Walsall chairman Leigh Pomlett believes some EFL clubs could face bankruptcy due to coronavirus – and called for more “urgency” from the governing body to provide support. Football League clubs have found it increasingly difficult to survive over the years with Bury expelled earlier this season due to financial problems. Walsall Football Club can confirm the partial closure of the Banks’s Stadium amid concerns over the Coronavirus outbreak. More details 👉 https://t.co/cHTOCt2Uhh pic.twitter.com/rD2U7liEPE — Walsall FC Official (@WFCOfficial) March 17, 2020He told the PA news agency: “It wouldn’t surprise me. “I’d be hugely disappointed if there was not support for us from the PFA, the EFL and the Government,” he said.

Source: Express March 17, 2020 15:00 UTC