So, all four English clubs made it to the 'Champions' League quarter-finals. Whoopy-Do! The pundits have been vindicated, they can continue to go on & on & on about 'the best league in the world'. Alan Green can relax because he doesn't need to research any 'smaller' clubs. Phew!
All is well on Planet Football.......or is it?
Whilst Stevie G was reclaiming his title of King of the Kop, the players, staff, and more to the point, supporters of Weymouth FC were facing up to their club vanishing for good. I won't go into the whole Weymouth story, but after their last survival bid was scuppered by a potential buyer suffering a stroke on his way to buy the club, they are on the brink of being wound up. The club is 'heavily in debt' and has not been able to pay or insure it's first-team (consequently, they have fielded the youth team for the last 4 matches).
Now you may think that it is their own fault. Bad management etc etc. You may be right. However, the key point here is 'heavily in debt'. According to reports, the club owes £500,000.00. Not billions or even millions, but a measly £500K. Put this into context with the wages commanded by the likes of Terry, Lampard, Rooney, Ronaldo and Drogba, and many more. If the afore-mentioned players gave up 1 weeks wages each, just 1 week, they could clear the entire debt of Weymouth FC.
Now, it may just be me, but I think that is plain wrong. Why can't we spread the money around the game more evenly?
I hope that Weymouth find a last minute buyer, but I doubt that they will be the last 'small' club to go this way in the next year or so.
Think on. The next club to head down the Weymouth path may be yours......
