It was precisely 15 days ago that the players of Borussia Monchengladbach – a German club who have seen better days – agreed that they would go without pay for as long as was necessary to help the club and its lesser paid employees.
The news registered a little within that country but it did not make so much of a splash.
It was certainly not back page news.
‘It seemed to be what was needed. There didn’t seem to be the need for an argument,’ says one source familiar with the club.