Players and staff probably want and expect family holidays just like fans Tom. It's only their job.

very predictable. pure desperation.

I am not signing up for an ifollow password. Once you do that you will have accepted the offer and thus waive your comsumer rights for a refund. Probably banking on most doing that before the Bristol game, thereby reducing the potential liability to a few thousand quid, paid for by fools buying cardboard cut outs for £25. Net zero is the only way.

Problem is that nobody watches Championship football except fans of those clubs. I simply never watch Champ games on TV unless we are on. The PL is so lucrative due to its global audience on top of the gate receipts. At Champ level it only means fans who usually go, now watching on TV instead, with TV company taking a slice. i.e. less revenue for clubs (not more). Not economically viable. Don't be surprised to see football rebooted in 21/22 with PL1 and PL2 with around 16 clubs in each.

I wouldn't worry about next year's STs. Waggott won't be... and clubs offering discounts next season are likely misleading their fans to take a credit note to preserve cash. I can't see there being a Championship season in 20/21. No club could survive a full season BCD and the TV money is next to nothing. We are only finishing this season as a one off to tie up contractual loose ends. The PL will be the nation's TV entertainment, all played BCD. No football below the PL and none in Scotland. Only way we play next season is if we are promoted this summer. Championship football next season is simply not economically viable.

I expect you can get a refund via your CC company if you bought your ST, Super 6 or Final 4 that way. Consumer rights. Paid for goods or service not received.

Probably not concerned about next season's ST sales as they know there won't be any to sell.

Exactly. It was on an FFP knife edge pre Virus. Now.... promotion or bust.

We simply don't have the money. I also got a Final Four but its now an investment in my club. Not interested in an ifollow pass as got it free already on IPTV. However I also won't request a refund. No ST holders should be asking for refunds IMO.

The refund situation is not a case of Vs putting up the cash or not. We are already in the FFP hole to £15 million before the virus came along. Refunds to 9000 fans would just make it a whole lot worse. We already had to refund a bucket load of cash to corporate bookings for the Leeds game. We are replacing the leavers with free transfers or academy players / making do with the left overs. Waggott told me 17 teams in the Champ have the benefactor model and all are severely restricted by FFP. Promotion is the ONLY way out of the mess. Unless there is a temporary rule change, we are already lined up for FFP sanctions due to deferring wages. Then it gets worse if the £15 million hole isn't plugged before the next accounts get published. 3rd year of the cycle and we are basically fucked if we dont get promoted THIS SEASON.

Yes we do. The accounts tell us that to stay FFP compliant we need to sell. The golden goose is crocked and the virus put pay to the rest. The budget stands at minus £15 million. The only hope is the teams above us have positive tests on their key players and Mowbray wins the PL lotto.

Government held the upper hand in the exclusivity negotiation with broadcasters. Option 1 - we can follow the French precedent and say no pro sport until September at the earliest. Option 2 - you sell us some of your exclusivity. In return we tweak the laws on the 3pm blackout, facilitate a June restart by our unlock roadmap and pay a sum of money via the BBC.

Expect all the big PL games to be exclusively on Sky/BT/Amazon as before... all outside the 3pm Saturday slot. BBC will probably show Sat 3pm games e.g. Southampton vs Bournmouth with other games on the red button / internet service. This would be an additional (emergency) TV deal funded by central government with (extra) money going into the pyramid to offset closed door losses for the good of "public morale". Championship will be the standard Sky red button / ifollow format but without the 3pm Saturday blackout.

Not sure how I missed this post until just now. Fantastic work Lenny... writing the new album on lockdown eh ?

We of course have an advantage in having a 32000 seater stadium and only 10000 home fans. Leave every other seat vacant and fill the ground. Probably applies to many Championship grounds and others could reduce actual capacity to do it. Lots of people will just not take the risk and skip the rest of the season anyway. I guess that will depend on the individual's risk factor to themselves and family members. No away fans is better than behind closed doors ? How would it feel watching with an empty seat either side ?

Walton going back so looks like we will need the 2 new keepers we needed last summer. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18376205.brighton-make-decision-long-term-future-rovers-loanee/

Get well soon Paul !

tbf Liverpool fans were up in arms about the decision and have contributed to its prompt reversal. Fans can't be tarred with the same brush as their owners. Shame Rovers fans didn't stand up against Venkys and Kean whilst there was still some power in unity. Instead the "1%" protested whilst too many others were silent or complicit happy clappers who now pedal the owners are victims line and wave their season tickets as a badge of super fan honour.

Transfer window and contract end dates to move. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52188913

Liverpool reverse furlough decision and apologise. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52191140

The accounts are the accounts & then... If we are in L1 we have to comply with SCMP. If we are in the Champ we have to comply with FFP. Mike Cheston said it's really that simple.

This is not true. I pressed Waggott explicitly on this point and he confirmed that season IS included under FFP. SCMP applies whilst you are physically in L1 but as we are in the Champ that season is calculated under FFP rules.

Watch this space. They are putting Suhail on furlough and selling the abandoned Neville mansion to pay the weekly staff.

Sheriff Waggott Tributes to Venkys. No tribute to Tony Parkes.

30% wage cut & PL delayed indefinately. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52148955