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...and would you accept being the first footballer paid for out of money stolen from the taxpayer? I imagine his insta and twatter accounts are pretty hot with hate mail right about now.

Wow. Can't imagine that the British public are going to be 100% happy with a f**king scum move like this.

...and offered to do what?

I'm sure that a number are making private contributions. Ryan's generosity during the Bush Fires indicates he could well be doing something. BUT... Their union is representing them and making them look like scum and not one of 500 PL elite players is breaking ranks and publically saying it's...

...and yet, not one has stepped forwarded and agreed to forego a portion of their fees to help the non-playing staff. They either need the money or they don't. The human thing to do is help.

F**king slimy f**king scum. If they are paid £500m less (per annum) and this loses £200 million in tax (per annum). (Because yes, they all pay 40% tax.) But if half of that money were used to protect non-playing wages, thus negating the need for 500 people per club drawing from government...

I think you are over estimating player wages and underestimating non-playing. I'd go with 500 staff at £2k per month and a squad average of no more than £50k. So £1m saved but £5m spent on players. So I'm suggesting this is a 20% cut. Reality probably somewhere inbetween but can't see...

The players also earn huge amounts from image rights and sponsorships and some will end up making their own brand so toxic that refusing to give up some money now will look like a really stupid decision further down the line. No doubt some will do it but I do hope they live to regret being c**ts.

Agree to a point. Yes, the players have to agree to this, but it's not like the club won't "dump" a player who shows a shitty attitude in the next available window. Assets they are but indispensible assets they aren't.

There is a press release from PB paving the way. I sincerely hope the club don't go down this route and that our "no dickhead policy" proves to be enough to keep us apart from the rest. But, in these difficult times, I am becoming extremely cynical about my fellow man and their reactions to...

Not here to speak for Easy, but the difference between the Jumbo Jet in your analogy and an elite footballer is that the elite footballer has free will. The millions spent on servicing an aircraft is something that *has* to be spent the the Jumbo cannot say 'hang on mate, don't spend any money...

Whereas, general society will forget the gratitude owed to the NHS, everyone involved in the food chain, etc etc, football fans generally have longer and better memories ... The chants will be vicious and will spread quickly. The best thing the EPL can do is play games behind closed doors...

And those elite footballers for the elite clubs have not stepped up and taken action themselves to ensure that all of those people employed to cook and clean for them or mow their pitches or answer the calls from their fans are safe financially. Billionaires and millionaires who own, run and...

I can hear next season's chants already... "Where were you while people died?"

One player could give up one WEEKS salary and keep a groundstaff, cook, cleaner, etc on 100% salary for a year without ever resorting to public funds. Yes Levy and Ashley and the others are truly deplorable but not one footballer at these clubs is stepping up and offering to keep one member of...

Starting to really think football is oblivious to the outside world and that the whole sport is going to struggle to ever win back credibility over their handling of this. I am now of the option that 125 professional footballers (ie the squads of all 5 clubs currently taking the p1ss) are all...