From left: Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony, Pompey CEO Mark Catlin and Burton owner Ben Robinson.From left: Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony, Pompey CEO Mark Catlin and Burton owner Ben Robinson.
From left: Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony, Pompey CEO Mark Catlin and Burton owner Ben Robinson.

League One salary cap vote: how Portsmouth, Sunderland, Ipswich, Hull, Charlton, Wigan and the rest may vote

It’s a vote that could change League One football like we know it.

Today is the day that all clubs will meet to choose whether a salary cap will be implemented for the upcoming 2020-21 season.

League One clubs are voting for a ceiling of £2.5m on playing budgets, which includes tax, National Insurance, medical costs, agents’ fees, appearance and win bonuses.

Players already contracted will be treated as the divisional average wage of £1,300 per week.

Pompey are firmly against the salary cap and need another eight allies to reject the proposal.

We’ve taken a look at what each club has been saying in the build-up...

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