Timo Werner

comment by Joe The King Exotic (U10026)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by TBaggerin (U11806)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Joe The King Exotic (U10026)
posted 50 seconds ago
The furloughing thing is an interesting one anyway. Football is the only industry that has faced criticism for using it. Obviously they don’t employ as many people as other big businesses, but it shows they are held to a different standard than any other industry.
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Similar to the calls for footballers to give up some of their wages too
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Indeed. I never felt they were obligated to unless the clubs really needed it to pay the rest of their staff. The funny thing is is that it’s often football fans that seem to hate them the most.
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Same, I think it was just government trying to point the finger at other people, rather short-sightedly.

Yeah that is strange, maybe some resentment from all of our failed football 'careers'?

comment by TBaggerin (U11806)
posted 1 minute ago
You could think that way if you were going out of your way to be hyper critical I guess but ultimately it doesnt feel right to try and hold someone accountable for seeing the error of their ways and changing a decision on an action that literally didnt take place.
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I agree to a point, but I think there should be accountability for all actions. I think what they tried to pull was bad, but I think it's good they listened to the fans and admitted fault. It's not all black and white
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I dont think anyone is suggesting it bud, and what I originally wrote wasn't aimed at you, but some people are writing as though it actually and is mental whichever way you slice it.

Actually happened*

Bit of lag there.

The media focus on footballers is ridiculous, to be honest. Especially from the right wing papers that that create propaganda for their tax dodging mates. Working class footballers earning silly money are the real enemies of the people, obviously.

Yeah that’s probably one of the reasons.

If bankers and politicians got the grief footballers do the world would be a better place I reckon.

It is odd. No one cares how much actors or musician's make. I think football actually does quite a lot for this country.

comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 7 seconds ago
They didn't do it

Wtaf is going on?
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Only because of the reaction they got.
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Yes that's right?

Wtaf. Honestly, some people on here
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The made the right call. But the point is they tried to initially, how would you feel if they had then suddenly found 49m to spend on a player, that was the original point.
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i assume they have different budgets for each area of their business. Whos to say where or how much they spend in each area?
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That would make sense, but it wouldn’t look good if they refused to use that, keeping it for a transfer and furloughed, at least half of which was their intention until the outcry made them hastily rethink.

comment by Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
If bankers and politicians got the grief footballers do the world would be a better place I reckon.

It is odd. No one cares how much actors or musician's make. I think football actually does quite a lot for this country.
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It really shows how broken society is that footballers are held to a higher standard than the people running the country - whether that be directly, or indirectly.

comment by Joe The King Exotic (U10026)
posted 41 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
If bankers and politicians got the grief footballers do the world would be a better place I reckon.

It is odd. No one cares how much actors or musician's make. I think football actually does quite a lot for this country.
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It really shows how broken society is that footballers are held to a higher standard than the people running the country - whether that be directly, or indirectly.
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The thing I find actually quite sad about it is that sport, and football in particular, is one of the last few possibilities of social elevation.

A lot if these lads grow up with fvck all and make great lives for themselves through talent and hard work. There's no footballing Eton (Eton doesnt pay tax amazingly). I wish them all the best.

Aside from that this country actually makes money from it and most clubs are heavily involved in community projects.

footballers

The irony of Eton College is that it was originally founded as a school for the underprivileged to receive a free education. It’s now the most privileged institution on the planet.

I think it's pretty obvious that footballers get the grief they do because they're in the public eye on a daily basis and their salaries are plastered across the news.

Bankers are only in the news if there's a big story and people generally haven't got the first clue about what they earn.

It's not right, of course it's not, but it's human nature.

The money footballers earn - those right at the top - is obscene imo, there's no real getting away from that, regardless of whether there are other people who earn obscene amounts as well.

The amount of money that a club turns over that goes straight back out in wages and agent fees, when the sport has it's heart in the community, is outrageous.