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EFL president says clubs will lose a combined £ 200m if 2020/21 season is completed behind closed doors
Last Updated: 09/23/20 7:53 am
Chelsea paid Wednesday’s opponents Barnsley to undergo coronavirus tests before their game
Frank Lampard says it is important for the Premier League to financially support EFL clubs as some continue to fight during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Premier League and the EFL are in talks about a support package after Rick Parry, president of the EFL, warned that the Championship, League One and League Two clubs will lose a total of 200 million pounds if the 2020/21 season takes place completely behind closed doors.
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Leyton Orient owner Nigel Travis said Sky Sports News that scenario would bankrupt some clubs and add to calls for EFL clubs to get help.
3:03 Leyton Orient owner Nigel Travis says the government should provide financial support to lower league clubs struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
EFL teams suffered a further blow on Tuesday due to the latest government measures aimed at combating the spread of the coronavirus, which prevent fans from attending games. The clubs had planned to admit some fans starting October 1.
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In light of the circumstances, Chelsea head coach Lampard, whose team paid for Barnsley to be tested for coronavirus before their Carabao Cup match at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, said: “I think it’s important that the Premier League be seen as a collective in supporting the EFL, the lower leagues and grassroots football, absolutely.
“That is the basis of why we are all here. I started and [a lot] of young players started in the Sunday league. I have managed in the Championship. I understand a lot of the difficulties that clubs are having, so I think there can certainly be a conversation.
0:24 Lincoln manager Michael Appleton wants the government to help lower-league clubs following news that the planned reintroduction of fans will be delayed.
“I can’t be too political because I don’t know enough about numbers, but I think the Premier League and Premier League clubs have hearts. They get it and I’m sure as we go along they will. be making positive moves on that front. “
However, Burnley manager Sean Dyche, who spoke before his team faces championship Millwall in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, was less enthusiastic about the prospect of Premier League clubs offering financial support in the games. lower leagues.
Sean Dyche doesn’t think soccer should be the only industry where those at the top financially support those at the bottom
He said: “If the Premier League can do its part to improve the chances that other teams survive, and when necessary, possibly intervene.
“But if you’re going to apply that rule, does that mean all the incredibly successful hedge fund managers are going to leak that to the less successful hedge fund managers?
“There are many different companies that generate huge sums of money that could therefore protect similar lines of business, but lower down. If you are going to apply it to football, I think you have to apply it across the country for each and every one”. deal.”
Barton: No fans, no football
Fleetwood head coach Joey Barton believes that EFL clubs must be able to welcome their fans to their grounds in order to survive.
He said Sky Sports News: “Without fans, we won’t have football, certainly at our level [League One], League Two, National League and more.
0:52 Fleetwood Town head coach Joey Barton says he fears for the future of lower league clubs if fans are unable to return to stadiums in the near future.
“If we don’t get the fans back to the stadiums, it won’t be long before the clubs can survive without the revenue because they are absolutely vital.”
Leyton Orient owner Nigel Travis added: “If the fans don’t come back, there is a great danger that the clubs will leave.
“I think we will be fine, we will make sure we are fine, but there are many clubs that are really fighting and will fight even more. They all need support.
“This is a pyramid. It is a pyramid that takes the players to the top. Soccer is the most attractive sport in the world, the largest in the world, it’s great for television, great for taking people’s minds off the coronavirus But clubs like ours and many others need support. “
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