Crawford Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said: I can't see any reason why they wouldn't be. Although the "up to maximum of £2,500" per month will limit the amount of cover it will give the big clubs. It equates to a weekly wage of about £865. It will almost certainly keep lower division clubs in business though. Some of the young ones might actually start earning more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Crawford said: Some of the young ones might actually start earning more. I don't think you'll be allowed to increase their previous wages! That would be lunacy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 A review of the Championship season on right now on BBC Scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, Crawford said: Some of the young ones might actually start earning more. Yes, 80% of your wages is definitely more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhat Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said: I don't think you'll be allowed to increase their previous wages! That would be lunacy. But lunacy seems to be the new normal, Skyline. This is good news for smaller clubs like Queens, but on a general view, given that it sounds like the scheme has virtually zero checks on the veracity of claims, it must be a fraudster's wet dream. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhat Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 The money men at Ibrox must be crawling all over it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 39 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Yes, 80% of your wages is definitely more. Yeah, I read about it afterwards. 80% is much more than I would have expected from the gov't in all honesty. I'm still waiting to hear if a few of us at my work will be 'repurposed' for ninewells or just let go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) I for one hope Raith Rovers will now be refunding all the donations that they guilt tripped after having literally zero home games so far affected by the shutdown and with the government now covering most of their bills anyway. Or they could donate them to a local food bank or health charity: organisations that need financial support far more than some two-bob football club right now. Edited March 20, 2020 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Thereisalight.. said: A review of the Championship season on right now on BBC Scotland I think I'll pass... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, virginton said: I for one hope Raith Rovers will now be refunding all the donations that they guilt tripped after having literally zero home games so far affected by the shutdown and with the government now covering most of their bills anyway. Or they could donate them to a local food bank or health charity: organisations that need financial support far more than some two-bob football club right now. "Real supporters won't ask for it back" incoming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdyteejay Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 58 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: "Real supporters won't ask for it back" incoming. Real supporters won’t ask for it back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneeuq Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Don't think that football is going to back to normality in 3 months. There will be social restrictions in some form for about a year that means the championship is going to have to alter how it operates. Prob means part time and playing in empty stadiums (bar those with a crono 19 +ve passport ?) and televised to ticket holders. SFL really need to have alternative plans and start thinking about plan B. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbychops Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Crawford said: Some of the young ones might actually start earning more. Oh dear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyG Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 12 hours ago, oldhat said: But lunacy seems to be the new normal, Skyline. This is good news for smaller clubs like Queens, but on a general view, given that it sounds like the scheme has virtually zero checks on the veracity of claims, it must be a fraudster's wet dream. Think it only applies to those on PAYE. If so the checks are there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 13 hours ago, kdyteejay said: Real supporters won’t ask for it back. A real football club wouldn’t be misusing a public health emergency to panhandle for money it doesn’t actually need, but here we are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbychops Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, virginton said: A real football club wouldn’t be misusing a public health emergency to panhandle for money it doesn’t actually need, but here we are. Can assure you that all clubs will still need charity regardless of government intervention at the moment. If somebody decides to help their club financially, it doesn't stop them from contributing to other charities at the same time. Edited March 21, 2020 by Chubbychops 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Well yes it does, what with most people entering the financial insecurity of a massive economic crash and the straightforward opportunity cost of every donatable £1 to a football club being £1 that isn’t going to a more worthy cause. Raith Rovers should therefore be handing back money that they don’t need right now to their donors or asking them to choose a suitable charity. They can wait to get out the begging bowl until an appropriate time, which is not at the beginning of a public health emergency. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbychops Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, virginton said: Well yes it does, what with most people entering the financial insecurity of a massive economic crash and the straightforward opportunity cost of every donatable £1 to a football club being £1 that isn’t going to a more worthy cause. Raith Rovers should therefore be handing back money that they don’t need right now to their donors or asking them to choose a suitable charity. They can wait to get out the begging bowl until an appropriate time, which is not at the beginning of a public health emergency. There will never be a time where a football club is of greater need than other more important causes like MND research etc but it's up to the individual how they spend their hard earned. Everybody who contibuted would've been aware of thousands of better causes that their money could've gone to at the time the fund was set up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, Chubbychops said: There will never be a time where a football club is of greater need than other more important causes like MND research etc but it's up to the individual how they spend their hard earned. Everybody who contibuted would've been aware of thousands of better causes that their money could've gone to at the time the fund was set up They weren't aware that the govenrment's business relief measures, guarantee of insurance and now employee wage guarantees would all bail out Scottish football clubs to a massive degree though. So the onus is now on panhandling football clubs like Raith to find their moral compass and hand over the funds to those who won't be getting massive additional support during this crisis. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 12 hours ago, Chubbychops said: Oh dear Been covered already. Keep up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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