So this has all gone very quiet.
Delighted that some of the players have agreed to come together under this initiative. I say some, because it is quite hard to find an exhaustive list of who has signed up and who has not. A few days ago a list of players was pulled together by the media which featured players who had publicly supported Players Together via social media. BHAFC featured 5 players, one of which was Angus Gunn.
It's also hard to get a sense of how much the players have committed. The initial statement did not give much away:
https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/playerstogether/
However, at the time NHS Charities had hoped that this would put a dent in its £100m target which at the time stood at circa £30m.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...er-league-nhs-charity-donations-a9457576.html
To put all this into perspective, the Duke of Westminster has donated £10m alone and Captain Tom has raised £4m.
To date, the public appeal total stands at £26m
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fu...raiserPage?userUrl=ClapForOurCarers&pageUrl=2
However, finding details on what the stated aims and contributions is hard and vague and as Ben Mee states in The Guardian, "all the #PlayersTogether donations will be anonymous. There is no pressure on individuals to put money to this cause." That's fine, but let's remember that this industry only exists because of the local communities that support it. Footballers are not plying a trade whereby they offer essential services or services where there is fair competition so a case can be made for a bit more transparency.
This is all separate to the furlough arguments and NHS donations and the responsibilities of players as employees of their clubs should be seen as two different things. Modest salary sacrifices will help keep cash in their clubs that can protect other workers - workers who players should see as members of their team.
Last reports - by Brian Owen on April 9th - suggested that Barber was still in discussions with player's reps Glenn Murray and Lewis Dunk. The former is on the list of players to have said they are supporting #PlayersTogether. What's taking them so long to decide that they can support their fellow workers and keep cash in our club? After all, they are not working at the moment.
I am sure other players are doing things at this difficult time, but what? Players earn their livelihoods because they play for clubs supported by their communities. That's the deal. Part of that deal is greater scrutiny of their actions.
Delighted that some of the players have agreed to come together under this initiative. I say some, because it is quite hard to find an exhaustive list of who has signed up and who has not. A few days ago a list of players was pulled together by the media which featured players who had publicly supported Players Together via social media. BHAFC featured 5 players, one of which was Angus Gunn.
It's also hard to get a sense of how much the players have committed. The initial statement did not give much away:
https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/playerstogether/
However, at the time NHS Charities had hoped that this would put a dent in its £100m target which at the time stood at circa £30m.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...er-league-nhs-charity-donations-a9457576.html
To put all this into perspective, the Duke of Westminster has donated £10m alone and Captain Tom has raised £4m.
To date, the public appeal total stands at £26m
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fu...raiserPage?userUrl=ClapForOurCarers&pageUrl=2
However, finding details on what the stated aims and contributions is hard and vague and as Ben Mee states in The Guardian, "all the #PlayersTogether donations will be anonymous. There is no pressure on individuals to put money to this cause." That's fine, but let's remember that this industry only exists because of the local communities that support it. Footballers are not plying a trade whereby they offer essential services or services where there is fair competition so a case can be made for a bit more transparency.
This is all separate to the furlough arguments and NHS donations and the responsibilities of players as employees of their clubs should be seen as two different things. Modest salary sacrifices will help keep cash in their clubs that can protect other workers - workers who players should see as members of their team.
Last reports - by Brian Owen on April 9th - suggested that Barber was still in discussions with player's reps Glenn Murray and Lewis Dunk. The former is on the list of players to have said they are supporting #PlayersTogether. What's taking them so long to decide that they can support their fellow workers and keep cash in our club? After all, they are not working at the moment.
I am sure other players are doing things at this difficult time, but what? Players earn their livelihoods because they play for clubs supported by their communities. That's the deal. Part of that deal is greater scrutiny of their actions.