There are concerns about a potential crisis in football. The situations involving Sheffield Wednesday, Morecambe, & Widnes FC.

The Sheffield Wednesday players are reportedly facing delayed wage payments & potential strike action.

Morecambe is also dealing with financial difficulties. It's reported that Morecambe have ceased all first team football operations.

And the news that Widnes FC have had to withdraw from the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English Football, after only getting promoted last season is another big blow to another Town.

These issues raise questions about the overall stability and financial health of some clubs. 

So do we have a crisis in English football. What can be done?

Yes @Robbie there is a Crisis in English Football. Unfortunately the F.A. Doesn't Care, they are only Interested in the Premier League. And the EFL is run by a Bunch of People who haven't moved with the Times nor the Changes in the game. They seem content to let things rattle along as they are.

@Wheelbarrow repair man It seems that the National league & the Pitching in Northern Premier League has exactly the same attitude.

Like I have said before, there needs to be a wages & transfer cap set for every league that has a professional club.

It was so sad for Widnes FC they got promoted as Champions to the Northern Premier League then this.

It explains their plight here👇

Runcorn and Widnes World

Widnes FC resign from Northern Premier League with reason...

Widnes FC announce their resignation from the Northern Premier League just two months after winning promotion to its top flight

"due to a lack of support or will from Halton Borough Council (HBC) to overcome parking issues at the site."

Really feel for the supporters if it's actually down to parking issues!

There is a big concern that clubs have been able to overspend for a number of years and accumulate historical debt. Doesn't it make it all the more important that we, as a club, handle what can be impactful now for the long-term future and put us on a better platform compared to other League Two teams? For me, that's being smart with sustainability because sooner or later we'll outgrow this league naturally.

Rather than allowing supporter calls, which only care about short-term success and not the entire vision of the club beyond a season or two, if that. But of course, praising ambitious owners who put their clubs in real jeopardy is not to be applauded (even though it seems to be in that short period).

AH gambled on promotion in one season, then paid for it in the second. He not only put Notts in danger, but also Ilkeston Town.

It's not just English football; it's European. UEFA and FIFA need to do more to protect the future of the game, as do local authorities such as the FA, Premier League, and the English Football League. It will always be difficult for the Non-League to be given any sort of support, because the money filters down from the top.

@Piethagoram, some councils tend to hide behind excuses, some football clubs do, but I would hope that there is some common sense to the situation.

I know Widnes is primarily a Rugby League town

Is it local residents raising objections to parking? We just don't know but surely the council should be looking at the bigger picture.

Whether it's about parking, Whether it's problems about the failure to sell a club, or it is a matter of not fixing the ground and paying the players at another club. No excuses.

The football authorities really do need to get a grip of this. It the fans that are suffering.

i do think its bad that so many teams are having these types of problems and it shows more needed to be done earlier, hopefully with the independent regulator and other means it will help but until those are in place. some teams will struggle, i do think we need to make sure clubs are safely owned by overseas investors and that smaller clubs have better ways of dealing with their finances even at non league level.

Liverpool Echo

Council respond after Widnes FC shock resignation from fo...

Widnes FC withdrew from the football pyramid over the weekend and expressed their disappointment at a lack of support from Halton Borough Council

Maybe not a crisis, but a major imbalance that is unhealthy for the game in the long term. The financial gap between the haves and the have-nots has become a chasm. Champions League money is distorting the Premier League and PL parachute payments are distorting the Championship and even League One. The PL is already starting to look like a closed shop. Meanwhile, the amount of money sloshing around the top level is now attracting owners and would-be owners who are looking to cash in. If they fail, things go south quickly.

By contrast, the non-league scene is in rude health with crowds surging. I don't know much about Widnes, but it doesn't all add up - the board were seemingly wrangling with the council about a new ground, and ultimately decided to take their ball home. Hmm - I find it hard to believe they scrapped the first team over a dispute about a car park. Non-league football is full of badly run clubs that have achieved successive promotions on a completely unsustainable basis, only to vanish when they sail too close to the sun.

There is too much money involved in football now, but there's no going back, not in the short to mid term anyway... I wish I had the answers but running a club and being profitable is basically an anomaly these days, clubs are totally at the mercy of their owners and if you get a bad one (or ones) you are stuffed. It's not right that you need to be a multi-millionaire to run a club either and the lower down the leagues you go the harder it is to be financed solely by attending fans. I'm amazed clubs like Accrington, Harrogate and Fleetwood with average attendances of less than 3,000 can even afford to put a competitive team out.

I saw this on social media today, a pretty good way to sum-up how the media view English football too.