Partick Thistle’s players are now counting the cost of their relegation to League One through massive wage cuts.
Ian McCall’s first-team squad who are still under contract for next season have been informed by letter in recent days that their money will be down, with some of the cuts as high as 40 or 50 per cent.
It means several of the Jags squad will now lose several hundred pounds-a-week off their wages.
A lot of the top players’ contracts had clauses for cuts if they were relegated, while others players have get-out clauses if the club were relegated.
The Thistle board are now looking to try to get back up after feeling unjust about their demotion from the second tier.
Thistle were relegated but they were two points behind Queen of the South with a game in hand.
Those player reductions could still be voided if Hearts chairwoman Ann Budge’s late reconstruction bid comes off, although that still looks to be a long shot.
The Thistle board are now planning for the harsh reality of life in League One and counting the financial and sporting costs, on top of the current COVID-19 shutdown.
McCall’s general budget will also be well down in total from the end of this season.
