Why wouldn't Argyle - or any other business - furlough as many staff as possible to get a proportion of the staff costs covered by the government?
There is a huge difference between Argyle saying they will continue to pay all staff in full and, say, Spurs saying they will continue to pay the players in full but not not up the earning of much lower paid staff. That stinks.
The question of pay cuts for players, management and other staff is another question and is no doubt a key factor in current discussions between the FA, Premier League, Football League, PFA and their counterparts in other countries and will depend on what happens re cancelling/extending the season.
In particular, there is a massive issue with contracts expiring in June and it seeming unlikely the current season could restart by then, never mind finish. Resolving that will be a battle of the various self-interests and is likely to get messy.
What Argyle appear to have said is that they will pay in full until at least July, which gives rise to two key observations:
- If restrictions are lifted, staff can be recalled from furlough at 24 hours notice so this is not an admission that we definitely won't be playing again by then; and
- If restrictions continue beyond the end of July, salaries may have to be cut but will be reviewed nearer the time but remember many players may (depending on the above) be out of contract by then