How many weeks do you think a Club will last without any revenue?It's about time these mega rich clubs and owners woke up to the real world. Those 550 staff keep the club running!
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How many weeks do you think a Club will last without any revenue?It's about time these mega rich clubs and owners woke up to the real world. Those 550 staff keep the club running!
Lucifer has you already,Thank Christ I don’t have you as a boss
What is 2018/19 total wages of the 550? And What is 2018/19 total wages of the players, managers and top execs inc dic levy?Quite right. We should keep those staff on, pay then in full for a few months whilst we have no income and then sack them all when the money runs out.
I’m sure they’d all prefer an extra couple of hundred a month for a few months and then nothing at all than a small reduction with a job to go back to later.
Thank Christ I don’t have you as a boss
Do actually think Levy wants to pay the players and the Manager their multi-million-pound wages?It’s becoming pretty dam obvious that clubs, chairmen & players are greedy shallow f#@ks and when the rest of us are up against it we’re on our own......it’s us that enables them to have that lifestyle but when it’s their turn to give some back, do they.....do they fuck yes switch on some lights in stadium make them blue.WOW get a picture of the manager with a couple bags of shopping again WOW but will we learn No if and when it gets back to normal we will pay our money and shut up, like we always do this should be a wake up call not just for us as a fan base every fan of every club, they don’t care abut us they only care abut themselves I’m not meaning lower league players and clubs they’re in the shit as well but your not telling me a bang average, yes average player on 70k A WEEK is struggling and needs financial help if they are there is something wrong in their life but whatever it is it won’t be nearly as wrong as the guy who is on the verge of losing everything.
No idea. I’m assuming you’ve a reason for asking?What is 2018/19 total wages of the 550? And What is 2018/19 total wages of the players, managers and top execs inc dic levy?
Oh look!! BA a £13.2b company furloughing 36k staff, this is an OUTRAGE blah, blah, etc, etc.....
I think Harry Kane should supliment their wages instead!!
What are you banging on about?That's a strange strange take.
A football club is not a normal business. It relies on the tribalism of its supporters . BA has no fans, nobody sings BA songs. Why would you ? It's just a corporate airline.
So if you think THFC are just like BA why do you support them? Are their BA forums and podcasts? Do people love BA so much they insist that their kids only like BA and but them an air stewardess uniform for xmas?
Seriously I dont get it? Would you not like your footbal club to have more morals than the average soulless corporate giant? Do you not want them to be the pillar of the community and support local people? Without those morals , without the personal relationship people feel football will die because what kind of weirdo sings songs and goes on forums about a soulless corporate business.
You may agree with the decision. I dont and that's fair enough but dont pretend that it's the same as BA or Virgin or whoever, it's not.
And even if it was not being able to afford 36,000 staff is a bit different to 550 dont you think? That's 550 staff for a couple of months . What's the wage bill of the players and directors? What was his bonus? He could easily afford it.
Whatever mate you have just ignored all the points and answered you're own questions.What are you banging on about?
Spurs have lost 100% of their revenue, BA most of theirs. This means they can't operate. It doesn't matter if you are a coffee shop, football Club, Airline, car manufacturer if you've lost your revenue you will go out of business. The governments have put in place a scheme where employers are encouraged to utilise to save making employees redundant.
I made specific reference to BA because of the size of BA and so many people on here and within the press saying, incorrectly, that the furlough scheme is only for "small businesses". It's NOT.
They are business. They rely on revenue to keep them going, the fact they have "fans" is totally irrelevant. In fact, why do you think that's relevant at all?Whatever mate you have just ignored all the points and answered you're own questions.
Have a good day.
Exactly. So how can it be a good move from levy to say no to signing countinho if it wasn't levy?So the Only quotes from anybody involved in the transfer negotiations says it wasn't Levy,
That's a 180, OK
Me too. I am starting to wonder if my support of him is misguided.I'm also starting to lean that way
They are business. They rely on revenue to keep them going, the fact they have "fans" is totally irrelevant. In fact, why do you think that's relevant at all?
This isn't about morality, what they have done is at the specific request of the Government of this country, they are pleading with companies to furlough their staff rather than make them redundant. They are upholding the system that's been put in place to protect employees. Why is this so hard to understand? What is morally wrong with it?
I think that what sets most of the levy/enic fans apart from the rest of us. Comparing us to an airline company, they see us as buisness & company. Not a football club.That's a strange strange take.
A football club is not a normal business. It relies on the tribalism of its supporters . BA has no fans, nobody sings BA songs. Why would you ? It's just a corporate airline.
So if you think THFC are just like BA why do you support them? Are their BA forums and podcasts? Do people love BA so much they insist that their kids only like BA and but them an air stewardess uniform for xmas?
Seriously I dont get it? Would you not like your footbal club to have more morals than the average soulless corporate giant? Do you not want them to be the pillar of the community and support local people? Without those morals , without the personal relationship people feel football will die because what kind of weirdo sings songs and goes on forums about a soulless corporate business.
You may agree with the decision. I dont and that's fair enough but dont pretend that it's the same as BA or Virgin or whoever, it's not.
And even if it was not being able to afford 36,000 staff is a bit different to 550 dont you think? That's 550 staff for a couple of months . What's the wage bill of the players and directors? What was his bonus? He could easily afford it.
Good point.Exactly. So how can it be a good move from levy to say no to signing countinho if it wasn't levy?
It's a business that doesn't have any income. It will not exist if this continues, if there is no football there is no business, if there can be no concerts they can be no business, there is NO revenue.A few points going here.
I mentioned fans because you pointed out BA. We all love Spurs , we all support them and I'm sure they mean different things to different people. I'd like to think the club we all invest in so much is held to a far greater moral standard than the likes of BA. The airlines are soulless corporate entities who nobody gives a fuck about as long as the flights happen. THFC absolutely should not be that. If they're the same what exactly are we supporting here?
And this is 100% about morality. Our way of life is under threat , people are dying, were at war. The football club should be the pillar of its community. They should be supporting people wherever they can. Is it moral to pay yourself a 3 million bonus and then make the government support your lowest paid staff when the country , no the world is in crisis? No . Your initial point mockingly saying harry kane should pay implies that it's ok because it's all covered , it's not. Our government has to pay and they pay by taxing all of us. Nothing is free so a man who earns 7 million quid a year, his directors earn shit loads and players earn obscene amounts should absolutely not be expecting the country to pay for his low paid staff.
550 people isnt going to send us bankrupt. The players not taking a wage deferral might but that's on him to negotiate. I suspect many players will want him to take the lead before even considering it as he pays himself so much .