More than 900 Port Vale supporters have already renewed and bought their season ticket for the 2020/21 campaign, with club CEO Colin Garlick praising these fans before giving insight into what may be happening at the League Two outfit in the near future.
The current Football League season is suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic with no announcement made yet on how to go forward amidst the outbreak.
“I have to say a huge thank you to those people who have already committed to next season without even knowing when this season is going to finish, it’s phenomenal,” Mr Garlick said.
“I know Kevin, Carol and everybody at the club would like to thank the fans for their support, especially at the moment.”
Commenting on the suspension of professional football amid coronavirus, he said: “It was absolutely the right thing to do and the absolute correct thing to do is to thoroughly assess the situation before football returns.
“It’ll be a different competition when players go out of contract.
“Some players who have played with us for 80% of the season, might not be able to play past that 30th June deadline.
“Obviously, we’d like everything to return to normal, but you cannot compromise the health and safety of players, staff and supporters, and we’ve all got to be mindful of that.”
Mr Garlick revealed that the club has used the Government’s furlough scheme and commented on players and staff returning to training.
“The players, backroom staff, academy staff and scholars have been furloughed, mainly because we’re obviously not operating in the way we do normally,” he stated.
“We’ve had some staff on-site to support the community activities, along with some staff, supporters and local residents who have volunteered to help us with the work we’re doing.
“Unfortunately, I don’t know how long we’re going to be on furlough for, but I imagine within the next week or two, there will be some decisions hopefully regarding playing and training.
“If not, I imagine there will be discussions about where we’re going to take this season and future seasons.”
He concluded with a message for Port Vale fans, saying: “We wish everybody well and we want you to stay safe.
“We’re desperate to see you back at Vale Park as soon as possible.
“We can only thank you for your wonderful support at this difficult time.”
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