The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? 14:46 - Apr 4 with 868 views | Darth_Koont | https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52163997 As Jermaine Jenas says: "Their hearts are in the right place - they wanted to have control over where money goes," he said. "Essentially, if the players take a wage cut, the beneficiaries are the clubs. Their main concern is what is happening to this money. They are happy to put money into a pot, rather than it just vanishing. "They want to have an influence as to where this money is going. Is it going to the NHS, school meals? They want control over that. They don't want to be dictated to by the Premier League - they don't want to have no idea where the money's gone." Well, I could say exactly the same thing about still wanting to be paid in full and deciding how much I then want to go to the fight against Coronavirus. Are they so in a bubble of their own self-importance and self-interest? |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 14:53 - Apr 4 with 818 views | BrixtonBlue | I don't think it's that silly. They see Prem clubs as very wealthy and want their money going to good causes rather than into the pockets of the likes of Mike Ashley, the Glazers etc. I don't see the problem with that. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 14:58 - Apr 4 with 798 views | Nthsuffolkblue | It's a fair comment as long as we see huge amounts donated by them all to the NHS, foodbanks and the lower league clubs. The fact it might bankrupt a few Premier League Clubs would be interesting. However, I suspect they might be able to manage. We will see. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 15:06 - Apr 4 with 778 views | Darth_Koont |
The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 14:53 - Apr 4 by BrixtonBlue | I don't think it's that silly. They see Prem clubs as very wealthy and want their money going to good causes rather than into the pockets of the likes of Mike Ashley, the Glazers etc. I don't see the problem with that. |
Sure, but it's all relative. The clubs aren't wealthy compared to the players themselves as the players' wages account for the majority of the budget. Meanwhile the ordinary people at the club and in the rest of society are taking the hit - and that's to pure everyday cost of living in a vast amount of cases. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 15:26 - Apr 4 with 745 views | pointofblue |
The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 15:06 - Apr 4 by Darth_Koont | Sure, but it's all relative. The clubs aren't wealthy compared to the players themselves as the players' wages account for the majority of the budget. Meanwhile the ordinary people at the club and in the rest of society are taking the hit - and that's to pure everyday cost of living in a vast amount of cases. |
I suppose that might be the one thing te players are concerned about - that the money goes to the non-playing staff and the NHS etc. rather than back into the club’s coffers; especially those at clubs where the owners have a healthy amount behind them already. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 15:34 - Apr 4 with 735 views | BrixtonBlue |
The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 15:06 - Apr 4 by Darth_Koont | Sure, but it's all relative. The clubs aren't wealthy compared to the players themselves as the players' wages account for the majority of the budget. Meanwhile the ordinary people at the club and in the rest of society are taking the hit - and that's to pure everyday cost of living in a vast amount of cases. |
I see your point but do you think greedy prem club owners are going to plough that money back into good causes? As long as the money gets to them, that's the main thing. Depends who you trust the most I guess. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 16:03 - Apr 4 with 706 views | Darth_Koont |
The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 15:34 - Apr 4 by BrixtonBlue | I see your point but do you think greedy prem club owners are going to plough that money back into good causes? As long as the money gets to them, that's the main thing. Depends who you trust the most I guess. |
TBF I trust neither the clubs nor the players. A voluntary wage cut or a guarantee from the CEO/boards could have already guaranteed the wages of workers at the club and that would have been a relative drop in the ocean - for whichever side made the offer. But as it stands the revenue loss is being taken by the clubs (with potentially more losses in store over the next year). So it irks a bit that players are arguing to get their full wages and full control about what they do with it. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 16:20 - Apr 4 with 673 views | J2BLUE |
The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 15:34 - Apr 4 by BrixtonBlue | I see your point but do you think greedy prem club owners are going to plough that money back into good causes? As long as the money gets to them, that's the main thing. Depends who you trust the most I guess. |
Agree. I don't understand the OP. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 16:35 - Apr 4 with 650 views | pointofblue | Liverpool are the next club to furlough non-playing staff. The cynic in me feels they've joined the list of teams taking the mick. |  |
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The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 16:45 - Apr 4 with 632 views | Basuco |
The players' logic is a bit silly, isn't it? on 16:35 - Apr 4 by pointofblue | Liverpool are the next club to furlough non-playing staff. The cynic in me feels they've joined the list of teams taking the mick. |
With huge income from their champions league win, always seem to be on tv and second place in table last year, they have to be the highest paid club with regards to tv and advertising income, so yes they are taking the mick big time. |  | |  |
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