Chris Dunlavy

FANS HIT IN POCKET BY CALL-OFF

by
The LeaguePaper Team
18 September 2022

Chris Dunlavy

IT IS all very well ‘showing respect’ to the Queen by cancelling last weekend’s football fixtures, but where was the respect for the fans whose money was wasted? Tens of thousands of travelling supporters who’d bought train tickets and booked hotels were left out of pocket by the decision to postpone games in the EFL and Premier League. So, too, were the many shops and vendors whose businesses are reliant on matchday trade.
At a time when the economy is on its knees and the cost-of-living crisis makes every penny precious, it was a tone-deaf a...

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