Clarke Carlisle tells Piers Morgan lower league clubs WILL go bust without government cash

The former PFA chairman Clarke Carlisle has laid bare the bleak financial situation facing lower-league clubs and insists sides will go bust without Government help. The delayed return of fans to stadiums has hit the finances of lower-league clubs very hard Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has received a letter - signed by MPs, football administrators and directors - warning clubs need urgent help and will go to the wall unless action is taken The situation facing teams in the EFL, National League and beyond was detailed in a letter sent to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden this week. A number of EFL and National League clubs are concerned they can't go on for much longer Boris Johnson revealed a string of new measures to try and fight coronavirus last week, and the return of fans to football matches has been delayed 'Without any plans being made to rescue clubs, many in the EFL and others in the National League as well, are now actively preparing to make all but essential staff redundant, cease playing, close down their youth academies and community foundations, and put their business into administration,' the letter warns. The FA and EFL will continue to liaise with the Government over the return of fans to stadiums Clubs in the Football League and National League could be lost if fans don't return soon, the Government has been warned - empty stadiums, such as Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium, have meant a devastating loss of revenue for already cash-strapped clubs The Premier League did not ask the Government for money and there is a widespread acceptance none will be forthcoming.