Poor Hull. As if living there isn't punishment enough.
Nigel. On 31 May 2010 22:21, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>Or even the figures given for wages here were a load of claptrap (most > probably ;))<< > > > Complete and utter! > > Lower league players earn nothing like the figures quoted. A 3rd or 4th > division player at a typical club earns a decent annual salary - probably > between £50,000 and £100,000. A young player on a first contract with > Exeter > or Crewe or Rochdale will earn less - £30k maybe. > > That's PER YEAR, not per week. Don't expect there are even any > Championship teams now paying stupid money. (Except Cardiff). A > championship player > might be able to secure a five-year deal worth a million pounds. Which is > about £5k a week. > > If you look at the likes of Stoke and Wigan (well-run prem clubs that have > stayed up, while working within their means) you'll find they will be > paying many of their players well under £10k pw. > > Beckford's agent will have been able to negotiate a decent deal as there > was no transfer fee - £4m over four years (probably includes signing-on > fee) > equates to £16k pw. Probably about right - might be less. > > That's similar to buying a player for £2m and paying £8k pw. > > > Remember Seth Johnson? Hoping to get a big one - maybe £10,000 a week, but > would settle for £8,000 - from a perceived "big" club? > > That's £400,000 per year - maybe a four-year contract worth £1.6m. > > Of course the imbecile Ridsdale started the bidding at £30k pw. That > lesson has been learned by (most) clubs. But not Hull and Portsmouth, which > both > have ended up in the championship with a crippled balance sheet. > Portsmouth will get further points docked this coming season and I wouldn't > be > surprised if Hull don't fall into receivership too. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > -- blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ www.concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
