tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post18914797460048157..comments2023-10-19T12:25:15.143+01:00Comments on The Osterley Times: Daily Mail: Why Are We Giving Rooney So Much Money?Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-28799211404787847632010-10-23T11:09:17.378+01:002010-10-23T11:09:17.378+01:00It's true Dave. I personally have no objection...It's true Dave. I personally have no objection to footballers being highly paid as they are the workers who generate the enormous wealth which clubs like Manchester United enjoy. That money is either going to go to the owners or the shareholders, so I think it is only fair that a large share of that wealth should go to the workers who generate it.<br /><br />The Daily Mail finds this repulsive because it goes to young working class males who spend it in ways they find gauche; fast cars, expensive watches, gigantic houses etc.<br /><br />The bankers are more discreet, and, in The Daily Mail's mind, that makes them more deserving.<br /><br />As I say, it's simply the worst kind of snobbery. And it's the proof that, for all their talk of an aspirational society, some people should, in their view, know their place.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-21088629940729117832010-10-23T10:59:29.459+01:002010-10-23T10:59:29.459+01:00Sounds like typical support by the conservative pr...Sounds like typical support by the conservative press in favor of the owner-class over the workers. In this case, the worker gets an outrageous sum of money, but it still applies.<br /><br />I also have no doubt that if they could replace football players with machines, they would do so in a heartbeat.daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.com