When the Premier League was put on an indefinite hiatus due to the Coronavirus outbreak, clubs were left in an odd limbo of having to organize everything other than the football upon which the sport itself relies for everything from entertainment, to employment and most importantly, money.

With the Premier League a huge operation to shut down mid-season, the immediacy of this need was accelerated by the infection of Mikel Arteta with the Coronavirus. Some clubs put their staff on immediate paid leave, such as Manchester United, who announced they would pay all staff in full for the duration. Other clubs such as Leeds United immediately set about raising funds for those affected by the crisis.

Other clubs didn’t act so quickly or ethically in doing the right thing. Liverpool only reneged on their furloughing of staff last week after calls by former players such as Jamie Carragher criticizing their initial decision. Until the last 24 hours, Tottenham Hotspur Chairman Daniel Levy had resisted multiple similar calls to make the right decision. Thankfully, in a statement made today, Spurs have announced that they will pay their non-playing staff through April and May in full.

The wording of that particular twist is important and limiting to the gesture.