Oh dear. The children are out in force today.
Yesterday, Richard Branson wanted to bet Willie Walsh £1 million that the Virgin Atlantic brand would be around in 5 years time. Willie Walsh responded he’d prefer a knee in the groin.
Well, the children get their wish, with Richard Branson accepting the bet of a Knee in the Groin.
In a blog post, Richard Branson says:
Glad to see Willie Walsh’s rather childish response to my bet proposal: rather than the losing company giving the winner’s staff £1 million, he wants the loser to receive a knee in the groin.
It seems a very painful and foolish thing for Willie Walsh to propose; but I would be happy to accept. We’ve got used to BA hitting below the belt over the years, but I’m confident it would be the other way around on this occasion.
The terms of the bet (if he doesn’t agree to them, let that be the end of it): if, as Willie Walsh predicted, the Virgin brand is gone from our airline in five years’ time, then I lose the bet. If it’s still there, he loses the bet.
The losing airline should also donate £1 million to a worthwhile charity of the winner’s choice to ensure some good comes out of this bit of fun.
And let’s agree the place this will happen is the HQ of the winner’s airline. Look forward to Willie’s visit in December 2017.
Nothing like children being children eh?
Or in a twitter post it comes down to this:
Oh well, we’ll see in 2017 if we can be grown up… or if we’re going to watch CEO’s knee each other.
Hopefully without defensive cups.