EPL
The English Premier League (EPL) stand to lose one billion euros if the league dose not take an absolute definition to end the league now. This statement was made by the English Premier League chief executive Richard Masters, he further stressed that “further losses” if the situation “deepens and extends” beyond this season.
Greg Clark, the Football Association chairman has said: “Many communities could lose the clubs at their heart with little chance of resurrection.” Almost the clubs in the EPL with exception of Manchester City have placed their non-playing staff on temporary leave, while talks continue over the salaries of players.
The English Premier League FA proposed a 30% pay cut for players, but the Professional Footballers’ Association says it would harm the NHS. Top-flight players are now negotiating on a club-by-club basis over proposed wage cuts after talks broke down without resolution over the weekend.
Derby County player coach and skipper Wayne Rooney said earlier that players should not be used as scapegoats for the things that are happening now. On the hand, Tottenham Danny Rose who is currently on loan with Newcastle said it will be wrong for non footballers to decide how their money should be spent.
The chief executive of EPL Master gave his warnings in a letter directed to MP Julian Knight, the chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee who has accused top-flight football of being in a moral Vacuum. In the letter, the executive defended clubs’ rights to furlough staff, he said: “We do agree with you that restraint needs to be shown by all and we and our clubs are doing just that. Individual clubs will need to make these decisions based on their own forecasts as each club will have its own unique position.”
“The furlough scheme announced by Government is meant for the whole economy, including many enterprises which might be regarded as providing entertainment or otherwise dependent on elite talent. “Not only is our industry facing losses now, but to be realistic, we must also base our plans on full recovery being some distance away.
“Ultimately, the very heavy losses that we face will have to be dealt with or else clubs or other enterprises who depend on football for income will go out of business.”
Knight further criticised the opinion, he said: “It is time for the Premier League to stop defending the indefensible. “It is frankly laughable to think that clubs are showing restraint on use of government money to pay non-playing staff and flies in the face of public opinion. Liverpool has listened to fans, done the right thing and changed its mind.”
Speaking at an FA Council meeting, Clarke said: “In the face of this unprecedented adversity, all the stakeholders within the game from players, fans, clubs, owners and administrators need to step up and share the pain to keep the game alive. “It is time for the stakeholders to agree on common cause to save our game. Contribute. Football is a team game and now is the time for teamwork.”
EPL has been on shutdown since last month with no official date of resuming yet because of the continues outbreak of the coronavirus. Football clubs are struggling with cashflow as there are no sale of match tickets, and merchandise income. the FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said with all this, it has hit the EPL negatively, all the postponement has cost at least £150m.
There are on the opinion to end the English Premier League (EPL) now and crown Liverpool the EPL champions, but the question is that what about the clubs that are eying promotion from the Championship side? what happens to them and what happens to the ones in the League one as well? For the league to end surly they will losers and gainers and if the league is terminated it will also have losers and gainers as well.