Disgraceful Daniel Levy embarrasses Spurs and Premier League

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The current climate is difficult for football clubs. Social distancing has put tremendous strain on a system of billionaires that supports millionaires. At the lower rungs of the game, finances are on a precipice. Some operations might not come back from a prolonged hibernation.

… but this is just football.

At the top of the game, though revenue forecasts are bleak, there are plenty of levers megaclubs can pull. Factor in the value of elite-level football, at the very worst, you know a huge TV deal will drop care packages when the game comes back on track.

The real crisis is with the people. Millions look set to lose their jobs. Plenty will drop down to part-time levels. Others are facing the nightmare of prolonged furloughs. Small businesses are weighing up whether their future is a viable one as banks attempt to gouge them with disgraceful interest rates.

… people are also sick and dying.

The picture I’m painting here should set the tone for elite-level football clubs. Their main priority right now should be doing right by the community. Don’t give anyone an opportunity to say you took advantage of the situation. Don’t do anything that looks greedy.

So what did Spurs Chairman do? He gave 550 employees a 20% hair cut on their salaries, potentially taking advantage of up to £2m a month in government furlough cash. To make matters worse, Spurs owner is a tax exile.

To make matters worse, he didn’t cut the salaries of the players or the management team. Can you believe that? He took from the not so well off and kept his talent going at 100%. An unbelievably bad look for a club that looks to imbue community values.

I saw someone rallying against publications that tell you how many NHS things can be bought with the salaries of footballers yesterday. Apparently, this is the latest thing to get angry about, because it’s an attack on working-class who found the holy grail of social mobility. Fuck right off. Footballers are no more working-class than Leonardo Dicaprio. They are just as disconnected from reality as the blue-chip CEOs of Wall Street. Nothing clarified that more for me than listening to Harry Kane, mid-global pandemic, telling the world he might leave Spurs.

I’m not sure what my point was? Oh yes. Where the fuck is the leadership from the Premier League players at this moment? The UK citizens are making HUGE sacrifices in the name of national health and our players are twiddling their thumbs?

Where is our Lio Messi? I know he’s one of the wealthiest athletes on the planet, but not only did he take a 70% pay cut, he demanded that Barcelona pay the non-sport staff their full package. I love that. It shows some awareness, some empathy, and some much needed common sense in sport. Elite level clubs should not be dipping into Government funds at the minute, that bailout money isn’t for orgs that can afford to pay over 50 of their staff £500k+ a year.

The players in the UK should take this opportunity to reconnect with reality for 3 months. Help fund the little guys. The big clubs should help support the little clubs like they’re doing in Germany. This from The Guardian.

Dortmund said the four clubs, who participated in the Champions League this season, will forego their share of the national media revenue – approximately €12.5m – and add €7.5m of their own.

“We are prepared to help out other professional football clubs if it is ultimately a matter of cushioning the financial effects of the pandemic,” Dortmund’s CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke

The German system is far more egalitarian. Fan ownership is more prominent, tickets are more about the experience than the profit, and I think clubs are far more socially responsible. It also helps that most of the owners, even when it’s a brand, are German. That means there should, at least in theory, there should be similar cultural values and norms. If there is a cultural thread that connects you, you are more likely to behave like a collective and support other clubs in times of need.

In the UK we have a collection of billionaires all working for different means. Abu Dhabi, America, Russia, Uzbekistan… coming together for the greater good? Those are 4 very different cultures with wildly different visions of morality and ethics. Can we ever structure our game like the Germans? I think that horse has bolted, which is unfortunate.

Pulling this back home, someone needs to take a lead. The last thing footballers and clubs need to do in this environment is repulse the fans with greedy behaviour. We need to see swift action and a united front that sees an action comparable to the nations sacrifice.

This is a chance for beloved community beacons to show the world that football is still about the people, let’s hope Arsenal continue to shine, and let’s hope Spurs are shamed into rectifying their disgraceful moves of the last day.

P.S. I banged out a podcast with Nigel Phillips of the AST. He’s an expert on football finance and sits in the same block I do when I’m back in the UK. Take a listen and join the AST if you get the chance.

