Blackpool waiting to hear more details on the scrapping of the EFL's salary cap

Neil Critchley says Blackpool are waiting to hear more details about the scrapping of the EFL’s salary cap.
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The caps for League One and Two were withdrawn on Tuesday following a decision by an independent arbitration panel.

The caps were voted through by third and fourth-tier clubs in August last year with a £2.5m limit for Blackpool, Fleetwood Town and their League One counterparts, while League Two clubs could spend a maximum of £1.5m.

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Once the caps were introduced it had been reported that, at League Two level, 22 clubs were in favour with just two opposed, while in League One, it was 16-7 in favour with one abstention – with 16 being the number required to meet the 66 per cent threshold needed.

However, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) immediately challenged the caps, saying they were ‘unlawful and unenforceable’ – and an independent panel has now forced them to be withdrawn.

The PFA said it looked forward to working with the EFL on 'reasonable and proportionate cost control measures for the future’.

Blackpool, who are talking to the EFL today about the issue along with all other League One and Two clubs, were among those to vote in favour of the new cap last year.

Blackpool boss Neil CritchleyBlackpool boss Neil Critchley
Blackpool boss Neil Critchley
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Responding to its scrapping, Critchley said: “It’s difficult for me to talk about that at the moment because it only happened prior to Tuesday’s (postponed) game and we were obviously concentrating on that game.

“I know there are meetings today with the EFL and clubs, so when that meeting takes place this afternoon and the picture becomes clearer, then our club’s stance will become clearer and we’ll be able to say what we feel on that matter.”

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