Two weeks on from their initial coronavirus videoconference, Uefa, their 55 constituent national associations, the European Club Association, FIFPro (the international players’ association) and other related parties will reconvene by video tomorrow to discuss the findings from working parties set up to identify ways forward for the game during the crisis.
Two weeks is a long time in this crisis; clubs will now realise there is little chance of spectator events taking place in June. When the sport resumes, it is likely to be behind closed doors, perhaps until the end of the year, threatening the viability of all cash-poor clubs dependent on ticket and other match day revenue.
Whatever ails the game, the crisis has a more profound impact on the health and livelihoods of the general population. Unknown thousands will die and scores of employers will close in the retail and leisure sector alone. In this context, a few hundred European football clubs seems irrelevant, but their viability is what Uefa will try to address tomorrow.
In a show of solidarity, players at several elite clubs in Spain, Italy and Germany have agreed to take substantial pay cuts. These actions allow their clubs to chart a course forward, but adoption lacks uniformity.
Odious English PFA chief Gordon Taylor (75), who reportedly earns over £2m per year and faced repeated calls from Chris Sutton and others to resign, has promised to obstruct English Football League clubs attempts to defer payment of wages, never mind cut them.
What happens at the elite level will be inconsequential to the lifestyles of many, but 90% of players and their clubs do not work at the elite level. Like the rest of us, they are staring into the unknown. Clubs and FIFPro will try to do what they can to recommend a deal that can be uniformly rolled out, while allowing the sport to be mothballed for the duration. This will take some creative thinking and involve getting high-value TV product on screens as soon and as often as possible, which itself opens up broadcast contracts and schedules.
There are too many layers to this mess for things to be resolved by 100 people meeting by video. Football continues unaffected in some Uefa jurisdictions, where governments feel immune to viral realities. Those who have agreed salary cuts will be happy for others to fret, while TV companies come to terms with the loss of content and revenue this season, and that they are likely to be the game’s only saviour going forward.
Our immediate concerns: nine-in-a-row and all that’s associated with it, are important, but goodness, football faces its biggest challenge since the advent of professionalism 150 years ago. There will be winners and losers from what happens next. If any club plans for the unexpected it’s Celtic. I’m hoping our corporate strategy over the last 20 years or so leaves us in a strong position.
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That awkward moment when you remember wee Gordon Taylor the rotten B’Ham winger
But grim …but ,
The lonesome …
Thoughts and Prayers for Peter
BigYininMilan
🙏🙏🙏
Fight for the right to p.p.e.
UEFA still functioning for certain clubs only ?
Whataboutery CSC
Lost for sure by The Ventilators
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Our corporate strategy of money in the bank will quickly be burned through by wages costs of players and staff, what will be left of Professional clubs at the end of this which I dont seeplaying again until there is an effective vacine[otherwise how can people congregate to watch], that seems a long way off as testing takes time to evaluate, we are not and wont be immune to the fallouts from this, this virus is a global Chernobyl.
Thank the lord we’re a well run club not squandering gazillions in the transfer windows.
Saved for a rainy day, and Jeezo what a rainy day it turned out to be.
Can football clubs apply for 80% Furlough payment up to maximum of £2500 per month from Government? I assume they can and if so get non playing associated staff paid.
Now over paid players are a different ball game.
D. :)
DAVID66 & BIG JIMMY
BIG JIMMY
If I assume that I do NOT have Corona, then if i go outside just for 10 minutes to shop or get some fresh air, and the Cops challenge me etc and I tell the truth and say that ” I have been in self isolation for just over 2 weeks”, so I am okay to go outside for a while”…
likewise if I self isolated for the proposed 12 weeks due to my being vulnerable cos of my other health issues…
Why should any Cops believe me ?
BIG JIMMY was questioning the the POLICE as to him being clear of the virus , my point although maybe badly made was , jimmy being vulnerable the poice maybe think they were doing him / a favour.
I have no problem going out and doing what they have to do to get by . Sorry you took it the wrong way.
Celtic’s ability to remain a going concern will have a time limit, same as every other club.
How long will the fabled £40m in the bank last?
Months?
DBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 11:37 AM
Marsapapa
Read your post regards Harvey’s, made me laugh. Used to go in every Friday after 5’s at the pitz, this was about 20yr ago. Only stayed for a few pints, don’t remember ever staying to shutting time. But the boys from Whitehill we played with used to stay to shutting time and were known to be on top of table’s dancing on ocassion.
Usually the lads that came from whitehill that came in were Rangers fans ….Big Jaspewr like dancing on the tables :)))
TBB- Looks like this season’s CL and EL will be written off,sponsors might want a pro rata refund, these will go ahead next season at all costs. They will want names of clubs to fill them.UEFA will bottle it to make the big decision, and tell leagues to sort it out themselves IMO
PHILBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 1:40 PM
Celtic’s ability to remain a going concern will have a time limit, same as every other club.
How long will the fabled £40m in the bank last?
Months?
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Of course, it will only last a couple of months.
The club will make a decision in April but I imagine there will be wage cuts.
I think the club is doing the right thing and awaiting guidance from UEFA
Neil Lennon’s comments on Edouard were pretty telling.
