RBS CEO Stephen Hester recently stated that rebuilding an investment bank from a pile of rubble is a nearly impossible task but if anyone can to it, it’s him. He’s got a plan, a five-year plan in fact, for doing so and you know what that plan doesn’t involve? Sending any of his employees or clients out to enjoy a little football and maybe some drinks. Between you and me, it’s not something Steve-o wants to do but apparently buying a few mill in tickets what with the whole assholeway being ownedway by the axpayertay wouldn’t look good, according to one killjoy (“If a bank was buying $6 million to $10 million (of hospitality) for an event before 2007, and they get state support today, they can’t come to the World Cup and get tickets,” Peter Csanadi said in an interview. “They just can’t do it.”) But turn those frowns upside down because guess what? The World Cup is coming to RBS! Continue reading »