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Do You Support the Players Strike? Yes/No


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Torn on this.

Yes - In any walk of life I'd support strike action where an employee hasn't been paid what they are due.

No - half of em have been so bad they don't deserve paying, they're overpaid anyway and they do have that guarantee that they will get it eventually 

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Just now, Casino said:

If there reason for striking was to move things on, I'd support them

I honestly don't think it is

You are correct - the players are striking with PFA backing to look after themselves 

But as a consequence this focuses attention onto  the EFL and their lack of action to date  , and onto why the Anderson - Bassini Deal is not concluded and whether or not it will 

I really dont give a shit about the individuals taking part in the strike but I will support anything that gives us a resolution to this sooner rather than later 

 

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One of the players striking will be (possibly) Mark Little.

He has played 300 minutes of football in the past year, and will have been paid somewhere between £100,000 and £150,000 for this. That's £300 per minute of productive (and that's debatable) work.

I have nothing against Little, but at the same time I have no great amount of sympathy for him either.

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No. And under EFL rules the club can't field a team of youngsters. Got to be at least 10 players from the squad of the last league game played I believe. And Gordon Taylor could pay the players out of his monthly salary in support of his precious union members.

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Not supporting an has nowt to do with how shit they are

Their first responsibility is to their family

Assuming they don't need the money straight away, that ones covered

After that, their second responsibility is to us

Failing to play is kicking each and every one of us in the bollocks

I'd expect a failure to play will leave some bridges burned for any who are here next season

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13 minutes ago, vagabondo said:

No. And under EFL rules the club can't field a team of youngsters. Got to be at least 10 players from the squad of the last league game played I believe. And Gordon Taylor could pay the players out of his monthly salary in support of his precious union members.

His salary, from memory, is £1.3m

I’m not sure that £100,000 would cover even our players salaries.

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Sort of. I can understand it, totally.

But and it's a big but, they've shown their true colours and they aren't the sort of players we need for the battle ahead as demonstrated by PFA rep Taylor strolling around against Ipswich, plainly not giving a fuck.

Any coming to the end of their contracts wouldn't be getting renewed if I had owt to do with it

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My worry is that they are doing this because they are more in the know than us and they think the club won't exist next season. If we do exist then half of them will still be in contract and getting paid by us but getting grief for being involved in this withdrawal of labour but they've weighed it up and think it's more likely they will be employed elsewhere.

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1 hour ago, Benny The Ball said:

EFL wont want a default situation where a club fails to fulfil its fixtures 

If nothing else it will push them to make a decision as to whether Bassini and his backers are fit and proper persons - they have had well over a week to think about this 

and then we as fans get to know whether we are being courted by a proper prospective owner or whether Bassini is just a stooge put up there by Anderson 

The sooner its over the better and if this brings it to a head - I support it to end this uncertainty 

Agree 100%

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