Rather than giving money back to Premier League clubs with pay cuts, wouldn’t it be better if players donate those millions to services in frontline of helping us through the #COVID19 crisis. Many hospices are in dire financial straights. Come on football, do what you can to help

What do you think @lineker, @IanWright0? If this takes off as an idea, @hospiceuk can help get the money where it is most needed

And it addresses the PFA’s complaint that straight pay cuts deprive HM Treasury of tax revenues for funding public services.

Also the donation from the £20m announced by the Premier League for the NHS would be much more efficiently and effectively deployed to charities like hospices, which carry out an essential public service in this time of national crisis but are desperate for cash