Yeovil Town: Club lawyers looking at second EFL parachute payment

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Image caption, Yeovil were fourth in the National League when the season was halted

Yeovil Town鈥檚 owner has asked lawyers to look at whether they could receive a second parachute payment if the National League season is voided.

The Glovers were relegated from League Two last season and received a payment from the English Football League.

But Scott Priestnall says if they do not have the chance to go back up, they should be entitled to more money.

鈥淲e haven鈥檛 had the opportunity to get promoted so our solidarity payment should be reset,鈥 he said.

鈥淚鈥檓 not saying that鈥檚 what鈥檚 going to happen, because that has to be discussed and worked out with the EFL.鈥

Priestnall has asked all his staff to take 50% pay cuts as the club tries to manage financial problems associated with the league being paused due to the pandemic.

There has been no decision yet on what will happen with non-league football this season, with the Football Association meeting various leagues this week.

However, leagues in the seventh and eighth tiers say they want the season to end immediately.

Yeovil are fourth in the National League, the fifth tier, 10 points behind leaders Barrow with both sides having nine games left to play.

鈥淚t leaves you with a commercial question, and the commercial question is if the season is cancelled what happens next season?鈥 Priestnall told 成人快手 Somerset.

鈥淭hose discussions are already happening, I know that from a National League and EFL position. We await to see what the outcome of that might look like.

鈥淲e鈥檙e in a great position in terms of chasing promotion, if we鈥檝e not got the competitive advantage of playing in those play-offs or even win the league - we鈥檙e not that far away and some of the other cubs are not that far away either - then the season should be reset and therefore our funding should be reset.鈥