Lots of Blades fans have been reacting to some rather interesting news that is being reported this morning.
It seems that the Blades are going to be the latest Premier League club that is going to be placing a number of their staff onto the government’s furloughing scheme, according to a report in The Sheffield Star. It claims that the scheme will only affect less than 50 full-time employees who will be unable to fulfil their duties following the Premier League’s suspension, and that the final 20% of their play will be covered by the club, although it is yet to be officially confirmed.
This shouldn’t come as a major surprise, given that Sheffield United don’t have the same financial resources as other clubs in the league, demonstrated by their average yearly salary figures, they can’t afford to keep some staff of in the same way Manchester City have done.
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However, the news that they are doing so hasn’t gone down entirely well with Blades fans on social media, as they tore into the team for making this decision.
Not sure CW would be too happy with this tbh!
— TheBlades (@skibumg) April 7, 2020
It’s exactly the same as Scrooge not heating his workplace because even though it’s only pennies, it’s still money saved.
— Emperor Quarantine (@TeachSUFC) April 7, 2020
I’m falling out with football honestly I’m in two minds of renewing my season ticket at @SheffieldUnited
— S5 BLADE (@S5BLADE) April 7, 2020
Pretty poor from United this. Thought we was better than that
— Adam (@adzblade8) April 7, 2020
Surely the players are uncomfortable with this while on full pay, Bad showing from the Blades 😳
— Lee (@leepy1982) April 7, 2020
This is disappointing. The players should be volunteering a pay cut rather than furloughing the non-playing staff, these are the people that keep the club ticking along day-to-day!
— ⚫TwistedSister17⚔😷 (@twistedsister17) April 7, 2020
I should point out again that this isn’t official yet, so there is still a chance that they change their mind ala Liverpool.