After what can only be described as a particularly nasty backlash from supporters, and the media, ENIC has suspended the furloughing of non-playing staff with immediate effect. The club will now reinstate in full all the suspended salaries.
The idea that a hugely profitable private business could be allowed to avail of a state handout beggared belief. Mind you, Spurs weren’t the only ones to be shamed into an u-turn. Liverpool Football Club ran into the same negativity from their fans who were as equally unimpressed.
Under the new terms, the club will now only target board members, who will take a 100% pay cut for April and May. The full payment for the staffers previously effected will also cover the same period.
What particularly grated with some Spurs fans was that whilst the state would provide 80% of the staff compensation, the club was refusing to even make up the other 20%.
This site highlighted numerous issues surrounding the way THFC and football generally had responded to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as pointing out how much bad press was being generated.
In a forthcoming article, we will ask where the #PlayersTogether initiative is currently hiding itself.