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CG

“””””Whatever negatives are made about Arsenal today I have to agree that Arsenal remains still a club which has a culture which operates as a football club and not a money making machine.”””””” In your dreams ES. We used to be, granted.But those Halycon Highbury days are long gone. Like Beirut was once the Paris of the Middle East….just fond memories. Not now. Have you seen our Directors Box recently? Apart from not seeing the owner or his son in it we have: Kia and Raul High Fiving? And have you also not noticed Edu- our passport dodging highly paid… Read more »

Bob N16

CG playing the same record again. Regular readers know what you think so why repeat yourself on a daily basis? What do you hope to achieve other than a reduction in the volume of traffic on this site; it’s like having to read an old newspaper over and over again. I’ll just scroll down again. Just read an interesting article in The Athletic about the legal complications over June 30th end of players’ contracts and the transfer window. Suggestion seems to be that it would be incredibly difficult to prolong the season into July. One sports lawyer was imagining that… Read more »

CG

Alright Bob

recite your fairy tales.
if that makes you happy,

We are wonderful: we didn’t act shamefully in Baku!

the club is not beholden to the whims of Spivs: KSE do not own the club.

Lets Ignore that-lets just recite fairy tales for Uncle Robert.

Arsenal in for Messi, Bob?

is it a goer?

happy……

TheBayingMob

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52137160

And she says it is not just the old who are falling prey to this. “There are patients in their 30s and 40s with no pre-existing conditions. Equally, we had a 90-year old man the other day who was brought to the ER after he had fallen at home. He had a broken leg – but he also tested positive for coronavirus – even though he was exhibiting no symptoms.”

It is a confounding virus is Covid-19.

Dissenter

In some southern states governed by Republicans, they’ve reluctantly issued belated stay-at-home orders but they exempted places of worship from it.
It’s not possible to attend a movie theater with 200 people but you can legally be at a church service with 500 congregants.
They probably think viruses take a break once the spirit is flowing.
Only in America.
Stay safe people

Dissenter

Marc If the maker of your wonderful kitchen knife set were to sell knifes coated with carcinogen infused paint or dye, you damn well know they will be sued until they file for bankruptcy. If the knife maker targets the marketing to known jihadists, minors or known domestic violence victims, then you damn well know there will be a basis for a successful litigation. Your example is absurd. I mean you live in a country where your violent crimes revolves around kitchen knives yet you’re trying to use that to draw a parallel with another society that is laden with… Read more »

alex cutter

“It’s not possible to attend a movie theater with 200 people but you can legally be at a church service with 500 congregants.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1WWDBTda2Y

Dissenter

*knives

Bob N16

CG I’m not particularly arguing with your view, my issue is that you say the same thing again and again. I can’t be alone in feeling that it’s a waste of time reading what you write if the message is fundamentally the same every time you post. What are you hoping to achieve?

CG

Bob

I was commenting on the fact ES said -we are not money driven but sporting integrity driven.

I highlighted the shameful Baku/ Miki episode to prove my point.
Am I not entitled to do so- because its uncomfortable for you?

By the way the Willian signing is topical. The Luiz contract extension too.

And the revolting ‘highfiving’ between Raul and Kia in Arsenals directors box occurred in the last home fixture, therefore I cant have repeated it too often.

Anyway, fancy Messi?
He is an upgrade on Pepe?

Bob N16

CG I’m not ‘uncomfortable’ about Baku, not sure where that’s come from. You dislike of Edu, Sanhelli, KSE is clear. (I’m not big supporters of any of them, quite the opposite as far as KSE is concerned, although I have sentimental hopes for both Edu and Mertsacker )Your view on anything ‘topical’ seems to always reflect your dislike. Obviously it’s your right to write what your want, I’m simply pointing out that there is a predictability about your position on pretty much any topic, old or new. I’m just being self-centred, I would rather not scroll down your posts but… Read more »

Spanishdave

You guys should get outside Facebook.
The flu kills more
The media keeps saying killer disease but it’s not look at the facts.
The NHS is shot.
My neighbour a doctor works three days a week, in this crisis he is home cutting logs, He gets 100k per week and doesn’t give a shit.
Every nurse has at least one administrator.
The ingredients we mess about the more jobs go.

Dissenter

Spanishdave
The doctor makes 100k a week!
Why don’t you sneak up to the nearest intensive care unit close by you and exchange breaths for 5 minutes with a patient being treated for covid-19.

