- May 8, 2005
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In many ways and at many times we've been praised for keeping our wage budget under control, but increasingly there's pressure mounting on all sides about the size of our wage budget, and player salaries compared to those of our rivals.
I'm not sure it's an even split, but there's definitely very clearly two schools of thought on the subject across Spurs fans. Most, I think, are clear that the solution is we need to increase the wage bill, a lot, and quickly, like now. Others, though far less, seem relatively content that the wage bill is what it is, and that actually it's a sensible position to keep the wage bill inline with our turnover.
Generally I think I'd find myself in the latter camp, but there's most definitely a pinch coming. Walker clearly wanted to be paid the market value, and Rose's comments in the media overnight show another player who is unhappy with the renumeration he's getting at Spurs. At the same time, Dembele is quoted yesterday speaking about Kane as a player not motivated by money deals, but a feeling. I don't think all of our players are in that first camp, a good number will be with Kane, though maybe this is just wishful thinking.
Levy and Pochettino have spoken many times about how we can't compete in the same way as the 5 richer clubs than us in the league, and we have to find other ways to grow and compete. The plan generally has been to buy young, talented players with high potential and grow. This is a great model in principle, but we're seeing an issue with it now, where some of those players are now the best in their positions in the league, are being monitored by other clubs and could easily double, treble, quadruple their wages.
So what do we do? Where do we go from here? Even if we can up the wages, can we do it enough to remove the problem? I don't really know what the solution is. But might be useful to have a place to specifically address it.
I'm not sure it's an even split, but there's definitely very clearly two schools of thought on the subject across Spurs fans. Most, I think, are clear that the solution is we need to increase the wage bill, a lot, and quickly, like now. Others, though far less, seem relatively content that the wage bill is what it is, and that actually it's a sensible position to keep the wage bill inline with our turnover.
Generally I think I'd find myself in the latter camp, but there's most definitely a pinch coming. Walker clearly wanted to be paid the market value, and Rose's comments in the media overnight show another player who is unhappy with the renumeration he's getting at Spurs. At the same time, Dembele is quoted yesterday speaking about Kane as a player not motivated by money deals, but a feeling. I don't think all of our players are in that first camp, a good number will be with Kane, though maybe this is just wishful thinking.
Levy and Pochettino have spoken many times about how we can't compete in the same way as the 5 richer clubs than us in the league, and we have to find other ways to grow and compete. The plan generally has been to buy young, talented players with high potential and grow. This is a great model in principle, but we're seeing an issue with it now, where some of those players are now the best in their positions in the league, are being monitored by other clubs and could easily double, treble, quadruple their wages.
So what do we do? Where do we go from here? Even if we can up the wages, can we do it enough to remove the problem? I don't really know what the solution is. But might be useful to have a place to specifically address it.