A few weeks ago the Hammers launched The Players Project aimed at helping all areas of the East end community – a very worthy effort which gained much justified publicity.
Alongside that skipper Mark Noble has been out helping the homeless and hungry over the last few days donating his fee from a newspaper column to help the poverty stricken of the area.
Among Mark’s comments were these:
O “Buying the equipment for the homeless, you can see where it goes. It’s shocking how many homeless people there are in this country now and something needs to be done.”
O “At Christmas we all make merry but there are people that will suffer and have to worry about where the next meal is coming from.
“If a football player can give a donation that serves a charity in the borough that does excellent work in the most vulnerable situations, that seriously is what we’re all here to do, and that’s why Christmas is such an important time.”
So just as Sean wrote earlier I find the timing of the publication of the club’s accounts at such a time just before Christmas more than strange.
The emphasis at the cub for weeks has been on helping the very unfortunate areas of east end society so to be revealing that Karren Brady has earned nearly half a million sovs in a finders fee at this time boggles my mind.
I understand it’s business practice but….!
I understand too that it’s perfectly normal and acceptable for shareholders to earn a dividend and I see nothing wrong with the Davids giving themselves one.
Again it’s business and when you borrow the amounts they have to invest in a manager and squad they need to get something back now and again – no problem.
But at such a time of the year when so many are in such desperate need maybe such details could have waited awhile.
Big own goal here I reckon.
Not sure how what Nobes has done by donating his fee to the homeless is linked to the David’s 2.5 million in interest and Kazza’s 450k finders fee ?
sENDING OUT DIFFERENT MESSAGES and at a time when The Players Project is aimed at allieviating suffering, to announce what many would believe are pretty hefty figures in their favour just before Xmas might be seen as poor timing.
Why is a finders fee due??? Surely this is part of her job to promote the club to suitable investors???
You’re not comparing like with like here. The issue isn’t what Brady and the Davids receive as part of standard business practice but what they choose to do with that money once they’ve got it. If you’re doubting their charitable contributions then say so openly.
You as ever miss the point. I’m discussing the timing and the perception of many – obviously not you. Happy condescending Christmas