1970 to date - 20 permanent jobs nearly 2 years where I am now near 9 years in one before this 5.5 years in first one (apprenticeship + a bit) and I did move once for no extra money!
Been in the print now for around 10 years, 3 firms, first for 6 years, second for 3, been at me currant one for just over a year, in my defense you do have to move around in the print, or else you get stuck on wages you wont ever get anywhere on!! So to move onwards and upwards you do have to keep on moving about.
Three different employers in thirteen years, although two of them were actually for the same job, as we got outsourced and TUPEd across to the new employer
Porn star for a while but my acting was wooden and I could never remember my lines
That was when I went into show business and became one of the original Chuckle Brothers as I still had the porn ‘tache
The working men’s clubs wore me out though and so I decided to take up tennis and became British number one within three months despite not having played a competitive match or owning a racket
After coming 3,219th in Sports Personality of the Year (I finished one vote behind Tony Knowles and Jocky Wilson) I used that added exposure as a springboard to get into entertainment/sports promotion and management and I’ve been in that ever since:-
Started as Bruce Forsyth’s wig walker and feeder – he was a lovely bloke and is just the same off screen. Whenever he has his eleven o’clock chocolate bar and cuppa, he’ll tell his staff (agent, personal trainer etc) ‘Gimme a twirl!’
After that I had a very brief stint as Russell Grant’s dietician before I found the endless trips to KFC monotonous and then I became Michael Barrymore’s full-time party organiser
I left that post quite suddenly a number of years ago and since then I have been Internet Researcher for Pete Townshend, Race Relations Adviser to Ron Atkinson and I am currently Russell Brand’s Chief Strategist (Radio Broadcasting) and Chest Hair Sculptor
Despite being a Hammer, Russell’s a lovely bloke and I think he has a lot of time for Charlton because I only have to mention the club’s name and a smile comes across his lips, particularly recently…
10, moved around the country from newcastle to scotland then to london. Then changed sectors from manufacturing/retail to universities, international development charities and now work at a Housing Association
''Porn star for a while but my acting was wooden and I could never remember my lines''
Always thought porn stars and pro footballers had a lot in common. Good money during a biologically-determined limited shelf-life, so they've got to get it up while they can (if you will forgive the expression...) Don't really blame Defoe. He hasn't really done anything different from just about all of us on this thread - albeit for money, I grant you...
I think footballers loyalty needs to be put into perspective.
I imagine a lot of people would jump at the chance to move job if they were offered some money just to move and then an increased wage packet. Fair enough, a player like defoe is on a lot of money, but then he spends alot of money too, and his ambitions of buying certain assets will be very different than many of us could ever imagine, so the chance to get £20,000 a week more to further fund the things he gets joy out of comes up and surely you can see why he would sign on the dotted line. You can complain about the fact he gets loads of money already, and he has got enough fast cars and charlton memorabilia to last a life time, but then again an african family could think us wanting to spend all our money on things we don't need like all the latest gadgets is trivial and completely unneeded aswell. So it is a bit hypocritical.
Obviously with players like defoe when a club puts a massive amount of effort into him and he just buggers off when something better comes along is hard to take, harder still when they are products of the youth system and then someone else comes in and takes them away.
Unfortunately though, the beautiful game revolves around money though, the club with the most money wins, and finding a player with real loyalty is always going to be unlikely unless something crazy happens and wage caps are introduced. With wage caps introduced then maybe we would see some loyalty from the players.
Makes perfect sense to move on to a different club - you work hard at work, you get paid more or you move on somewhere else that pays more. The clubs don't want a player to stay because they love them, they want them there to perform well for them, to score them goals, to win them games, to better their league position, to get them more money.
When the game revolves around money, as most things in life do, it is a bit harsh to criticise someone for doing the same as everyone else is, just because it is for more money than the average man gets.
[cite]Posted By: moutuakilla[/cite]I think footballers loyalty needs to be put into perspective.
I imagine a lot of people would jump at the chance to move job if they were offered some money just to move and then an increased wage packet. Fair enough, a player like defoe is on a lot of money, but then he spends alot of money too, and his ambitions of buying certain assets will be very different than many of us could ever imagine, so the chance to get £20,000 a week more to further fund the things he gets joy out of comes up and surely you can see why he would sign on the dotted line. You can complain about the fact he gets loads of money already, and he has got enough fast cars and charlton memorabilia to last a life time, but then again an african family could think us wanting to spend all our money on things we don't need like all the latest gadgets is trivial and completely unneeded aswell. So it is a bit hypocritical.
