Leyton Orient captain Jobi McAnuff has backed English Football League chairman Rick Parry’s combative letter to the Government and revealed the toll on players caused by the continued absence of fans from matches. Parry’s letter accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s administration of ignoring football clubs amid the coronavirus pandemic and warned clubs will go out of business without a financial rescue package. The EFL has negotiated with the Premier League over a bailout, but no deal has yet been struck. McCarthy believes clubs going out of business would devastate local communities, heaping yet more misery on areas already ravaged by the impact of the pandemic. Mick McCarthy, right, has backed EFL chairman Rick Parry’s approach in criticising the Government’s coronavirus response in football (Niall Carson/PA)Asked about Parry’s letter to Government, McCarthy told Sky Sports: “His letter makes sense to me to be quite honest.

Source: Express October 29, 2020 08:26 UTC