Barrow AFC offer furlough to out-of-favour players
Barrow AFC have confirmed that they have offered furlough to a number of out-of-favour players.
The Bluebirds insist the move is a way of “exploring every lifeline” possible amid the financial challenges of Covid-19.
The step, though, will inevitably invite criticism, following the club’s major January transfer window recruitment – and with AFC having recently said their financial outlook was at its "healthiest for decades".
It will also be regarded as controversial in light of the Government’s job retention scheme having been set up to provide job security for companies unable to operate fully during the Covid-19 pandemic.