Jimmy Greaves

[cupotee2]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3149896/Stroke-hit-football-legend-Jimmy-Greaves-needs-30-000-help-recover-say-family-friends-launch-appeal.html


Famous name maybe but.....£30.000 in a month to fund his private recovery. This seems a trend these days to fund this and that. A good cause maybe, but not all and sundry.

On our local news and papers it has a fund running for £10.000 to help pay the bills and day to day living expenses for a couple badly injured in the shootings a few weeks back.

While I am not against funding for special needs I do wonder who else will jump on this bandwagon.

[pastafreak]

Maybe people are more willing to contribute to funding because they have a better idea of exactly where the money may be going.

[pastafreak]

The 30,000 is not for just one month...it's for 500 hours of physio plus other treatment.

[Retrochic]

I think its a disgrace anyone giving money to a man who has made enough money in his lifetime time to pay for private healthcare insurance.

[Sqad]

What "specialist treatment " does Jimmy Greaves require, that similar stroke victims don't? Any treatment should be available to ALL on the NHS.

[EcclesCake]

I really don't like these kinds of fund raisers.

I was recently put in the awkward situation of being invited to an event to raise money to send my friends profoundly disabled grand daughter to the US for treatment. Fortunately I was unable to attend due to other commitments, I did offer myself up as a lot in the auction though.

I'm happier to see money spent on research that will help the many rather than funding for individuals.

[Maydup]

His manager has set up this fund, not Jimmy or the family. no doubt he takes his usual percentage which keeps him in work. Only the gullible need give.