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But the clubs have been able to splash out their usual millions of pounds just to buy a bunch of players kicking some balls. If they really were that broke then they shouldn't have spent so much money.
The clubs have been taking a hit as a gesture of goodwill for 4 months.
I don't know how sustainable it is to run a multi-million pound business when your income is in the toilet. Every train company in the UK is currently being bailed out by the government for example because people aren't travelling at the moment. And remember, as short a time as a few weeks ago, there were plans for folks to be back inside stadiums by now so perhaps they were banking on that to help ameliorate the situation. That's obviously off the table for now.
As for larger gatherings at friends' houses - well that's down to individual responsibility which Boris has placed so much misguided faith in. If folk want to perpetuate this virus crisis they can, but every time they break the rules, normality runs back over the horizon for another month.
This is the best of both worlds - the games are still on the TV but the clubs can get some income to pay the superstar footballers the public obviously love watching so much that they're not willing to pay for the pleasure.
Other folks have lost jobs in other times. They had to make sacrifices, or budget for their needs and wants accordingly. That's a weak argument. A football match is not an essential, and *watching* a football match live is certainly not an essential if it can be listened to or highlights made available for free.
If folk are impoverishing themselves for the sake of a £15 football match, they have other, bigger issues to solve first.
As for larger gatherings at friends' houses - well that's down to individual responsibility which Boris has placed so much misguided faith in. If folk want to perpetuate this virus crisis they can, but every time they break the rules, normality runs back over the horizon for another month.
This is the best of both worlds - the games are still on the TV but the clubs can get some income to pay the superstar footballers the public obviously love watching so much that they're not willing to pay for the pleasure.
In an ideal world... yes, that person would be able to afford it.
But don't forget many people have lost their jobs due to COVID (for example Cineworld staff) or are now on reduced pay. Those are the people who may not be able to justify it.
But don't forget many people have lost their jobs due to COVID (for example Cineworld staff) or are now on reduced pay. Those are the people who may not be able to justify it.
Other folks have lost jobs in other times. They had to make sacrifices, or budget for their needs and wants accordingly. That's a weak argument. A football match is not an essential, and *watching* a football match live is certainly not an essential if it can be listened to or highlights made available for free.
If folk are impoverishing themselves for the sake of a £15 football match, they have other, bigger issues to solve first.
But the clubs have been able to splash out their usual millions of pounds just to buy a bunch of players kicking some balls. If they really were that broke then they shouldn't have spent so much money.