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title: "Leeds United: Fans slam Liverpool for furloughing some of their staff"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Jack Maleham"
section: "Championship News"
published: "2020-04-05T18:35:38Z"
modified: "2020-04-06T11:53:01Z"
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# Leeds United: Fans slam Liverpool for furloughing some of their staff

**Loads of Leeds United supporters have been heavily critical of the latest news coming out of Premier League outfit Liverpool.**

On Saturday the Reds announced that some of their non-playing staff had been placed on the Government’s job retention scheme as a result of the worldwide pandemic which has caused football in England to be suspended. It will see them only receive 80% of their wage for the foreseeable future ([BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52165826)).

It is a move which has already been heavily criticised by several connected to the club, including [Jamie Carragher](https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/1246467781681451008) who described the move by the club as “poor.”

Liverpool’s actions are in stark contrast to the Whites, whose players, coaching staff and senior management all volunteered to take a wage deferral in order to ensure that the club’s non-football staff continued to receive their salaries in full during these difficult times ([BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52048216)).

Many Leeds fans have slammed the Anfield club for furloughing many of their non-football staff, with some suggesting it shows greed from the wealthy owners of the Reds. Here is what was said on Twitter…

> “Scouse not English”
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> Unless England has a benefits system they can abuse.
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> Disgraceful mentality from them once again. [https://t.co/Y0JmiANYxv](https://t.co/Y0JmiANYxv)
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> — Not even called Barry and not even from Beeston (@rex\_arms) [April 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/rex_arms/status/1246704316053848064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> They’ll be moaning about Austerity again soon enough, the lack of funding for the NHS and the [#gtto](https://twitter.com/hashtag/gtto?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) hash-taggers should look a little closer to home this time. Many scousers are rightly embarrassed by their family clubs billionaire owners…
>
> — Paul (@GravPa) [April 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/GravPa/status/1246710009095954432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Totally agree Graham Leeds are a championship club and didnt hesitate to be the 1st to defer salaries not the 40% but to reduce to the max £6k pw, players didnt mess around, I’ve always admired Liverpool not any more the owners are an embarrassment [@LFC](https://twitter.com/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Nige (@hectorswhites) [April 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/hectorswhites/status/1246712435911917571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Not surprised at all, Lpool, Spurs and rest of greed, take the walk to [#skammekroken](https://twitter.com/hashtag/skammekroken?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#cornerofshame](https://twitter.com/hashtag/cornerofshame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Rudi Gerhard Rakner (@BergenWhites) [April 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/BergenWhites/status/1246696407584604161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This really is disgusting behaviour. They’ll go and spend £70m on a striker in the summer making a mockery of the whole scheme. I do blame the govt though for not making it conditional, loads of options. Previous years profit/% of high earners/have to repay at a certain point
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> — . (@robw123q) [April 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/robw123q/status/1246695777273028608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> The more these billionaire owners do this and the more these Premiership footballers moan about wage deferrals in a time of need for the the Country the prouder I am off Leeds Utd owners their players. Everyone before self.
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> — Andy Dent (@Thedentsmaster) [April 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/Thedentsmaster/status/1246726812442468352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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