| "Football is nothing without the Supporters" 08:56 - Oct 22 with 377 views | durham_exile |
Petition update:
The Government has responded to the petition you signed — “Allow football fans to attend matches at all levels”.
Government responded:
We will take the earliest opportunity to look again at getting spectators safely back into stadia but this must clearly be done carefully against the prevailing health conditions.
Football clubs form the bedrock of our communities and play a vital role in the local economy. Their importance has been clearly demonstrated throughout the pandemic with clubs at all levels providing incredible support to their area.
That is why the Government is committed to supporting sports clubs up and down the country, with many football clubs benefitting from the Government’s unprecedented financial support to businesses.
The Government is fully aware of the importance of getting spectators back into stadia for many sports, and the financial consequences of the decision not to allow this from 1 October. The evidence received from the Chief Medical Officer was very clear that at a time of rapidly rising infections, and when the Government was considering restrictions elsewhere, it was not the right time to undertake any further easements.
We will continue to work closely with a whole range of sports to understand the latest thinking that might allow spectators to return. This includes the creation of a new Sports Technology Innovation Working Group of sporting bodies and health experts to analyse new technologies which might support this. This will supplement the draft government guidance, and the SGSA supplementary guidance to their Green Guide, which has been internationally welcomed.
We are committed to getting spectators back into stadia as soon as it is safe to do so.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |  |
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| "Football is nothing without the Supporters" on 11:25 - Oct 22 with 363 views | burnsieespana |
Had the same.
Lots of words but no real action to help hard pressed clubs. |  | | |
| "Football is nothing without the Supporters" on 17:37 - Oct 23 with 313 views | noah4x4 |
Football Clubs are now seeking to defer payment to HMRC of tax and NI payments deducted from players wages. If ever there was a recipe for clubs eventually failing that is it. More clubs fail because they don't make provision for future player tax and NI than for any other reason.
Frankly, a solution must be found within football, with the greedy Premier League surrendering some of the TV rights and providing other funding for the EFL. The ECB has supported both professional and recreational cricket and latterly England cricketers have taken pay cuts. There is little evidence of that in football and any deal so far proposed has been designed to move power into the hands of a greedy minority.
Highly paid Footballers should NOT (IMHO) be immune to the percentage wage cuts being suffered by ordinary people in this crisis and if they continue to be highly paid, they should remain contributing their full tax and NI dues to the Exchequer and it not be used by club. If players were to suffer a wage cut, then the Exchequer suffers a corresponding drop in tax and the burden is hence shared. But if no wage cut, the full burden of supporting football then falls on ordinary taxpayers like us. I think Government must remain firm and demand that football finds a solution from its own immense overall wealth. One week of Gareth Bales wages would probably see a Division Two club through. |  | | |
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