Comments on: Robinson Out? http://lookupsport.com/blog/62 Thoughts on UK Sport by Lookupsport.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:42:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Lookupsport Blog http://lookupsport.com/blog/62#comment-79 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:33:16 +0000 http://lookupsport.com/blog/62#comment-79 I'd love to agree with you Paul - I know that the spot light tends to fall on sport and I used to work with the son of a professional football manager, whose father was drawing 3 salaries at once having been sacked twice in quick succession. However, the "being crap at your job" payoff isn't just restricted to sport. I think the general rule is the more you get paid the better your contract and the bigger the pay off - there are a large number of "crap" blue chip company chairman out there who have been given huge pay offs as well. No names mentioned to protect the rich and rubbish. Looks like the BBC had it wring about Robinson by the way - 24 hours wrong at least - perhaps he was busy negotiating for that 24 hours... I’d love to agree with you Paul - I know that the spot light tends to fall on sport and I used to work with the son of a professional football manager, whose father was drawing 3 salaries at once having been sacked twice in quick succession.
However, the “being crap at your job” payoff isn’t just restricted to sport. I think the general rule is the more you get paid the better your contract and the bigger the pay off - there are a large number of “crap” blue chip company chairman out there who have been given huge pay offs as well. No names mentioned to protect the rich and rubbish.

Looks like the BBC had it wring about Robinson by the way - 24 hours wrong at least - perhaps he was busy negotiating for that 24 hours…

]]> by: Paul Fabretti http://lookupsport.com/blog/62#comment-76 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:01:57 +0000 http://lookupsport.com/blog/62#comment-76 Usual case of "get sacked - get pay-off". Why is it professional sport is the only industry where you get a pay-off for being crap at your job?!! Usual case of “get sacked - get pay-off”. Why is it professional sport is the only industry where you get a pay-off for being crap at your job?!!

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