League Two English Football Team Owner Under Investigation For Buying Team McDonald’s

English League football probably isn’t where you’d wanna look for an example of the ‘beautiful game’. However, for Accrington Stanley head Andy Holt things have been looking peachy of late. His team has won every home match this season, and are poised to take home the League Two titles in the English Football league.

Unfortunately for Andy Holt, the EFL is being a bit of a wet blanket and investigating the owner for treating his team to McDonald’s whenever they win.

So.
Sometimes when we win I give £200, less the £21.37 I get back in change, to Sean to get the lads @McDonaldsUK or the like. If we lose they get their own. Its just the way we roll @ASFCofficial

— Andyh (@AndyhHolt) 1 April 2018

Then I receive a letter from @EFL demanding an explanation because the @McDonaldsUK is not specified in the players contracts.
You have to wonder what these folk would do with their life if it wasn’t for my errors of judgement.

— Andyh (@AndyhHolt) 1 April 2018

The EFL sent a letter to Holt about his team’s tradition because the money used on the McDonald’s is technically not a part of players’ contracts. Holt uses his own money, not the team’s, to pay for the meals. According to the Telegraph, this could be a potential breach of EFL regulations, which state that “full details of all payments to or benefits paid in cash or in kind on behalf of players must be included in the standard contract.” This apparently includes bonuses, and the team’s McDonald’s runs may qualify as such. Bizarre or what?