A SPFL club made an incredibly sad yet honest admission, with no football on the horizon and most of the Scottish clubs unsure of their financial future.
With the global outbreak of the coronavirus, society as we know it has come to a halt at least for the foreseeable future. And the effects of the virus are being felt in all walks of life, with the financial future of SPFL clubs being no exception.
Hearts have already revealed their plans to cut the salaries of their players and staff in half from next month just in order to stay afloat. Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers have also set up online fund raising ventures, hoping that their supporters can help them through these tough times. And the club making the most noise about declaring the season ‘null and void‘ – Rangers – could be in huge trouble themselves.
Another such club is Hamilton Academical, who currently sit at just four points from the bottom of the table. Club owner Ronnie McDonald has assured his players and staff though that they will be paid everything that they are due. As reported by The Scottish Sun, he said:
"“We got our 44 full-time staff members together and underlined to them wages would be being paid as normal. They will all be getting every penny they are due under their contracts.“That was what happened after the money was stolen from our bank account and it’s what will happen now.“If you are honest with people, then it alleviates some of the worries they have but the reality is I suspect some of our players will never be in the same room again, which is sad.”"
Fortunately, Celtic are well set up for the foreseeable future at least. The fans have begged the board to spend the money in the bank for years now, but finally that saved money is about to come in handy if football is gone for a large extent of time. Even then though, we will be hoping that the season is back as soon as possible, at least for the sake of all the clubs that are staring at a bleak future.