This is soo true. We are talking as if 50 thousand pounds A WEEK were a pittance. That's 200k a month - 100 k after tax. I am pretty certain that you can afford a tin of baked beans and a box of wheetabix for that.The thing that sickens me about all this is our players are on huge wages. The fact that this is recognised in the endless battle to pay the highest is sad in a country that has such a thing as foodbanks. You can add the Sky Sports News totaliser to that too. Seeing that figure rise every six months while Jim White shoots his load is just obscene.
The moment for me was John Barnes hitting £10k a week. That is a phenomenal amount to your average Joe but it was nearly 30 years ago now.This is soo true. We are talking as if 50 thousand pounds A WEEK were a pittance. That's 200k a month - 100 k after tax. I am pretty certain that you can afford a tin of baked beans and a box of wheetabix for that.
I remember when Shearer was the best paid player at 48k and we were already having trouble to fathom the amount. Now he would be called a pauper.
The thing that sickens me about all this is our players are on huge wages. The fact that this is recognised in the endless battle to pay the highest is sad in a country that has such a thing as foodbanks. You can add the Sky Sports News totaliser to that too. Seeing that figure rise every six months while Jim White shoots his load is just obscene.
I remember reading about Ashley Cole turning down Arse's offer of £55K per week soon before he joined Chelscum. When he was told about the offer, presumably by his agent, his reply was that they were 'taking the piss.' In the real world, most of us would be happy if our employers took the piss out of us to the tune of £55K a year.