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Agree with this 100%. I generally tend to come down more on the pro Levy side of debates, but I think this is disgusting. The collective salaries of those 550 non-playing staff is bound to be a fraction of what we're paying the players. Making them the government's responsibility now while the players keep all of theirs is just wrong IMO.I'm probably the biggest BSOL here but this is absolutely fucking disgusting from Levy.
The club made a world-record profit of £114m in 17/18 season and £68m in 18/19 season. The club is one of the most rececession-proof industries and regardless of how long this virus goes on, will be just fine.
To reduce the lowest paid staff salaries by 20% and then shift the rest of what they will be paid onto the country so effectively everyone in the country will be paying their wages is despicable. On top of this there may be a long delay before they can get their furloughed wages from the government.
Also whilst it's not the players responsibility to sustain the club's staff, they should have a look in the mirror right now too.
I also don't think that the excuse of "well everyone else is or will be doing it" washes here. It's either it's morally wrong or it isn't. Your morals shouldn't depend on that of anyone else's.