As Paul67 has alluded to, any transfers for the 20/21 season will be of depressed value.
There will be far more merit in keeping hold of French Eddy, signing him on a small extension. Defer his exit til Summer 2021 when the market may have picked up.
Unashamed repost, one final push Ghuys, thank you in advance.
Good morning CQN I bring you an update on your efforts to support TET’s Son, Niall and his Fiancée, Sharon.
To date you have donated £683.88. Go fund donations stand at £1,770.00. Total to date £2,453.88, a fantastic effort.
Given Jan’s health issues it is unlikely she will be able to see Niall get married. So the plan will be to put any money left over to have the wedding streamed so that Jan and other family and friends can watch the wedding live.
We’ll keep the donations open until Tuesday 31st March as it is pay day for most people.
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Until we meet again
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Test. Tickles.
TIMALOY29
I have no more knowledge of covid19 than anyone else who watches the news.
I can’t see any football being played this year.
Hope I’m wrong.
It should have read
i’ve no problem with poeple going out.
i was concerned about your welfare ,hence the take care.
MARSPAPA
POEPLE?
Once a Tim…………….
:-)
Thoughts with BIGYINMILAN and his family at this time.
PHILBHOY on 30TH MARCH 2020 7:51 PM
MARSPAPA
You know I love you mate!
Sumdy huz tae ……..Shirley.
Marspapa – This is all new to us all, and we can only try and keep ourselves and loved ones safe.
Believe me my family are going off their head with me. But it’s not in my nature to see anyone go without and if Big Jimmy or anyone else needs help and I can help I will try.
Now does that put me and Big Jimmy at risk probably, I can only ensure Big Jimmy that I will take every precaution I physically can to ensure both him and me and my family are safe.
I’m not falling out with you and I don’t mean to come across as being aggressive, I just think it is a very difficult situation that we all have to adapt to the best we can.
Stay safe
D. :)
PHILBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 2:00 PM
MARSPAPA
POEPLE?
Once a Tim…………….
spellings my only quality , :)))))
just a bit rattled that posters would think of me us uncaring …..hey ho .
MARSPAPA
Bless!
In response to the Coronavirus pandemic and the financial challenges arising, Rangers have announced that they will be instituting a policy of not paying win bonuses.
A spokesman said “This will of course make no difference to our balance sheet as previously, being total shite, we didn’t pay them anyway!”🥳🥳
Hail Hail
Matt
MARSPAPA
I know you are a fine man!
That’s the thing wi a blog, people read different things into a post.
No worries mate!
D66- a fine gesture
Marspapa- sometimes text doesn’t read as the spoken word.
Had planned a week or so ago to join up with a ‘friend’ for a wee drink at her house.
Obviously, a wee rethink is now needed and of course what the social distance should be….so……
“To meet her or not two metre” that is the question.
Hail Hail
Matt
PHILBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 1:55 PM
I have no more knowledge of covid19 than anyone else who watches the news.
I can’t see any football being played this year.
Hope I’m wrong.
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Some say the football won’t resume til late August/September.
DAVID66
Marspapa – This is all new to us all, and we can only try and keep ourselves and loved ones safe.
Believe me my family are going off their head with me. But it’s not in my nature to see anyone go without and if Big Jimmy or anyone else needs help and I can help I will try.
Now does that put me and Big Jimmy at risk probably, I can only ensure Big Jimmy that I will take every precaution I physically can to ensure both him and me and my family are safe.
I’m not falling out with you and I don’t mean to come across as being aggressive, I just think it is a very difficult situation that we all have to adapt to the best we can.
Stay safe
D. :)
no problem i just thought you both jumped in a bit quick ….probably more to do with how i put it …poorly .
We’re all doing our bit for the needy and the greater good
take care .
Right off out for some vitally essential porridge but my “Fun word fact of the day”……
The first ‘FREELANCERS’ were knights who weren’t attached to any single lord and master, and so were free to use their lances, or weapons, for anyone who paid them. …..
Hail Hail
Matt
Just in from a quick shop. Tell you what, the monkeys and the mutants dont give 1 fek for social distancing and queuing, ‘ i’ll dae what a fekn want”. 1 such specimen in the queue at halfords screamin’ down the phone, ‘this is fekin ridiculous hivin tae queue’. Jesus wept!
TIMALOY29
Everything is a guess at the moment.
Do we resume normal activities when the graph is heading south or when we’ve rid the country of the virus completely?
How long will that take?
Anyone’s guess.
ROBINBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 1:30 PM
Does that include ‘watch yer motor’?
Prayers for Bigyininmilan.
So that corrupt organisation UEFA have fined us €15K for a game starting late. Games starting at the same time these days never finish at the same time if they are implying cheating. As regards the €15K that will be going into their slush fund so that they can stay in the best hotels possible and eat and drink like Kings.
To be honest if it wasn’t for Celtic I would have given up on football a long time ago and still might if Resolution 12 is not addressed properly.
Are Scottish clubs now able to suspend players’ contracts or are they waiting on the SFA to do something that will trigger the process?
And what happens to the players if their contracts are suspended? Are they free agents?