According to The Advertiser<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chief executive Andrew Fagan\u2019s comments on Footy Classified on Wednesday night that \u201cwe\u2019ve had eight players we\u2019ve already informed won\u2019t be a part of our future plans\u2019\u2019 because of COVID-19 was nothing more than a slip of the tongue, according to a club spokesman.<\/p> The club said Fagan meant to use the term \u201cstaff\u201d, rather than \u201cplayers\u2019\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Fagan told Footy Classified:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had eight players (staff) that we\u2019ve already informed won\u2019t be a part of our future plans directly resulting from the impact of COVID-19 and what we understand will be a significant reduction in the football caps that we\u2019ll operate on, not just through this year but into 2021 and beyond.<\/p> \u201cThey are tough calls on really good people and hopefully they are able to find roles within the football industry in the short to medium term.<\/p> \u201cBut the issues are real, all clubs are going to emerge with significant debt and we are going to have to right size the industry so we can get out of it in the coming years and return to strong shape and strong health.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The club announced on Wednesday it was parting ways with assistant coach Marty Mattner<\/a> and will \u201cfinalise the makeup of its coaching structure prior to games resuming\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s so damn sad\u201d Adelaide Crows CEO Andrew Fagan meant to say \u201cstaff\u201d rather than \u201cplayers\u201d when he spoke about the club\u2019s cost cutting in a TV appearance on Wednesday night, says the club. According to The Advertiser: Chief executive Andrew Fagan\u2019s comments on Footy Classified on Wednesday night that \u201cwe\u2019ve had eight players we\u2019ve already informed won\u2019t be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":40821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[143],"tags":[246,248],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-40820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-fiveaa-app","tag-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Another Adelaide Crows Coach Let Go, And There Might Be \u201cMore To Come\u201d >> https:\/\/t.co\/4v93rDxT33<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8B6A5Mu1Bs<\/a><\/p>— FIVEAA (@1395FIVEAA) April 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"