Spanishdave

Most doctors get towards 150 k per week that’s why they retire at 55
Thanks to Tony Blair.
They can’t come back as it screws their pensions.
Read the news.
Hello

Jamie

“Most doctors get towards 150 k per week that’s why they retire at 55
Thanks to Tony Blair.”

Source?

This one from the NHS says different:

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/pay-doctors

More like £100k a year.

Redtruth

It will take a decade for Socialism to repair the damage the Tories have inflicted on the Country

Spanishdave

They would say that.
I have another business partner where his sons wife gets 70 k for two days work
It’s a scam.
Believe it.
Why doctors retire so early they have to.

Tom

Dissenter
To believe in viruses is to believe in science ,and if global warming is anything to go by , I seriously doubt church going southerners can be accused of the latter.

I’ve always said there SHOULD be a religious test for people running for public office in this country. In that, that all believers of any denomination should be automatically disqualified from ever holding such, especially the evangelical Christians who kinda welcome the end times.

London gunner

“Marc
I know we all love to hate on spuds, you speak to that everyday.
That said, you don’t think a CEO should get a bonus for building a stadium on the same site as the old one in reasonably good time, even when adjusted for the calamitous delays they had.
You’ll probably say it’s over-budget but most big projects build in contingencies for going over the ”

I think the fucking builders should not the monkey sat at the desk.

Spanishdave

Is Cedric fit yet or Tierney probably not.

Dissenter

Spanishdave
I doubt that any NHS doctor makes over 150k yearly.
In the states, the pay me seem more but by the time you deduct liability insurance, massive student loan repayments and the wacko culture [relative to yours], I would say the NHS doctor is paid more.

London gunner

Dissenter

Would the current uk conservative party be more right wing than Joe Bidden?

Spanishdave

They do why can’t you accept it.
That’s why they retire at 55.

Tom

Dissenter
As to your exchange with Marc, I always find it interesting when foreigners chime in on other countries politics, especially when the seem to have limited grasp of its realities.

The US have become more liberal but only on its surface.
Look deeper though and the country’s been trending right.
If Reagan was running today on the same platform he did in the early eighties,
he would’ve been labeled socialist by the right wing media.

Marc

Dissenter You seem to blame American gun crime on the gun manufacturers. I don’t I blame the idiots who continually vote in politicians who won’t put in stricter gun control laws and those that use the guns to commit harm. Your examples are always odd – “kitchen knife set were to sell knifes coated with carcinogen infused paint or dye, you damn well know they will be sued until they file for bankruptcy” – talking about how Doctors can be sued for malpractice after someone is shot, Tobacco firms and I can’t even remember the odd thing you went into… Read more »

Marc

There were stories about GP’s making up to £250,000 a year – because the Blair government fucked up. That doesn’t mean a Doctor in A&E is making that much.

London gunner

Spanish dave

In the private sector not nhs.

I knew a private doctor who worked part time doing medicals for company employees she got paid 800 a day….

London gunner

Marc

Why is that a Blair fuck up?

I think saving lives for 250k a year is reasonable.

I mean footballers get paid that much a week for kicking leather.

Marc

London

That’s a different argument – the Blair fuck up was during the negotiations, they never intended to set up a system where GP’s were earning that much but didn’t believe the information supplied to them.

Redtruth

The whole purpose of a gun is to inflict damage of the said target.
Guns are tools invented by evil.

Marc

Red

What if a gun is used to save someone from a violent offender?

Spanishdave

Nhs doctors get that much.
Labour gov paid them what they wanted years ago, it’s real believe me.
That’s why they retire.

Redtruth

Matt Hancock back in the BBC studios after being diagnosed with corona barely a week ago . WTF

Jamie

Anecdotal evidence. Kind of like saying the super rich contribute more in taxes than the the middle and working classes. Sounds great until you look at the actual data. Then silence. Or more anecdotal evidence to counter the data.

London gunner

Spanish dave they retire younger maybe but they also work 80 hour weeks

It evens out

Sid

“With all its talk of freedom and choice, liberalism was in practice the experiment of dissolving traditional sources of social cohesion and political legitimacy and replacing them with the promise of rising material living standards. This experiment has now run its course.“

Spanishdave

London they don’t .
My neighbour does 30 hrs max for 100 k really.
Junior docs do long hours to get on the bandwagon.

