Blackpool FC refuse to be embroiled in spat with AFC Fylde owner over pay cut claims

When discussing the financial uncertainty surrounding clubs in the lower leagues, the Fylde chairman alleged that Blackpool's players have been asked to take a significant pay cut.

"I've had it confirmed that Blackpool had asked their players to take a 60 per cent pay cut against future contracts and a lot of them would be leaving," he said.

In response, the Seasiders looked to play down those claims - suggesting people should instead judge the clubs by its action over the last few months.

"We're not going to even dignify that comment with a response," a spokesperson for the club told The Gazette.

"All we will say is that, as a club, we prefer people to judge us by our actions this summer.

"We have not furloughed our recruitment team and Simon Sadler hopes to kick on next season and win promotion.

"We are shortly going to announce our first signing of the summer, which makes us one of the first clubs at our level - if not the first - to announce the signing of an out-of-contract player."