Furlough : Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:49 pm
Just noticed that the furlough scheme has now been extended until the end of April. This hopefully will be helpful for the clubs - in my opinion the end of April/May time will be the absolute earliest we'll get decent crowds back in stadiums. Does anyone know the extent to which clubs can utilise this? Can they furlough players for example in the off-season? I imagine all clubs have been maximising reductions in staffing costs by furloughing all but those who are essential to keeping the business running and getting the team on the field. Any development/marketing/academy/performance staff likely won't be in that category. Clubs without wealthy/generous owners will have to prioritise cutting costs over on-field performance although I suppose that was always the case even prior to Covid.