Marc

Sid

We’ve had the concept of Globalisation rammed down our throats for years now – much of it to do with Chinese manufacturing. It’ll be interesting to see if Globalisation is still flavour of the month as we come out of this.

PhD2020

Bunch of sad wackos on this blog..There’s a pandemic mowing poeple down left,right and centre globally..And you’ve got a bunch of plebs who want to argue whether the sky is blue or shades of grey-morning,noon and night..

Unreal!!

Marc

Jamie

Remind me how the 1% only pay over 25% of income tax collected – yeah they don’t contribute at all.

Marc

PhD

Corona’s been done to death on here, people are in lockdown and there’s no football – it’s not unreasonable to have some different subjects on here.

Sid

Chinese medical equipment is flavour of the month right now, the EU is dead and Putin has any remnants of it under his thumb

Im telling you this for free!

TheBayingMob

“Chinese medical equipment is flavour of the month right now, the EU is dead and Putin has any remnants of it under his thumb”

Well there’s a 10 to 15 year project for the US and EU, identify key supply chains and bring them all back in house.

Sid

Meanwhile democracy is offering the option of Donald Cuck and average Joe.

Jamie

Marc,

You said the wealthy contribute a huge percentage of the UK’s tax receipts.

Roughly 10% isn’t a huge percentage.

Redtruth

Marc

Millions of migrants in Germany and only 1000 deaths in 84,000 corona cases

TheBayingMob

As ever, the German’s have it sorted … the US is in a terrible mess. A % of the problem in NY being dealt with is undocumented aliens, this was always going to be a massive problem for the US as far as test, trace and isolate was concerned, even if they were in a position to do it, which they weren’t and still aren’t. Those undocumented people will be too scared to come forward even if sick for fear of deportation, it’s a never ending vicious circle. Start sowing face masks, because that’s going to become a norm for… Read more »

Marc

Jamie I never said tax receipts I said income tax collected, the stat I quoted was from a few years ago which I stated at the time – that 95% of income tax collected was paid by 5% of the population. That’s a huge per cent of the income tax collected paid by a small amount of the population. If you widen it to include all taxes collected of course it dilutes it – corporation tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty, fuel duty, VAT and God knows what else. The fact that the “wealthy” also pay far more of these… Read more »

Redtruth

Marc

I doubt any of the top 1% would swap places with you.

The top 1% of income tax payers in the UK is made up of 310,000 individuals with a taxable income of at least £160,000 – but to be in the top 0.1%, that income must be nearly £650,000.

Almost half of the top 0.1% are based in London, over 40% are aged between 45-54, and only 11% of them are women.

Marc

Red

And?

Redtruth

Marc

The top 1% should be paying 60% income tax.

Marc

Red

I don’t believe the Government should ever have the right to take more than half of what someone earns but a progressive system going up to 50% over a certain amount isn’t an issue.

Jamie

Marc

“If you widen it to include all taxes collected of course it dilutes it – corporation tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty, fuel duty, VAT and God knows what else.”

That’s right, it ‘dilutes’ it to roughly 10%.

Marc

Jamie

That can’t actually be known only estimated and I’d like to see where your numbers come from – how do you know how much fuel duty any individual pays, how do you know how much VAT someone pays out of there earnings?

Jamie

Marc –

Plenty of think tanks model that data. You’ll dismiss it though, because you’re desperate to be right about the majority of the tax burden falling on the wealthy. It doesn’t.

I pay more in capital gains than I do in income tax because it’s significantly cheaper that way.

Marc

Jamie

Firstly that makes you full of shit.

Secondly how does someone with £100k of disposable income not pay significantly more in VAT, fuel duty, stamp duty etc compared to someone on £27,000 a year?

Indirect taxes are a lot harder to avoid in the modern world.

Jamie

Marc –

Settle down, lad. How am I full of shit?

PhD2020

Marc

Dude,you’ve got serious issues.People are dying left,right and centre.And you spend your every waking moment,launching into tirades and telling people that they are full of shite??!!

Don’t you have a family or loved ones that you can share some warmth and love with?

