Peterborough United season ticket sales slow down as Posh chairman warns lower league clubs are still in danger of going bust

Posh had sold 1,243 at the close of business on Tuesday compared to 2,608 at this time last year.

Posh have extended their first early bird discount deadline from the end of March to the end of April this year because of the lockdown of football and football clubs.

Posh were ahead in sales year on year until the coronavirus interrupted the current season.

Meanwhile Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony still believes more financial help is required to ensure lower division clubs don’t go bust because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Premier League have now forwarded £125 million of solidarity money to Football League clubs to go with the English Football League’s own relief package of £50million.

But that money is split between 72 clubs and MacAnthony believes those in a position to help finacially need to do even more.

MacAnthony used his personal podcast ‘Hard Truths’ to say: “As things stand some clubs won’t come through his pandemic. They will go into administration or liquidation because their situation is too severe.

“There is literally no income coming into clubs, but we all still have responsibility for staff wages.

“It’s great that we have now received money from the Premier League and I thank them for that, but it’s not enough.

“We have received our expected August payment in advance that’s all. I still believe we need to have some of the the Premier League’s guaranteed TV money from four or five years down the line to get us all through this.

“This money can be paid back and interest can even be charged and without it some are destined to struggle.

“I’m not interested in scapegoating anyone. The Premier League, the EFL and the PFA are trying to get things sorted, but they need to move more quickly.

“I do believe the EFL have a good man in charge in Ricky Parry so hopefully more financial help will arrive.”

Posh are expected to place non-playing staff on furlough, but will make up the 20% of wages not covered by the Government.