ian1964 10,409 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Fraser Wishart, chief executive of the PFA in Scotland, has issued a grim warning over the possibility that at least one in three professional footballers could be released by clubs this summer. The former Rangers defender believes up to 400 players could be looking for new clubs because The SPL is scrapping the reserve league amid the effects of the recession. "We expect 300 to 400 players will be released this summer," Wishart told the Sunday Mail. "That's about a third of the work-force and many of them will be lost to the game for good. "I'm expecting a huge number of frees because of the way clubs are restructuring their finances. "Clubs are now allowing players' contracts to run down and once they've expired it's a case of offering them less money to re-sign or letting them go. "With the reserve league about to be disbanded at the end of the season as well that means there will be even more players looking for fewer jobs and it doesn't take a genius to work out there will be a large number of casualties." http://www.setanta.com//uk/Articles/Football/2009/02/08/SPL-Wishart-on-players/gnid-39227/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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