Sky Sports Football Expert Alan McInally has described Matt Hancock's suggestion that Premier League players should take a pay cut as a joke.
The Health Secretary stated at Thursday's government daily briefing that players could "take a pay cut and play their part."
That has already prompted an angry response from PFA chairman Gordon Taylor and McInally is also unhappy with Hancock's comments.
"It's not a party political broadcast we are on and Matt Hancock has enough things to worry about without having a go at football players," McInally told Sky Sports News.
"For him to suggest taking a 30 per cent cut is a joke. Seriously. Any money from any football player, Premier League or otherwise, it should be going back into football. End of.
"If you are going to look after people at football clubs, it's the person who cleans the strips; the person who cuts the grass; and the person who makes you a cup of tea in the morning.
"I agree with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, although it's not so much that they are an easy target - they are on big money - a lot more money than anyone else and that brings a kind of jealousy, that's just the way life is.
"Modern football players at the top level get a lot of money and a lot of them, I'm quite sure, are happy to give back.
"But they're not giving back to the NHS, they're giving back to our grassroots. That's where I would like to see the money go, to the FA, and the FA give it to Accrington, Torquay, name a team.
"That's where the money should go, if you want to make sure none of our clubs go to the wall."
McInally also suggested players would want to know exactly where the money they were being asked to forfeit would be used.
"You'd want to know where your money is going to, if you are paying any money to a charity," he added.
"I'd want the money to be drifting down to clubs that are struggling and have had to furlough employees."
Mucdeilmry
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I like sex more than watching sports events.
Mucdeilmry
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Now,l realize that football is nothing but emotion.in this pandemic time, it cannot save our life.rich men use football to get money from poor.we have being supporting for long time.we get nothing but they are rich more and more.
Mucdeilmry
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Because of supporter football is still now.
Rohcdiopsy
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Do some of these former footballers or Pundits as their new cap fits have any reasonable formal education or kicking the ball is their only cherished asset they bring to the table? By the way their countries are rich and can cope with the coronavirus without any help from other countries, institutions or individuals but these pundits should be reminded of a country's solidarity and fortitude to stand together in times like these. Some of their countrymen who died in the 1st and 2nd world war had a minimum of a month military training before getting launched into war, they gave up everything to sacrifice for the freedom of these morons who feel a footballer should continue receiving £450,000 a week for staying home during these trying moments and any sacrifice should be ploughed back into football, where does the money footballers get paid come from. Those who will live 50,000 years from 2020 will still never see a former footballer be head of state in say German or PM in England, these semi illiterates are morally a danger to society because of their unbridled greed and lack of knowledge about basic economics not to mention basic patriotism.
Ryan83
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I love football but right now there is no space for this kind of conversation when so much people are dying they need to invest in the people who have been supporting the game
PSGEZUZ
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I hope he starts coughing
Jamesngjames
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I agree