Sunday, December 13, 2009

Honey, it's all about money!

At a restaurant in Sydney, Jane was stunned to see a blonde rushing to her table, kissing her husband, saying a few words into his ear, and then rushing out with the same speed. What’s this and who’s she? The Angry wife demanded to know. Quickly judging that there was no way out, Peter replied, honestly, `she is my mistress’

Wife slapped him hard, and asked for divorce. `Sure’, said Peter, but cautioned her that `there will be no more vacations in Switzerland, no more shopping in Paris, and no beach house in Rio’

Just as Peter was about to finish, another woman appeared, reached out to another table, and kissed Joe, a family friend seated nearby.

Who is she? Jane asked Peter. `She is Joe’s mistress’, said Peter. `Well, ours is better’ said Jane and sat down again for a quiet dinner.

SO POSSIBLY, TIGER'S MARRIAGE WILL SURVIVE TOO! THERE IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH MONEY AT STAKE, FOR TIGER, FOR WIFE, FOR SPONSORS, FOR ADVERTISERS. THE INDICATIONS ARE ALREADY THERE.

Well, PGA tour is losing 50% of viewership, and brands like NIKE are possibly losing their biggest brand ambassador. Will they sit silently, and watch! Impossible! All the pressure will be on Tiger and his wife to somehow kiss and make up. It's not just Tiger's money and prestige which is at stake. Some Institutions are at a big risk of witnessing massive erosion in their credibility, and value

It is naive to even think that Tiger will be allowed to be away from golf from more than three-four months. Possibly, the temporary sabbatical will just be an attempt to show that the patch up is a sincere attempt to genuinely forgive and forget. In the end, you will get a mellowed down Tiger who continues to be as good at golf as he was before his wife clubbed him; a wife who may sulk occasionally but will accept the dark reality of the past and move on.

Fans will accept that Tiger is a human after all. NIKE will get its brand back, slightly less valuable but still eminently sellable. The only persons, who will not have a selfish motive in seeing the patch-up, will be couple's two children. They would have welcomed the patch up, if it happens which it should, even if Tiger was not so rich and not so famous!

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