will be interesting to see how that filters down, so I can see Harry Wilson being a squad player here next year whereas someone like shaqiri goes to a villa if they stay up, Phil Jones finally leaves man united, also would say a burnley squad player stick around or would they end up at a decent championship club, would more teams that get relegated in the next few years have big fire sales that many have largely avoided doing
Premier League Clubs will ride this out. Even if they end up with 75% of this seasons TV money, it is still “ a lot”.
Championship clubs are far more vulnerable as their wages, relative to income, are so high.
It is difficult to see how many League 1 or 2 clubs will survive beyond September.
But what does “survive” mean?
Football clubs now are not Blockbuster Videos. The market has not gone never to return. Nor are they an airline like Norwegian Airlines, facing a dramatic reduction of demand when the market does return. Football will come back with crowds just as big as ever, perhaps in the short term even bigger, when it is safe to do so.
Dozens of clubs may go into Administration. But what will happen? No Court will wind them up in prevailing circumstances. No Creditor will seek to wind them up, the money comes when football returns. The EFL will not apply points deductions or expel. Players may be sacked – but where do they go? Clubs may have to significantly restructure for the restart / new season, but would that be a bad thing? It could be the opportunity to re-employ on significantly lower player wages. Clubs like Oldham and Macclesfield, currently on the brink, might resign their league position, and regroup lower down the pyramid ultimately strengthening them.
The clubs will not go away. The personnel might change.
