Remember, we are not operating in a bubble here, if little to no football is being played elsewhere in the world and teams everywhere are shedding players and/or wages - we have every chance to retain whoever we want in much the same way as if the landscape was rosey.
roar have released their players, i think our players are off to wanganui city.
They haven't released their players, they have stood them down, which is something that I don't think we have in NZ employment law but is something they can do in Australia. They don't have the government paying 30% of the wages of affected businesses in Australia as we do in NZ, so hopefully the Phoenix don't have to be that drastic.
As I said, stand down is not the same as letting players go. The Phoenix compete in Australia but they are a NZ company and are bound by NZ employment law.
I wouldn't be surprised if the players agreed to a paycut like other codes, or agreed to a pay holiday, or a few of the more expensive players went mutual, or even if the club folded, but get your facts straight at least.
How’s your facts on ‘the government paying 30% of the wages of affected businesses’?
You're quite right, it's not 30%, it's a flat rate of $585 per week.
Thanks for pointing it out.