Obviously with players like defoe when a club puts a massive amount of effort into him and he just buggers off when something better comes along is hard to take, harder still when they are products of the youth system and then someone else comes in and takes them away.
Unfortunately though, the beautiful game revolves around money though, the club with the most money wins, and finding a player with real loyalty is always going to be unlikely unless something crazy happens and wage caps are introduced. With wage caps introduced then maybe we would see some loyalty from the players.
Makes perfect sense to move on to a different club - you work hard at work, you get paid more or you move on somewhere else that pays more. The clubs don't want a player to stay because they love them, they want them there to perform well for them, to score them goals, to win them games, to better their league position, to get them more money.
When the game revolves around money, as most things in life do, it is a bit harsh to criticise someone for doing the same as everyone else is, just because it is for more money than the average man gets.
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Why am I not surprised at that HAHAHA :-) Good luck monday
Me 3 employers since 1986 when I left school
1st solicitors
2nd bailiff
3rd solicitor
soon to be 4th and hopefully last
Redundant from 3
nearly 2 years where I am now
near 9 years in one before this
5.5 years in first one (apprenticeship + a bit)
and I did move once for no extra money!
Camel jockey in my early years
Porn star for a while but my acting was wooden and I could never remember my lines
That was when I went into show business and became one of the original Chuckle Brothers as I still had the porn ‘tache
The working men’s clubs wore me out though and so I decided to take up tennis and became British number one within three months despite not having played a competitive match or owning a racket
After coming 3,219th in Sports Personality of the Year (I finished one vote behind Tony Knowles and Jocky Wilson) I used that added exposure as a springboard to get into entertainment/sports promotion and management and I’ve been in that ever since:-
Started as Bruce Forsyth’s wig walker and feeder – he was a lovely bloke and is just the same off screen. Whenever he has his eleven o’clock chocolate bar and cuppa, he’ll tell his staff (agent, personal trainer etc) ‘Gimme a twirl!’
After that I had a very brief stint as Russell Grant’s dietician before I found the endless trips to KFC monotonous and then I became Michael Barrymore’s full-time party organiser
I left that post quite suddenly a number of years ago and since then I have been Internet Researcher for Pete Townshend, Race Relations Adviser to Ron Atkinson and I am currently Russell Brand’s Chief Strategist (Radio Broadcasting) and Chest Hair Sculptor
Despite being a Hammer, Russell’s a lovely bloke and I think he has a lot of time for Charlton because I only have to mention the club’s name and a smile comes across his lips, particularly recently…
''Porn star for a while but my acting was wooden and I could never remember my lines''
Always thought porn stars and pro footballers had a lot in common. Good money during a biologically-determined limited shelf-life, so they've got to get it up while they can (if you will forgive the expression...) Don't really blame Defoe. He hasn't really done anything different from just about all of us on this thread - albeit for money, I grant you...
I imagine a lot of people would jump at the chance to move job if they were offered some money just to move and then an increased wage packet. Fair enough, a player like defoe is on a lot of money, but then he spends alot of money too, and his ambitions of buying certain assets will be very different than many of us could ever imagine, so the chance to get £20,000 a week more to further fund the things he gets joy out of comes up and surely you can see why he would sign on the dotted line. You can complain about the fact he gets loads of money already, and he has got enough fast cars and charlton memorabilia to last a life time, but then again an african family could think us wanting to spend all our money on things we don't need like all the latest gadgets is trivial and completely unneeded aswell. So it is a bit hypocritical.
Obviously with players like defoe when a club puts a massive amount of effort into him and he just buggers off when something better comes along is hard to take, harder still when they are products of the youth system and then someone else comes in and takes them away.
Unfortunately though, the beautiful game revolves around money though, the club with the most money wins, and finding a player with real loyalty is always going to be unlikely unless something crazy happens and wage caps are introduced. With wage caps introduced then maybe we would see some loyalty from the players.
Makes perfect sense to move on to a different club - you work hard at work, you get paid more or you move on somewhere else that pays more. The clubs don't want a player to stay because they love them, they want them there to perform well for them, to score them goals, to win them games, to better their league position, to get them more money.
When the game revolves around money, as most things in life do, it is a bit harsh to criticise someone for doing the same as everyone else is, just because it is for more money than the average man gets.
As I said, Defoe never actually played for us.