obvious! Edited April 4, 2020 by nick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I wonder will the media having a go at Levy and Ashley be brave enough to criticise Liverpool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, terrytini said: Terrific. I’m well ready. Strewn bog roll all over the toilet floor, lit a fag threw it inside and waited for it to go out before I used the lav, eaten a half cooked pie, stuck a tenner in an envelope marked “ William Hill” and threw it in the bin. Now all I need is to get really pissed off for half an hour and spend the rest of the day arguing with @TRO as to why it weren’t the Managers fault. Bring it on ! Terry, I've spent more time clapping the NHS, than our lot. Edited April 4, 2020 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 51 minutes ago, Zatman said: I wonder will the media having a go at Levy and Ashley be brave enough to criticise Liverpool The Sun might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Ashley is the worse type of low life there is though. Kept his sports direct shops open even after the govt said they were to be shut. Then sent emails asking it it applied to his shops. Then announced he had given to charity. Liverpool are wrong though. But that has nothing to do with not deserving to win the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 hours ago, It's Your Round said: We even ship goals for fun on FIFA! I sadly watched the first 2 minutes of it and we went 1-0 down. Even on f-in FIFA we're crap! Turned it off and thought what am I doing with my time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 hours ago, John said: Another valid reason for not making them champions. They should hold their heads in shame. Everyone expected Levy & Ashley to put money ahead of decency, but now the media darlings have joined them in this unseemly dash for money, others will be tempted to follow. They've condoned the reprehensible behaviour of Spurs and Newcastle by doing this and have opened the floodgates to every other PL club to do the same. Absolute disgrace..... another purely money motivated decision. wait til this is over for them to sign whoever for xx millions football really does not get it does it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) He corrected the tweet below to it would cover 28 months! Edited April 4, 2020 by The_Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Brumstopdogs said: Turned it off and thought what am I doing with my time! Pretty much my perspective watching the real Villa team this season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2020 40 minutes ago, The_Steve said: He corrected the tweet below to it would cover 28 months! Has there been an official FFP relaxation? I've not heard that. Does that give us wiggle room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 minute ago, sidcow said: Has there been an official FFP relaxation? I've not heard that. Does that give us wiggle room? ‘Wiggle room’ isn’t going to be the thing... we will have lost a fortune from these games not played... I guess for us the question (beyond cash flow) is if the season is cancelled do they relax it enough for the owners to pour in more of their own cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: ‘Wiggle room’ isn’t going to be the thing... we will have lost a fortune from these games not played... I guess for us the question (beyond cash flow) is if the season is cancelled do they relax it enough for the owners to pour in more of their own cash. They have to, you cant punish a club through FFP when 1/3 of the season isnt played. They would get wrecked in a court of law, they will have to allow clubs to balance the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Players union not keen on lowering their wages apparently, for tax reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 58 minutes ago, sidcow said: Has there been an official FFP relaxation? I've not heard that. Does that give us wiggle room? Not yet. But ffp will be scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, sne said: Players union not keen on lowering their wages apparently, for tax reasons. Better they donate some of their salary to charities themselves, rather than let their clubs have money that they are contracted to pay them. It's a different matter for EFL clubs, who could struggle to stay afloat, without players helping them in this way.The PL clubs would also save on employees National Insurance contributions, in respect of wages they didn't pay their players. It would be a win, win for them, but for nobody else. It may be business, but it's not very ethical business practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 If they play in June/July behind closed doors with the virus still going on for the sake of tv contract obligations and then not refund a third of my season ticket then frankly football can do one. I would seriously consider not renewing my season ticket if they take this callous approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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