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wotsisname
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Will football be able to survive after the lock down has ended? Smaller leagues for clubs who have managed to survive the pandemic could be the new norm. Professional footballers on  part time contracts as a result? Many clubs unable to survive as they play football behind closed doors inside empty stadiums. Will this become a reality? 



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An interesting insight from a club owner.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52790371

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The link gives an interesting insight, and as your post suggests the possibility of game over, certainly in it's current form. This actually could be an opportunity to take a fresh look at the game throughout and consider how the game is currently funded, wages, academies, etc in a way which benefits the sport from grassroots to the top. As Hodgkinson points out, it's in everyones interest

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Pity there's not more chairmen with his insight. I guess he will get on well with TS in the Championship next season.

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Unless they introduce salary caps there will always be upwards pressure wages because there will always clubs willing to bid them up and go into debt to chase the dream. And frankly there will always be supporters happy to watch their clubs do it, because they all demand 'success'. I would like to think this would be an opportunity for clubs to take stock and rethink the way football is run, but I doubt it will happen.

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Would make a very interesting prospect if they capped wages and certainly throw the cat amongst the pigeons in the championship where the difference in spending is enormous between the top and bottom clubs. It's ridiculous that a club can have a total wage bill the same size as some else's striker.

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Weren't they bringing a wages cap in the championship? I heard cap £20 million per club for a season who can afford that.

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That shows how crazy and uncompetitive it is. The salary cap for player wages proposed at 50% more than our total turnover.

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Certainly there will have to be a huge overhaul of the game and how it will be able to move forwards in the future. Some people will be very hesitant about standing/sitting amongst large gatherings of people even when this horrible virus is eventually overcome. I'll be one of those people. I've not missed football at all even though I'm a season ticket holder. Premier League and Championship clubs will need to be careful about ticket pricing too. Some clubs might price themselves out of the market. I reckon players' wages will be capped.

Football will be required to make itself attractive to every supporter all over again. And that will come at a cost to many of the alleged richer clubs.

UTM!

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I've missed going to the game and the atmosphere. Sitting in half empty stands will be dreadful; although Wednesday fans have been doing it for years...

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Time to get the pubs open and football social distancing should be 39.3701" workable.

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The longer the EFL and others drag out the voting saga, the larger the debt will grow for many clubs. Some clubs may eventually fold due to reduced revenue and higher wage demands. Smaller leagues would then be formed. Shorter football seasons even. If the EFL don't pull their finger out soon many people might just give up on football altogether. Just look at Scottish football. Smaller leagues and the teams playing each other numerous times over a season to make ends meet. That would put me right off.

PS I wonder when I'll be able to have a quiet drink behind closed doors?

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All this dragging out could have been put to better use to form a plan on how to make sure clubs survive the next 18 months. Instead of letting certain clubs mouth off and bang on about the integrity of a massively compromised season.

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