If I start the thread before kick-off, maybe there will be more than two of us commenting on the game as it happens this time!

  • Juggs
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Imagine talking about a public holiday if we win the whole thing, 2 games out…

    • No1
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      You don’t want them to make the final, or you don’t want a holiday if they win?

      • Juggs
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        I wanted a win, public holiday or no.

        But you don’t look beyond the opponent in front of you.

        • No1
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          Oh, please, please enlighten me!

          Who is this opponent in front of me?

          • Juggs
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            1 year ago

            Well, speaking contextually, no one. They’ve been knocked out.

            If you’re asking about you personally, that’s a question with an answer that requires a certain level of introspection. Not me tho, couldn’t really give a rat’s.

            • No1
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              edit-2
              1 year ago

              @Juggs But you don’t look beyond the opponent in front of you.

              Oh, you mean “One match at a time”. Like an interview with any sportsperson in any sport.

              Sorry, was thinking about something more…

              • Juggs
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                2
                ·
                1 year ago

                Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

                • No1
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  1 year ago

                  Lol. I used to be a psychiatrist, but after I treated myself, I’ve never been better!

                  Just for the record, would you have supported a public holiday Australia wide if the Matilda’s won or lost in the final? And why/why not?

                  • Juggs
                    link
                    fedilink
                    arrow-up
                    1
                    ·
                    1 year ago

                    That’s a tough one because I see all sides of the argument. When I was a ft pub servant, I would say bring it on. As a contractor now, I don’t get paid if I don’t work, and no one would sign off for me being paid overtime rates. However, I can afford the day off and would love one.

                    My brother runs a small business and he’d have been spewing if one was called, because his work doesn’t stop but now he has to pay pub hol rates to his workers which he can budget for when he knows where that will fall on an annual basis.

                    Some industries would benefit, hospo would have to pay more to their staff but would also likely see an uptick in business on the day, others not so much.

                    I’m all for what the greater good is, knowing it’s bound to piss someone off no matter what you do. So, having said that (and so as not to get splinters in my arse from riding fences), I’d say call the public holiday if they had gone thru to the end and won. People like me, and business owners in general, need to bank in unexpected events that result in not being paid for the day or that incur extra costs, and those on lower wages that have to work get the financial benefit. Give people the day off, give others that option to work it if pub hol rates is something they are entitled to.

                    More so right now than ever, people are spending the money they receive. That just goes back into the wider economy, so I can see why the idea was flirted with.