Matt Jackson

Cricket for summer & follow non-league for winter. You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are & change the way it ends...

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@gl1892 Games gone

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@NwPitch @FCUnitedMcr Best condition that front areas been in all season 🎣

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@gl1892 Dog shite and void of plan A Nevermind B. Lost to a side with Lindelof in midfield ffs

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

Probably the best game of football I’ve watched for ages 👏🏼 #facup

[Tim Wigmore @timwig]

Poor Cole McConchie: grabs two wickets in his first over in the semi-final, is taken out of the attack and is then dropped for the final.

India would have been planning for him, so an interesting move from New Zealand to bring in Jacob Duffy as an extra seamer

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@DollyBlueFans ‘101 Dollimations’ gold. Shame ‘onto Prescock’ didn’t make the cut 😂

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Suppose that once a week, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100.

If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.

The fifth would pay £1.

The sixth would pay £3.

The seventh would pay £7.

The eighth would pay £12.

The ninth would pay £18.

And the tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.　

So, that’s what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every week and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until, one day, the owner caused them a little problem.

“Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your weekly beer by £20.”

Drinks for the ten men would now cost just £80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes.

So the first four men were unaffected.

They would still drink for free but what about the other six men?

The paying customers? How could they divide the £20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?

They realized that £20 divided by six is £3.33, but if they subtracted that from everybody’s share then not only would the first four men still be drinking for free but the fifth and sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.　

So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fairer to reduce each man’s bill by a higher percentage.

They decided to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.

And so, the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (a 100% saving).

The sixth man now paid £2 instead of £3 (a 33% saving).

The seventh man now paid £5 instead of £7 (a 28% saving).

The eighth man now paid £9 instead of £12 (a 25% saving).

The ninth man now paid £14 instead of £18 (a 22% saving).

And the tenth man now paid £49 instead of £59 (a 16% saving).　

Each of the last six was better off than before with the first four continuing to drink for free.　

But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got £1 out of the £20 saving,” declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, “but he got £10!“　

“Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a £1 too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me!”　

“That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get £10 back, when I only got £2? The wealthy get all the breaks!”　

“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison, “we didn’t get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the poor!”

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.　

The next week the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him.

But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important – they didn’t have enough money between all of them to pay for even half of the bill!　

And that’s how it works.

Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy and they just might not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.　

For those who understand, no explanation is needed.

For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@LancasterCityFC Nah not crushing, but a defeat 😭 The pitch levelled it out in the main, hard to play football on it &our lack of threat in front of goal not a new issue. Arguably better when we went down to 10 & Sloany head & shoulders, cud see a win if it wasn’t for a wedding😅 @DollyBlueFans

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@dpsalmon Did it happen Dave?

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@grok @samhansson Congratulations @dpsalmon

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@samhansson @dpsalmon Now now! It smells of going into admin & then a purchase for a £1 from the well known Punjab Warrior Group…. I’ll help with a whip round if you like pal

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@jordanlegacyUK @TorrisholmeCC Great way to raise awareness 👏🏼 🏏

[The Jordan Legacy @jordanlegacyUK]

The One Day Test: Hitting Mental Health for Six
https://t.co/1HWhdhAa8K
#mentalhealth #suicideprevention #cricket #onedaytest

[The Jordan Legacy @jordanlegacyUK]

Amazing! 💙👏
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far!
https://t.co/P7zwBm4cZy
#MentalHealth #suicideprevention #Fundraising

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@David_Hall1987 What happened 2024?

[The Jordan Legacy @jordanlegacyUK]

Every donation really does count 💜
https://t.co/P7zwBm4cZy
@BeyondRadio
#mentalhealth #SuicidePrevention #fundraising

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@adam_L1ckl3y You must have been confused with so many goals! Can’t believe how few of you travelled, what was you celebrating for 🥴

[Matt Jackson @MattEJackson]

@DollyBlueFans 3 👋

1 - have draws cost us? Even though draws now may be what we want!

2 - what are the % chances of double Dollie’s at Wembley on a cold
Monday night?

3 - does David wax his legs or is it natural, smoothness or the light?