Or at least show a little more empathy with people on here?

Gosh,you come across like a right little Victor Mildrew.

Marc

PhD

People are not dying right, left and centre – it’s serious and of course I’m concerned about members of my family but to make out it’s the end of the world is moronic.

PhD2020

Oh go away…

Marc

Jamie

You are full of shit because you’re criticising a section of society for not paying enough tax and then talk about how you pursue means that allow you to avoid paying more tax personally.

What you are doing is perfectly legal and allowed under UK tax laws (I assume you’re based in the UK) but do you not find it hypocritical how you argue one thing and do another?

Marc

Phd

You had and don’t we all wish you hadn’t come back.

Jamie

Marc – Ridiculous argument. You should spend 10 minutes with an accountant so they can explain the difference between a salary and a dividend in a way you’ll understand. I guess you’ve demanded to pay duty on any booze you’ve bought at Heathrow, assuming you’ve ever flown outside the EU (or back in the day when things were still duty free travelling to Europe). Ever reduced your VAT liability on a business expense? Ever received a tax rebate? Give it all back, tax avoider. People on low incomes can’t afford accountants, which is why wealthier people pay proportionately less tax… Read more »

Emiratesstroller

CG I am not a fan of Kroenke. However, whatever the criticisms about the failings of the club under his watch no-one can accuse him of bleeding the club dry for his personal gratification. Let’s be clear he has not taken out of the club huge sums of money. Mr Levy operates in similar fashion to David Dein. Dein owned shares in Arsenal, which he sold to Usmanov for huge profit and was paid also a significant salary whilst he was a Director of the club. Levy also owns a significant chunk of shares in Spurs and will no doubt… Read more »

Dissenter

Macr
Like you criticizing Daniel Levi for dumping his non-playing staff on furlough so that the tax payer can take care of them.
You do realize that he too wasn’t doing anything illegal. I chipped that in because you’re throwing the hypocrisy charge around.

Emiratesstroller

Spurs have just published their latest accounts. It reveals that Levy was paid
£7 million in last financial year covering his salary and bonus!!!

Marc

Dissenter

My criticism of Levy was treating one set of employees one way and the others another. I really hope Arsenal do not follow this path.

I must admit I’d love to see Levy stick the players on furlough though – £2,500 a month would make a few headlines.

Marc

Emirates

Isn’t Levy the highest paid CEO in the PL?

Marc

Jamie

I don’t criticise anyone for taking advantage of something that’s available to everyone.

I criticise those who take the moral high ground and then look for ways to reduce their own contribution.

Emiratesstroller

Marc At that level of salary and bonus most probably. I don’t think that there are many businesses of the size of Spurs paying their CEO £7 million. There is not a single football club in EPL which would make the FTSE 100 Listing and even Man Utd on current valuation would be ranked no higher than a middle of the road FTSE250 club. So the wages being paid at the moment are currently totally unrealistic. It will be interesting how sponsors and tv companies are reacting next season particularly if this seasons is not completed. I have just renegotiated… Read more »

Marc

Emirates

Sky have offered a break clause in their sports subscriptions as well. I have no idea where this is going to finish for football.

I’d love to see a break down on the salaries / wages split between the staff furloughed and those who aren’t at the Spud’s. I’m guessing the salaries of the players / Levy etc are staggeringly more than those put out on furlough.

Jamie

Marc –

Everyone who can afford it looks for ways to minimise their tax liabilities. The wealthier you are, the easier it is to do. That’s the point you can’t seem to grasp.

The tax on capital gains should be much higher, and family trusts should be banned. Easy to zero your inheritance tax liability the more you inherit, ironically.

Marc

Jamie

I not only grasp that I support it.

You can’t grasp being a fucking hypocrite.

Mr Serge

Emirates did you get a good deal renegotiating ?

Emiratesstroller

Mr Serge

I got an upgrade in my broadband and a better deal on phonecalls.

Bojangles

Kitchen knives are designed for preparation of food, hand guns are designed to do damage to human beings.

Marc, there is the right then there is the looney right. Your arguments on handguns come from the latter.

Bojangles

Maybe the pl should consider playing out the remainder of the season in the unaffected African countries.

Tony

Bojangles I was just thinking that when I read about playing in China.

