An Update From The Chairman

This bit of our chairman's speech puzzles me

'The only proviso on relegation is that there must be a National League for the relegated team to play in. If there is not there will be no relegation'

Is there a question mark over whether there will be a National League next season for some reason?

Quoted from Ipswin

This bit of our chairman's speech puzzles me

'The only proviso on relegation is that there must be a National League for the relegated team to play in. If there is not there will be no relegation'

Is there a question mark over whether there will be a National League next season for some reason?

It’s because there is an agreement in place that, should the new EFL season commence with no crowds, clubs can stream all games on PPV at 3pm on a Saturday until the situation changes to ensure there is some form of income stream. Unfortunately non-league has no such agreement, so no crowds = no football for them.

Surely with the attendances at the majority of  non-league clubs, there would be no problems with social distancing.

If anything I would have thought they would be back playing sooner than league clubs

I see Stevenage proposed for no relegation from League 2 ?   ... .......

Wonder what Lincoln were upto as well with their points deducted proposal that was also rejected ?

On the season ticket refunds it states...

"To save the cost of writing to each ticket holder we will in the next few days be putting a portal on the website on which you can either request a refund or make the donation by saying that you do not require one."

So what happens to those that haven't got or don't do tinternet ?

Quoted from moosey_club

I see Stevenage proposed for no relegation from League 2 ?   ... .......

Wonder what Lincoln were upto as well with their points deducted proposal that was also rejected ?

Lincoln's CEO was on Radio 5 trying to explain their proposal at the weekend.  Could be that I was only half listening but it seemed to over complicating the matter for the sake of it.

If you were one of the clubs relegated or missing out on promotion with almost a quarter of the games not played, you would be gutted.  But this isn't normality and a decision was needed, a sensible one which I think we've largely got.

However the season was going to end, there's always at least one team that would feel hard done by.  I can't say it's not without a wry smile that it's Peterborough's chairman who feels he's the one (not his club) worst done of all...

Quoted from Heisenberg

It’s because there is an agreement in place that, should the new EFL season commence with no crowds, clubs can stream all games on PPV at 3pm on a Saturday until the situation changes to ensure there is some form of income stream. Unfortunately non-league has no such agreement, so no crowds = no football for them.

Maybe, but it's only a fraction of what we'd normally get, so I don't see how it's a truly viable option unless contracts are renegotiated. We probably bring in something like £12 per person, per game from gate receipts after concessions and season tickets are accounted for. Lots of these will be two or more people coming from the same household to watch a game, but they'll watch the game between them for £10 and not even all of that comes to the club. Plus people will have groups get together to watch the game, some people have IPTV etc and the club get nothing.

Not to mention match sponsorship, programmes, club shop, food etc that are lost.

Quoted from pen penfras

Maybe, but it's only a fraction of what we'd normally get, so I don't see how it's a truly viable option unless contracts are renegotiated. We probably bring in something like £12 per person, per game from gate receipts after concessions and season tickets are accounted for. Lots of these will be two or more people coming from the same household to watch a game, but they'll watch the game between them for £10 and not even all of that comes to the club. Plus people will have groups get together to watch the game, some people have IPTV etc and the club get nothing.

Not to mention match sponsorship, programmes, club shop, food etc that are lost.

Absolutely, it's definitely not a complete answer to the problem, but at least we're not talking about ZERO income at the minute.  It still needs increasing though, of course.

Quoted from Heisenberg

Absolutely, it's definitely not a complete answer to the problem, but at least we're not talking about ZERO income at the minute.  It still needs increasing though, of course.

I think it's worse having to play with less income and greater costs. The amount of testing that all sports are having to do at training and matches costs thousands every day, that is probably more than paying for all the stewards and ticketing staff etc for every game, but less money. I'm sure there are other expensive caveats that will be put in place to allow the sport to continue.

I can't see how we get back to playing without fans in attendance. At least not whilst furlough is still an option.