More Money from TV Rights

There will be more money for Football League teams next season thanks to an improved deal. The new BBC/Sky agreementy will bring £88million into clubs next season.

The deal works out at around £2.9m for each club in the Championship, £440,000 for League One sides and £300,000 for the teams in League Two.

However despite this extra income chairman of the FL, Lord Mawhinney, has sounded a note of caution.

"What I would say to every club is simple," said Mawhinney.

"If your attitude is that it can't happen to you, then you do not have a realistic business plan. This is the time to batten down the hatches. Directors must have realistic business plans.

"They have to control all their costs and of course wages are the single biggest outlay for most clubs.

"I've been exploring with owners and shareholders if they'd like to put in place some sort of limit on wages but different clubs take a different attitude. It's a dog eat dog world.

"Clubs are already under pressure so they have to think deeply about ticket prices.

"If unemployment is going to rise to three million over the next year, a lot of those people will be football fans and they will just not have the disposable income to come to games."

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