Sid

WTF, PL to be played in unaffected African countries?
1. Football is over this season, there are far serious issues right now.
2. The U.K went to Africa with religion it ended in colonization now they want to go with football?…….. facepalm

Sid

The 26 billionares who have net worth of the poorest half of the word should pay half of the worls taxes.
Im teĺling you this for free!

Bojangles

Sid
If they took the pl to Africa it could only end in love for the pl.

I’m telling you this for whatever you’re willing to pay.

Jamie

Marc –

No need to get so worked up. Nothing hypocritical about what I’ve said. I pay my share, but I should be charged more. How much more than you’re charged to you pay?

You’re confused because you don’t understand the tax system. Most high net worth individuals pay a lower effective rate of tax than a head teacher earning £60k a year. You’re also confused because you don’t seem to know the difference between rate and amount.

Jamie

do* you

underrated Coq

“WTF, PL to be played in unaffected African countries?“

They want to spread it to those areas as well. Hopefully the Africans have brains and disallow entry.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Ollie Watkins or Johnathan David.

Who would you sign if we are going to sign a striker.

Me I would go with Watkins.

Tom

World according to Marc:

Wealth inequality stems from rich people working harder than everyone else and not because labor is taxed at a higher rate than investments such as stocks, bonds,real estate.

If libs and progressives only started taking personal responsibility for their own actions , say , the way conservatives like Trump do , they would close that inequality gap in no time. But they won’t because they are lazy.

Blackmirror

@ Tom

Ricky Gervais joke..

A worker in a sweatshop would have to work for 10,000 years to make the annual bonus of Nike’s CEO – ‘But they don’t want to, do they? Lazy.’

Dissenter

Tom Marc with all his blind conservatism doesn’t understand that billionaires pay a lot less relative taxes on their incomes that the middle class. They have all the tax attorneys and expensive accountants. to clean their money for the tax code. That’s why the likes of Trump paid very little taxes on his income. He’s allowed to bill the US tax layers for his business misdeeds. He can write off his losses and spread it over 15 years to offset his taxes. The very definition of corporate socialism. When the little guys makes mistakes he files bankruptcy, the too-big-to fail… Read more »

Champagne Charlie

Dipped in to “learn” that NHS doctors make 100k a week.

That’s me back out until the daft has settled.

Sid

BojanglesApril 3, 2020 05:45:57
Sid
I’m telling you this for whatever you’re willing to pay.

I Will pay you a nubile vietnamese

Tom

Dissenter
The hardest working people right now are ICU nurses, doctors, and folks restocking shelves at your grocery store.
Expect all three groups to shoot right up to the top of wealth charts at the end of the year , especially the last group lol.

Freddie Ljungberg

https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/arsenal-spurs-dayot-upamecano-transfer-18036084

Something to cheer people up.

Fucking legend running the RB Leipzig twitter account.

Nelson

I think that EPL should help out teams in the very low league to maintain this football structure in England. With Brexit, tougher rule should be applied to foreign players. Foreign players should paid a higher tax. FA should promote football within the country. The priority of sport should be balanced a bit between entertainment and recreation.

UTarse

Another spud (ex) chairman making an absolute cunt out of himself…. take a bow sugar you plum.

Micheal

“Foreign players should paid a higher tax. ”

Why would anyone in their right mind come to play in the UK. Would you take a job where your fellow workers paid less tax for doing the same job ?

Luteo Guenreira

Days like this overwhelming evidence again that most of us should stick to talking football on a football blog and little else.

It’s like hearing a dwarf talk about how wonderful it is they put everything on the top shelf.

alex cutter

“Dipped in to “learn” that NHS doctors make 100k a week.

That’s me back out until the daft has settled.”

And miss out on more pearls of wisdom from marc?

rollen

Marc is like Bamford without his Harward diploma.

London gunner

Also so what if doctors earn a ton of money. It’s one of the jobs that actually tangible deserve to be paid lots of money.

There are lots of senior executives and CEOs dare I say being paid a lot while doing a shocking job and relying on their staff/employees to bail them out.

But doctors have a tangible concrete worth.

Bojangles

“I Will pay you a nubile vietnamese”

Seeing as, if I so chose, I could have my pick of these for free, you are offering me the same amount as you offer your advice for.