Premier League clubs have been urged to hand over £20m to help keep League One and Two clubs afloat during the coronavirus shutdown.
The call comes from Dale Vince, the multi-millionaire owner of Forest Green Rovers, who says he can keep his own club going, but predicts others will struggle without match-day income.
The EFL have already promised to make available £50m in a short-term cash flow package to all clubs in their leagues to keep them going.
But that money is only advance payments on the remaining matches for this season, plus interest free loans, and Vince believes the richest clubs also have to step up and protect the grass roots. “For the moment, we will be okay at Forest Green but some clubs are really going to struggle,