Quote vastman="vastman"Just like millions of others, being a sportsman doesn’t make him special, so what is your point?
I don’t see a great deal in that article that makes me especially sympathetic.
Furlough gives him 80% of his salary though that I believe is soon to be reduced to 60%. If you take away travelling expenses then I can’t see the need for stupid emotive statements like ‘putting food on the the table’. Yes money will be short but not that short. This is typical media bull and like sheep people go for it.
I have been furloughed since April and although my financial muscle may be greater than that of a young man and mitigates things slightly I’ve not struggled at all, whilst some I know have positively benefited but hey let’s have a big wailing session instead.
I wish him all the best but seriously I’m supposed to weep in the current climate for a fit and healthy young man who by taking an extra job is able to keep his head above water, seriously! Should have lived through the early 80’s or better still the 1930’s to suffer real destitution.
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Perhaps it depends how his contract is made up ?
The one certainty is that if he can make more brass delivering for Hermes, he wasn't anywhere near to top of the pile.
If he has his own place, without the comfort of a few years "fat" it could be very tough indeed.
He certainly wont be topping up his contract with appearances / win bonus etc and if he cant cover rent/bills etc, then, he's doing exactly the right thing.
After all, none of us know how long this is going to last and the one thing for sure is that the furlough scheme will end and there will be 100,000's losing their job at that point and RL players wont be immune.
I think that you are wrong to have a pop at the kid / papers here - unless of course you know his full circumstances ?
I agree that for some, the furloughing has been like an extended staycation but, definitely not for all.
