{"id":550196,"date":"2020-04-24T06:46:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T10:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=550196"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:28:52","slug":"cardiff-city-agree-pay-deferral-with-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/24\/cardiff-city-agree-pay-deferral-with-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff City Agree Pay Deferral With Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Championship side <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/cardiff-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardiff City<\/a> have become the latest club to agree pay deferrals with their players owing to the Coronavirus pandemic. All first-team players will take a partial deferral for three months to help with the club&#8217;s finances while football is suspended.<\/p>\n<h2>Cardiff City Players Agree Pay Deferral<\/h2>\n<h3>Constructive Talks<\/h3>\n<p>The club said in a statement that they held constructive talks with the players over the idea of taking a pay deferral. They also confirmed that it had been done &#8220;with the greatest of will&#8221; by the first-team squad.<\/p>\n<p>Club CEO Ken Choo continued: \u201cI\u2019m pleased that our players have come together with us to make this significant financial gesture in support of our club and owner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a tightly-knit community within the club between our non-playing staff and players; this personal connection compelled our players to step forward and do what they have done, and I\u2019d like to say how proud of them I am for doing this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to returning to the normality of sport in the not too distant future but, until then, will continue to do all we can to protect the infrastructure of our club and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Choo, as well as manager Neil Harris, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/52412383\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">already taken pay cuts<\/a> due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Bristol City Also Agree Deferrals<\/h3>\n<p>Cardiff&#8217;s cross-border rivals Bristol City have come to the same agreement with their players, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Club statement: COVID-19 update<\/p>\n<p>Full statement \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sj4qMTV1qn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sj4qMTV1qn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bristol City FC (@BristolCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolCity\/status\/1252582900144508929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Like the Bluebirds, they will also look to put some of the non-playing staff on furlough leave in a further effort to save money.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/52372086\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Ashton said<\/a>: \u201cLee [Johnson, Bristol City head coach] and I have spoken to every player and also to many staff affected and we have been impressed with how understanding they have been and the recognition that we are all in this difficult situation together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout doubt, next season will be one of austerity for everyone but I believe Bristol City\u2019s principles of sustainability through prudent financial management will see us through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TTt59KRbSjtmBxFtP5RTEw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1213555839\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'TTt59KRbSjtmBxFtP5RTEw',sig:'wryzMqFyirl2LbTruEalzQLV-jdzsHL9kVcQfKpLDOI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1213555839',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Championship side Cardiff City have become the latest club to agree pay deferrals with their players owing to the Coronavirus pandemic. All first-team players will take a partial deferral for three months to help with the club&#8217;s finances while football is suspended. 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