it is ok by me if they ask all of football including the super rich execs at the fa,uefa and the like of the burk at the Players union,the prem chief ,the likes of sky /bt pundits who are millionares,managers,i don't like the pressure on players to solve the problem,al of the above or none,let them donate what they want to who they want,our foreign players are doing things for their own countries which is fair enough,they are paying a ton of tax hereI'm no Tory and I have no time for politicians but in the current situation I think the Gov putting pressure on clubs & players to contribute to protecting the economy is fully justified.
The economic disaster which will follow the public health distaster is going to be massive. Governments have powers to take measures to effectively nationalise the economy (this is already happening). In this case the Government & Taxpayers are one and the same. If people earn money in this country and happen to be doing it when the apocalypse happens then its on everyone to do what they can.
I think the various pronouncements are an indirect message to the football industry, voluntarily cough up and help or don't be surprised i measures get enforced. This situation isn't going away overnight and we are not even close to the worst of it yet.
Will the same government also go after actors, pop stars, golfers, tennis players or is this strictly limited to footballers?I'm no Tory and I have no time for politicians but in the current situation I think the Gov putting pressure on clubs & players to contribute to protecting the economy is fully justified.
The economic disaster which will follow the public health distaster is going to be massive. Governments have powers to take measures to effectively nationalise the economy (this is already happening). In this case the Government & Taxpayers are one and the same. If people earn money in this country and happen to be doing it when the apocalypse happens then its on everyone to do what they can.
I think the various pronouncements are an indirect message to the football industry, voluntarily cough up and help or don't be surprised i measures get enforced. This situation isn't going away overnight and we are not even close to the worst of it yet.
Depends if they’re working classWill the same government also go after actors, pop stars, golfers, tennis players or is this strictly limited to footballers?
Will the same government also go after actors, pop stars, golfers, tennis players or is this strictly limited to footballers?
He doesn't own Virgin Atlantic "his airline" though, its 49% owned by Delta Airlines, and 31% by Air France/KLM.Yes, Branson is looking for £Billions to prop up his airline while he sits on his own pile. personally I think morally anyone who has the means should be contributing to the national effort.
It's limited to whoever they can get the most publicity by criticizing, and who's least likely to fund their reelection, I would guess. To be fair to other sports people like golfers and tennis players, I don't think they're usually salaried, so they probably lose money simply by not being able to play. Nor are they likely to be claiming government aid to pay lower-paid staff. And that's the real issue here. If Sheikh Mansour puts his own money in to cover the lost income (no doubt UEFA would oppose such a heinous act) then it's none of the government's business whether or not our players take a pay cut. But if the club starts to claim handouts from the government, then it's only right that their highest-paid staff do their bit too.Will the same government also go after actors, pop stars, golfers, tennis players or is this strictly limited to footballers?
You mean golfers like Tiger Woods who was on something in the region of £50m a year before he even swung a club?It's limited to whoever they can get the most publicity by criticizing, and who's least likely to fund their reelection, I would guess. To be fair to other sports people like golfers and tennis players, I don't think they're usually salaried, so they probably lose money simply by not being able to play. Nor are they likely to be claiming government aid to pay lower-paid staff. And that's the real issue here. If Sheikh Mansour puts his own money in to cover the lost income (no doubt UEFA would oppose such a heinous act) then it's none of the government's business whether or not our players take a pay cut. But if the club starts to claim handouts from the government, then it's only right that their highest-paid staff do their bit too.
But yeah, it's curious that no-one from the government seems to have criticised companies like British Airways who have given their pilots a 50% pay cut and 2 weeks unpaid leave while their CEO (and presumably the rest of management) remains on full pay. He actually did take a 100% pay cut in the end, but this only happened after media criticism, not criticism from anyone in the government, who seem to be far more careful about which people they publicly attack. John McDonnell (surprise, surprise) seems to be the only high-profile politician to have publicly attacked CEOs for not taking a pay cut in this time.
Not as a salary though. If he's freelance, he'll lose money anyway and won't be entitled to a payout from government. If he has staff (which I assume he does) and tries to claim government assistance to keep paying them when he could easily afford to cover them for a few months, then by all means tell him he's a prick.You mean golfers like Tiger Woods who was on something in the region of £50m a year before he even swung a club?
Tiger woods was on a massive retainer (reported as £50m) from Nike, he also has other sponsors such as Tag Heur paying him millions moreNot as a salary though. If he's freelance, he'll lose money anyway and won't be entitled to a payout from government. If he has staff (which I assume he does) and tries to claim government assistance to keep paying them when he could easily afford to cover them for a few months, then by all means tell him he's a prick.
You mean golfers like Tiger Woods who was on something in the region of £50m a year before he even swung a club?
He doesn't own Virgin Atlantic "his airline" though, its 49% owned by Delta Airlines, and 31% by Air France/KLM.
It's limited to whoever they can get the most publicity by criticizing, and who's least likely to fund their reelection, I would guess. To be fair to other sports people like golfers and tennis players, I don't think they're usually salaried, so they probably lose money simply by not being able to play. Nor are they likely to be claiming government aid to pay lower-paid staff. And that's the real issue here. If Sheikh Mansour puts his own money in to cover the lost income (no doubt UEFA would oppose such a heinous act) then it's none of the government's business whether or not our players take a pay cut. But if the club starts to claim handouts from the government, then it's only right that their highest-paid staff do their bit too.
But yeah, it's curious that no-one from the government seems to have criticised companies like British Airways who have given their pilots a 50% pay cut and 2 weeks unpaid leave while their CEO (and presumably the rest of management) remains on full pay. He actually did take a 100% pay cut in the end, but this only happened after media criticism, not criticism from anyone in the government, who seem to be far more careful about which people they publicly attack. John McDonnell (surprise, surprise) seems to be the only high-profile politician to have publicly attacked CEOs for not taking a pay cut in this time.
Doesn’t matter. People just jumping to blame him. Facts be damned.