Chelsea players better never get sick

[Gliding7]

STINGY Chelsea—one of the richest footie clubs in the world — REFUSED to help hard-up nurses.
Despite earning a whopping £114 million in wages last season, not a SINGLE player parted with just a day's mega pay for the May Day For Nurses campaign.
Even England skipper John Terry— who earns over £100,000 a WEEK—kept his wallet shut. Of all the 556 Premiership players asked to help with the scheme, only 225 contributed.
The campaign has raised £750,000 for a hardship fund to help poorly paid nurses if they get into financial trouble.
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And it could have been more but the league's other rich clubs were just as bad as tight-fisted Chelski, owned by billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Despite helping launch the appeal, Man United champions Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville failed to persuade any other teammates to shell out.
Another campaign supporter, Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, only managed to get two other Gooners on board.
Scousers Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher parted with cash along with ten other Liverpool players.
But the biggest Premiership hearts belong to Fulham, Reading, West Ham and relegated Watford who made their ENTIRE squads donate a day's pay.
A basic grade nurse earns just £19k a year—next season Premiership wages will break the £1billion barrier. Campaign founder Noreena Hertz said: "I simply can't explain the lack of generosity. It's not too late—Chelsea players can still approach me."

[United Pumps]

1. Doesn't this break board copyright rules?
2. Old story that shows how ********ing stupid tabloids are.

[Grim_Reaper]

STINGY Chelsea—one of the richest footie clubs in the world — REFUSED to help hard-up nurses.


Chelsea players do plenty for charity, just because they aren't supporting YOUR choice, doesn't make them stingy. Or are you just another bloody socialist spending everyone else's money for them while hanging onto you own?

[United Pumps]

Chelsea players do plenty for charity, just because they aren't supporting YOUR choice, doesn't make them stingy. Or are you just another bloody socialist spending everyone else's money for them while hanging onto you own?
Keep up.

[michaec]

Blah, blah...Your anger would be much better directed at the government for not paying the nurses a decent wage. There are plenty of things the government waste money on from the dome to various stupid wars. Try having a go at your MP.

[johan neeskens]

Chelsea players do plenty for charity, just because they aren't supporting YOUR choice, doesn't make them stingy.

You're right, but I'm sure you'll agree that from a PR perspective its pretty stupid that none of them gave anything.

[Harry Boulton]

Really, there is no excuse for not donating a days pay to people who give more to society than any footballer ever could.

However, there is probably a logical and legitimate argument in here that these people contribute more in tax to society than any of us any way......:confused:

[mshankb]

Nobody should ever EVER be coerced or humiliated or embarrassed into giving money to charity. Ever.

Maybe these guys give £20k a week to charity? Does anyone know differently?



Plus of course, michaec is 100% spot on.

[Wisemensay]

And the one Premiership player who needed the help of nurses more than any other this season????

Petr Cech, of course.;)

[leg_breaker]

Since when are nurses, who have full-time jobs, a charity case?

[United Pumps]

Since when are nurses, who have full-time jobs, a charity case?
They are underpaid and have to take on several jobs to feed their families?

[lanman]

They are underpaid and have to take on several jobs to feed their families?

What about the minimum wage cleaners who keep the hospitals clean? They perform a key task in keeping our hospitals functional and without them the nurses would not be able to do their job properly. I don't see any clamour to raise extra money for them.

[United Pumps]

What about the minimum wage cleaners who keep the hospitals clean? They perform a key task in keeping our hospitals functional and without them the nurses would not be able to do their job properly. I don't see any clamour to raise extra money for them.
That would be because nursing is a very skilled profession. Nurses are quitting and finding other jobs because they are financially unable to continue being nurses. It's true that the cleaners deserve to be paid more and do a job that should be considered important but to put it simply: without nurses we'd be ********ed.

[lanman]

without nurses we'd be ********ed.

Without hospital cleaners we would be in a pretty similar position.

[United Pumps]

Without hospital cleaners we would be in a pretty similar position.
You seemed to have missed the word unskilled. It's sad but true - cleaners are easily replaced whereas nurses aren't.

[fernb8]

You seemed to have missed the word unskilled. It's sad but true - cleaners are easily replaced whereas nurses aren't.

this debate is going all over the place, quite interesting actually


still a load of bollox to begin with...

Im starting my own thread that says "Rooney didnt put any money in the Christmas Box at Old Trafford"....

[lanman]

You seemed to have missed the word unskilled. It's sad but true - cleaners are easily replaced whereas nurses aren't.

So because they are unskilled then they are of no concern? Regardless of the level of training required, hospital cleaners, porters and the like are essential to the healthcare of people.
Ultimately, anyone going into nursing knows the pay (and a starting salary of £19k pa is not bad at all) and knows the conditions.
Is there a demand for the chief executives of major companies to give to nurses? Or successful business men? Many could quite easily afford to do so.
As has already been mentioned. the more money a person earns, the more tax they pay and therefore the more they contribute to all essential (and non-essential) public sector workers.

[Celtic3]

Darned Limey Commie Pinko Jihadist! :D

[Walter3000]

You're right, but I'm sure you'll agree that from a PR perspective its pretty stupid that none of them gave anything.

Something negative concerning Chelsea, and look who shows up, the Dutch Teso.

[nicephoras]

Really, there is no excuse for not donating a days pay to people who give more to society than any footballer ever could.

By that logic footballers would give their entire salary away since there are more charitable organizations for good causes than there are days of the year.