Emergency cash help on way for Eastbourne Borough

Eastbourne Borough are still not allowed fans into Priory Lane, but government cash help looks imminent

National League clubs have been told they will receive an emergency grant to enable them to start the new season this weekend.

Officials have been in talks with the government over funding to help cover the losses incurred by a ban on fans.

Borough future is in the balance - we cannot survive without fans.

The likes of Eastbourne Borough have received an email from the league's chief executive Michael Tattersall confirming that the Goverment are "working at pace… to design a package of support that will give the National League the reassurance it needs".

The size of any grant is yet to be confirmed, but it is understood the league is hoping for around £2-3m per month.

Borough CEO John Bonar commented: "We are encouraged by these signs of vital support. Talks have been ongoing and we are awaiting the confirmation and, particularly, the details of how the financial package would be distributed across the clubs in the three National League divisions."