Rovers first team and staff to take 25 percent pay cut
SHAMROCK Rovers have today announced that the club’s first team squad and staff are to take a 25 percent wage cut.
The move comes in an effort to help the Hoops tackle the financial toll that they face as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Airtricity League not due to resume until June at the earliest.
Shamrock Rovers
In statement issued today, Rovers Head Coach Stephen Bradley said “despite all of our progress, we must recognise that every business and every family is going through an extremely difficult period right now.
“Our responsibility is to safeguard and protect everything that we have worked so hard to build and so we must move to protect the long term interests and ambitions of the football club.
“With all that in mind and after a collective consultation with our Sporting Director Stephen McPhail, our first team staff, club captain Ronan Finn and subsequently the rest of the players we can announce that the first team squad and staff have accepted to take a 25% wage reduction.
“We recognise that they represent the most special football institution in the country and just like the 400 club in 2005 we have a responsibility collectively to play our part in safeguarding the club’s future.
“We’ve been in football a very long time and they are absolutely one of the best groups of people that we have ever been lucky to work with.
“They do not earn huge salaries. Like us all they have mortgages to pay and bills to worry about. But despite that they have shown the compassion, foresight and capability to recognise that it falls on us all to help protect a football club which is very close to our hearts.
“Win lose or draw, every Shamrock Rovers supporter should be very proud that these guys represent you. They are an incredible bunch.”
The club also took the opportunity to thank all the frontline workers, saying ‘Shamrock Rovers FC thanks all the frontline and essential services workers who are caring and serving our country and our people at this particularly difficult period.
‘We thank the people of Ireland for their perseverance with the Government restrictions imposed to help keep us safe.
‘We would also like to acknowledge and pay thanks for the ongoing support of our Sponsors and Members at this difficult time for all.
‘The Board of the football club continues to review the cost base at the club and in keeping with developments at Government and FAI level regarding reinstatement of matches with attendances, the club will make whatever decisions are required to sustain the club into the future.’
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