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@mariner4life said in Corona and Sports:
@Crucial shameless
No shame in not supporting the Canes.
The only shame would be in supporting the Saders.
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@mariner4life said in Corona and Sports:
This fucking virus was created by Man United fans to stop Liverpool winning the league
Pah - it was obviously conceived at Lancaster Gate to stop mighty Fulham's ascension.
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is @ACT-Crusader ready for when is supporting the Gold Coast Saints next year?
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Still not missing the rugby at all.
Test cricket would be great right now. I wish there was a secluded conrona-free island somewhere with a test series going on right now.
On covid-19 impacts:
This was from a few days ago.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/mar/21/optimism-flows-for-premiership-despite-shutdowns-financial-pressureLast year, all the Premiership clubs, plus relegated Newcastle, each received a £12.5m windfall after the private equity company CVC took a 27% stake in the competition. It allowed many to pay off overdrafts and loans as well as investors and, for some, contribute to investment projects, but few have deep pockets and should the shutdown continue through the summer, they face being no better off than they were a year ago while CVC takes more than a quarter of the league’s turnover every year, reducing their income.
The Premiership was suspended until 24 April in the hope it would not spook BT subscribers into cancelling or freezing their deals. While playing behind closed doors would mean a loss of match-day income, it would provide live action at a time when nothing is going on and lead to a resumption in central funding from Premiership Rugby, which makes up for 30% of the turnover on average.
Premiership clubs have responded quickly, collectively agreeing, with the exception of the leaders, Exeter, to cut players’ wages by 25%.
Central funding monies have dried up because it is paid on a monthly basis, based on expected income. With the lucrative Premiership final a potential victim of the shutdown and the knockout stages of the Champions Cup likely to be cancelled if the season resumes in a compressed form, revenues will be lower than calculated, adding to the financial pressure on the clubs whose outgoings average nearly £1m a month. Broadcasters and sponsors alike are conscious they are now getting nothing for their investment.(so no matchday/stadium income, nor any central income)
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But a few days later:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/26/wage-cut-row-intensifies-as-premiership-players-take-legal-adviceRow over 25% Premiership wage cut intensifies but Eddie Jones accepts drop
Premiership players have been given legal advice on how to challenge the blanket 25% pay cuts imposed by the clubs as domestic rugby’s row over wage reductions intensified on Thursday.
In the Championship, Newcastle Falcons have been plunged into turmoil with their players expected to reject their proposed swingeing pay cuts. In the Premiership the Guardian also understands the entire Leicester Tigers squad is strongly considering rejecting the 25% reduction after the Rugby Players’ Association provided legal guidance to its 700+ members.
Newcastle, currently top of the Championship but still unsure if they will be promoted next season, on Thursday asked all their players and staff to agree to be put on furlough – unpaid leave save for the £2,500 a month available as part of the government’s bailout – and a deadline of midday on Friday to respond.
It is understood the squad was then offered wage top-ups meaning those earning over £75,000 a year would receive 50% of their wages while those on £37,500 to £75,000 would get the equivalent of £37,500. It is believed that without further improvements it will be rejected however, potentially leaving the Falcons in considerable financial strife after the RFU announced last week that all of this season’s competitions below the Premiership would be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter sent by the Newcastle director of rugby, Dean Richards, and seen by the Guardian, staff are told they are expected to agree to the measures and warned that redundancies may be necessary if they do not.
In the Premiership meanwhile, an increasing number of players are set to challenge the 25% cuts imposed across the league. As reported by the Guardian, there is growing unrest, particularly among players whose contracts expire over the summer, and a sense of dismay that individual circumstances and varying salaries were not being taken into account.
Meanwhile, Eddie Jones has agreed a pay cut in excess of 25% to his £750,000 salary, after the RFU chief executive, Bill Sweeney, revealed he and the rest of the union’s five-strong executive team would be doing so.
Jones, who is currently in Japan, immediately agreed to the cut – which amounts to more than £187,500 a year – with the RFU estimating it will lose up to £50m in the next 18 months
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This is a great idea!
Love that the will to dominate is still there for DC.
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Just quietly I would watch the fuck out of DC doing a lot of things
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How fucking shithouse are Sunday mornings without sports news?
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Now all i have is the hangover
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@mariner4life said in Corona and Sports:
How fucking shithouse are Sunday mornings without sports news?
I didn't even realise it was Sunday
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@voodoo said in Corona and Sports:
@mariner4life said in Corona and Sports:
How fucking shithouse are Sunday mornings without sports news?
I didn't even realise it was Sunday
Every day is Sunday.
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Premiership clubs seek state help to bail them out as coronavirus casts dark financial shadow over rugby
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-8173357/English-Premiership-clubs-seek-state-help-bail-out.htmlHeadline sounds more sensational than it is. By "state help to bail them out" I think that just means some clubs are opting to furlough players -
Players and staff will be paid 75 per cent of their full wages, as indicated last week, but via the furlough scheme clubs will be able to claim back £2,500 per month per individual from the state.
I was ready to be outraged when I clicked on the link - thinking how dare the unsustainable major price setters should be going cap in hand.
Interesting unintended consequence:
Being furloughed, though, means players cannot work — a grey area for professionals who are trying to keep fit.
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More info
Premiership rugby clubs are to receive a multi-million pound coronavirus bailout from the Government after opting to put their players on sabbatical during the crisis, The Telegraph can reveal.
County cricket clubs are also discussing following suit after being told doing so would also allow them to access funds made available under the coronavirus job retention scheme announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak just over a week ago.
Some lower league football clubs have already placed their players on what is being called ‘furlough’ – which will see the Government pay 80 per cent of their wages up to a maximum of £2,500 a month – with others expected to follow after the Treasury confirmed salaried athletes were eligible under the scheme....
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