Latest state of play on the key issues affecting Grimsby Town

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WAGE CUT, THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN, NEXT SEASON AND PLAYERS THE CLUB HAS AN OPTION ON

IT has been a rollercoaster few months off the pitch for Grimsby Town as the club does its best to grapple with this unprecedented football landscape.

Whether it’s pay cuts, the outcome of this season, what will happen to next season or signing players - there has been plenty of talking points.

Here’s the current state of play on a range of issues affecting Grimsby Town...

It’s a 25 per cent straight pay cut for - not a deferral, it’s a genuine pay cut. It will last in some form until the club knows when it will be playing in front of crowds again, but will be reviewed when players return to training.

The furlough scheme means the government pays 80 per cent of wages up to a maximum of £2,500 a month, with the rest topped up by the employer.

Most Mariners players earn more than £2,500 a month. The club has been making up the difference.

No. Even with the 25 per cent reduction in pay, several Town players are still on more than £2,500 a month, but the amount needed from the club to top up wages is now significantly less than it was.

Yes he did.

Non-playing staff are being dealt with separately with talks to be held next week.

For March, April and May - all staff and players were paid in full.

Not yet. The next step is a meeting on

Tuesday to vote on a new framework of how to end a season early. The proposal is to use an average points per game method, and have promotion, relegation and play-offs.

If the framework is approved, then it’s just down to each league to vote on whether to end the season now or not. An indicative vote on this has previously been held, and League Two clubs were unanimous on ending the season early. So even if relegation-threatened sides voted against ending the season this time, it would not be enough to change the outcome and the season will still end.

Stevenage are currently bottom of the table on points per game and were also bottom of the regular table when fixtures ceased. They have been the worst team in the division this season, and Macclesfield are only close to them after having 11 points deducted already. However, it could still be the Silkmen who go down, as they have been hit with new charges and could have even more points deducted which would bring their average below

Stevenage’s tally.

Nobody knows. Some say it could be September, others believe that’s over-optimistic. League Two teams need a crowd and would not be able to survive long playing behind closed doors. When will crowds be allowed? That’s up to the government.

The most recent school of thought is that some fans could be let into grounds and