13 May 2025 21:01:33
As we know staff will not be given free tickets for the cup final.
It seems that Ruben has stated he will pay the costs for 30 of his backroom staff, each of whom can also take 2 family members or friends.
This is a highly creditable action he has taken, no doubt causing some embarrassment to others (hopefully)
Well done Ruben.
13 May 2025 21:08:42
Good on him shame on the club.
13 May 2025 21:12:04
This club is becoming very unlikeable.
13 May 2025 21:45:41
Good on RA, that is very thoughtful and shows an affinity with what the club is about. It’s also embarrassing and saves only a small amount of money.
There is cost cutting and most if not all businesses do it but the length to which SJR is going is hard to defend or explain.
I was an advocate of the Sheikh and have to think this nonsense would not have happened.
13 May 2025 22:02:13
Yes, a great gesture. Well done to him.
13 May 2025 22:49:05
Great gesture from RA. Also hardly surprising that SJR has made the decision. He will do anything to squeeze the club of every last penny. Anyone who thinks SJR bought into the club for anything other than his own vanity is deluded.
As much as I want to win the Europa League, a part of me doesn't want to, simply to starve the leeches that are the Glazers and move us close to them leaving. Hopefully Ineos also get the boot at the same time.
14 May 2025 06:43:16
Kurtis
So many desperate cost cutting measures likely aimed at taking the club back to profit quickly. The question will be whether that will see dividends paid again to the Glazer leeches and SJR. The image of the squeeze on staff, redundancies so Glazers can get dividends will be quite disgusting to most.
14 May 2025 11:29:26
Fantastic by RA…shocking by the club. I bet the glazers will get a free trip and tickets paid for by the club and are no doubt also still collecting their dividends. As if my contempt for them and those in charge could grow any more.
14 May 2025 12:11:09
Tim. they might be receiving management and/ or directors fees but they are not receiving dividends at this time. No one is.
14 May 2025 12:37:13
Completely agree Red Man.
I don't think any fans would accept the prospect of them taking dividends when profits return. However these are businessmen who so far have cared little about the fans opinion. So I don't think it's completely out of the realms of possibility.
15 May 2025 01:53:20
It’s a business, they treat like a business, SJR no difference, why would they not take dividends from their own business, if it’s there to be taken! That’s life anyone thinking otherwise needs to get with reality of the way the world works.