Letter to Grauniad re: Wonga

[catfish]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/27/wonga-off-club-websites

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Red Cross?

 

[strings]

Try this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/27/wonga-off-club-websites

 

[catfish]

Cocked it up first time. Hopefully it works now.

 

[Ernest]

Who is Celine Graciet ?

 

[Silent Bob]

Who is Celine Graciet ?

A Brighton and Hove Albion supporter.

 

[pigbite]

Who is Celine Graciet ?

Probably this lady...

 

[catfish]

Who is Celine Graciet ?

I thought somebody amongst the great and not so good on NSC might know her...

 

[Superphil]

So why write to the Gruniard, rather than the people who do the FL websites?

 

[NickBHAFC18]

I don't see the problem with Wonga, I have used it a few times before and unless your an idiot and cant follow simple instructions, it's perfect for a quick loan before pay day.

 

[Simster]

Whatever the rights and wrongs, I just object to some no-mark I've never heard of speaking on behalf of ALL the fans of my club.

(I hate Wonga and similar, but others probably don't)

 

[vegster]

You should spend more time polishing your Roman's rather than reading that rag.

 

[Goring-by-Seagull]

I don't see the problem with Wonga, I have used it a few times before and unless your an idiot and cant follow simple instructions, it's perfect for a quick loan before pay day.

This.

 

[catfish]

You should spend more time polishing your Roman's rather than reading that rag.

Only after I've eaten my muesli.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I don't see the problem with Wonga, I have used it a few times before and unless your an idiot and cant follow simple instructions, it's perfect for a quick loan before pay day.

Because the percentage rates are disgusting ( loan shark levels even ) and they are an invite to trap people already in debt into even greater debt. There should be legislation preventing interest rates being any greater than 50% APR.

 

[seagullondon]

Don't they sponsor Blackpool as well? There is a blackpool fan on that list wanting it removed Good luck

 

[Superphil]

Don't they sponsor Blackpool as well? There is a blackpool fan on that list wanting it removed Good luck

And Hearts

 

[Diego Napier]

I don't see the problem with Wonga, I have used it a few times before and unless your an idiot and cant follow simple instructions, it's perfect for a quick loan before pay day.

Well you're alright Jack but unfortunately there are a lot of people who get suckered in because, unlike you, they're not very astute.

Calling them idiots is very demeaning.

 

[NickBHAFC18]

Because the percentage rates are disgusting ( loan shark levels even ) and they are an invite to trap people already in debt into even greater debt. There should be legislation preventing interest rates being any greater than 50% APR.

True, but if you have any common sense, you know that if you are in debt already, a loan shark is not the option anyway. If I am having a really tight month, I borrow £100 every now and then, and pay back £130 as soon as I am paid 15/20 days later. It's simple, and yes it may attract people who are already in trouble, and it can cause them more, but that's what banks, family and friends are for.

 

[NickBHAFC18]

Well you're alright Jack but unfortunately there are a lot of people who get suckered in because, unlike you, they're not very astute.

Calling them idiots is very demeaning.

Maybe idiot was not the right word to use, but if you are in financial trouble, anyone with some common sense knows that a loan shark is not the answer...