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To add to the above, Southampton players and playing staff now agreed to take a salary deferral for April, May June, but ensure non playing staff to continue to be paid at 100%.

Plenty of good gestures coming out now, despite the absolute kicking they’ve taken from some on here and via social media.

People need to learn to be a little more patient, and good things will happen.
 
I am sure that us mere mortals would all consider a wage deferral if it meant a life could be saved - we have probably all donated in some manner but a deferral doesn't mean that unless I am having a moment.
 
Elwiss said:
I am sure that us mere mortals would all consider a wage deferral if it meant a life could be saved - we have probably all donated in some manner but a deferral doesn't mean that unless I am having a moment.
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I took a temporary 20% wage reduction as it meant that our company wasn't forced to make any redundancies and ensures that I will have a job at the end of it. 20% is my disposable income meaning my bills are covered but little else.

We are recovering very quickly and on the face of it I can see us returning back to normal much quicker than some other firms so I feel I made the right call.

If everyone makes these small sacrifices it will make it easier for us to recover in the long term.
 
Elwiss said:
I am sure that us mere mortals would all consider a wage deferral if it meant a life could be saved - we have probably all donated in some manner but a deferral doesn't mean that unless I am having a moment.
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Have you even bothered to read the first post, link?

Or are you one of those old farts that just moans and criticises towards anything positive?
 
Elwiss said:
No I am one of those rather dedicated people who currently risk their personal welfare by protecting the lives of others. You wonder why I get so annoyed with the response of others.
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We have one on here saying that people like you should be using the bus rather than your car!!

Staggering.
 
Saw that comment and wondered on what basis using a bus would be safer than travelling in one's own vehicle. Does annoy me to receive a comment that implies one is aged and lacking reasoned comment. You know it has always been a mystery to me how people can be honoured by humiliation of fellow human beings and especially at such a time.
 
Elwiss said:
No I am one of those rather dedicated people who currently risk their personal welfare by protecting the lives of others. You wonder why I get so annoyed with the response of others.
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Well said and thanks for your efforts 👍🏻
 
MrBoomBoom said:
To add to the above, Southampton players and playing staff now agreed to take a salary deferral for April, May June, but ensure non playing staff to continue to be paid at 100%.

Plenty of good gestures coming out now, despite the absolute kicking they’ve taken from some on here and via social media.

People need to learn to be a little more patient, and good things will happen.
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Hang on. So you’re applauding Southampton players for taking a salary deferral, which is excellent, but accepting that some of our non playing staff should be paid 80% by our tax.

Yeh good things happen, in some places!
 
Elwiss said:
Saw that comment and wondered on what basis using a bus would be safer than travelling in one's own vehicle.
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You must remember that if said person puts that level of thought into something then lots of smoke begins emitting from his ears and he has to have a lie down
 
MrBoomBoom said:
To add to the above, Southampton players and playing staff now agreed to take a salary deferral for April, May June, but ensure non playing staff to continue to be paid at 100%.

Plenty of good gestures coming out now, despite the absolute kicking they’ve taken from some on here and via social media.

People need to learn to be a little more patient, and good things will happen.
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I think the thing that pissed people off was that clubs who made high profits last season were quick to put their non playing staff on furlough whilst all this stuff was going on it the background. Was there a government deadline for furlough?
 
Elwiss said:
No I am one of those rather dedicated people who currently risk their personal welfare by protecting the lives of others. You wonder why I get so annoyed with the response of others.
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Hang on a moment, how do you know I’m not in a similar position? For all it’s worth, I’m currently voluntarily supporting the NHS 3 days a week, but that’s not relevant to the thread.

The thread was about the Premier League footballers coming together to directly help with financial backing for the NHS (on the link, again).

You’d been very heavily critical towards PL
footballers, so it doesn’t surprise me that you still haven’t offered your view on the incentive.
 
I think this is a decent thing to do however if all footballers and senior management of any company football related or not deferred 30% of their wages many who have been furloughed would not have to be in such a position, oh and PL footballers taking a 30% deferral (not giving it up) would be a far more effective and immediate help to the current situation, will these overpaid arseholes do this??????
 
Why are footballers being singled out and being told to help furloughed staff when
(a) quite a lot are doing their bit already
(b) Ed Sheeran earned 110 million last year yet it's always footballers who are singled out when musicians and boxers etc actually earn more than most
(c) I would actually saving clubs lower down the league is a more pressing concern. Furloughed staff are already getting money paid for them.
 
JohnPNE said:
Why are footballers being singled out and being told to help furloughed staff when
(a) quite a lot are doing their bit already
(b) Ed Sheeran earned 110 million last year yet it's always footballers who are singled out when musicians and boxers etc actually earn more than most
(c) I would actually saving clubs lower down the league is a more pressing concern. Furloughed staff are already getting money paid for them.
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I think Footballers are singled out because there are many hundreds of them earning exceptional monies whereas the top musicians, Boxers, Golfers, Motor Racing Drivers, Tennis Players who earn these sorts of figures are the absolute top of their professions and in not much more than single figures (maybe Music aside).
It is the lower Leagues that need saving - but even then many of there Players earn £100,000 per year plus!!
 
Tino said:
I think the thing that pissed people off was that clubs who made high profits last season were quick to put their non playing staff on furlough whilst all this stuff was going on it the background. Was there a government deadline for furlough?
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Liverpool for example....

before doing a u-turn when their own fans turned on them
 
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