I cannot believe the news that Liverpool are following Spurs and Newcastle in furloughing non-playing staff to cover their wages in this horrendous time for our country and the globe.
What this means is that Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle are going cap in hand to the government to dip into the taxpayer-funded fund, set aside to support companies in trouble, not some of the richest football clubs in the world.
It is an outrage that any Premier League club with such high revenues, AND profit, who are willing to spend stupid sums to their players and to buy them, would ever seek a handout from taxpayers to pay their staff.
And that is why United, if we have an ounce of ethics and kudos about us, should not go down this road. This is bail out money, not a cashpot for profiteers.
I would expect this from the likes of Mike Ashley, but please, Woodward, if you do nothing else positive in your time at the club, do not look at these clubs and think we should do the same.
And my hope is that we come out and say... that this not just wrong... but abhorrent.
What this means is that Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle are going cap in hand to the government to dip into the taxpayer-funded fund, set aside to support companies in trouble, not some of the richest football clubs in the world.
It is an outrage that any Premier League club with such high revenues, AND profit, who are willing to spend stupid sums to their players and to buy them, would ever seek a handout from taxpayers to pay their staff.
And that is why United, if we have an ounce of ethics and kudos about us, should not go down this road. This is bail out money, not a cashpot for profiteers.
I would expect this from the likes of Mike Ashley, but please, Woodward, if you do nothing else positive in your time at the club, do not look at these clubs and think we should do the same.
And my hope is that we come out and say... that this not just wrong... but abhorrent.
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