to run today and tomorrow and there s more industrial action planned over the christmas holiday period and in early january. people and businesses across the country are being affected by the strikes. let s speak to terry george who s the owner of bar fibre and viaduct showbar in leeds. terry, good to see you and thank you very much indeed for being with us. i guess for business owners like you can it s really tough having doctor covan and all the nightmare of the pandemic, and now you are struggling with this. ., , , ., with this. yeah, it is ust not will be expected h with this. yeah, it is ust not will be expeeted at with this. yeah, it is ust not will be expected at all. i i with this. yeah, it isjust not willl be expected at all. i didn t expect to be sapped talking to you in a car right now either because the traffic is bedlam where i am, it s at a standstill. that s a testament as to what the train strike is causing. we have had people cancelling coming to parties this even
the summer with players paid late or not at all. i i kept thinking it will be sorted, | it will be fine, and obviously not. business isn t that easy, apparently. i more than 100 players at the two clubs lost theirjobs. elliott is one of those yet to find a new club. teams have a lot less money to spend on players and the players don t really want to get paid any less than we re already on because it s a tough sport. a lot of the lads get their head kicked in three times a week. meanwhile his former team mate ben has dropped down to play in the third tier of english rugby and might leave the sport. everyone s kind of got those concerns that the bills need paying and where s that money coming from? 0ne club going under might have been viewed as an unfortunate anomaly. two clubs folding in such a short space of time has raised urgent questions about the viability of english domestic rugby union. summoned to answer questions from mps today, this was the assessment from the head of the prem
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