Manchester United legend Roy Keane has suggested players turn down pay cuts for the 2019-20 season. The move could hurt English football for all time to come since many clubs face the prospect of going belly-up with no money coming in without matches. Even playing without spectators (presumably for a world-wide TV audience) may not be enough to keep clubs afloat as each game involves more than players themselves. Support staff are needed in fairly large numbers to merely open stadium doors and arrange for various requirements for players and officials for each game and they need to be paid. TV companies may not be eager to pay the amounts earlier contracted despite expected high viewership since commercials / sponsors would be reluctant to pump in money for football while they themselves struggle for existence! It's an existential problem which envelops the globe and football can't be an exception. Arsenal have provided the lead with first team squad and staff agreeing to a 30 per cent cut in salaries. Hope better sense prevails elsewhere too!
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