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Discussion in 'Bristol City' started by wizered, Nov 27, 2015.

  1. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker
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  2. Shinycitylad7

    Shinycitylad7 Looking at the stars mate

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    3.2 million a month. Over 38 million a year. I don't think there will ever be a player worth this... saying that if I was Messi id be on the first plane to Manchester. He's done it all in Spain now, and yes whilst the money would be a big factor, I'd think the chance to play in the best league in the world and to have more competition for the title would be a big pull too but lets face it, he'll never leave Barca.
     
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  3. Supcon72

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    If I was a Man City fan I would never set foot in the ground again if this becomes true. Rich owner aside, they are ripping the pi$$ out of their own fans with this obscene amount of money.
    With modern players agents demanding all sorts for their players, what if 1 or 2 of the others have clauses in their contracts saying they can re-negotiate if someone comes in and earns more than them, where does it end?

    Sky TV and The Premier League have ruined English football over the last 20 years.
     
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    bcfcredandwhite Well-Known Member

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    It's unsustainable. Football will implode.
     
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  5. smhbcfc

    smhbcfc Well-Known Member

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    Actually Manchester City are doing a lot of work with the Community in Manchester and are providing some amazing facilities for ordinary people to use

    The fans are not being ripped off - Middle-east oil money is paying this.

    Of that 800k per week - the Government will get over 300k pw in tax - so in theory we all gain!!
     
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    The Premier League and to a degree Blatter (World Cup) are only interested in one thing protecting their brands. They don't give two hoots about the rest of football. Financial Fair play must become more stringent.
     
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  8. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker
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    I was just comparing our lowly world of have not's with the world of haves..:emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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  9. Supcon72

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    I doubt the UK Government would see anywhere near that. Footballers these days have set themselves up as companies/entities to avoid such hefty tax bills on their wages. Add to that Messi has a chequered past when it comes to paying his taxes.....
     
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    **** me I wouldn't get out of bed for that <whistle>
     
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    invermeremike Well-Known Member

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    I understand that the rumour is just that but nonetheless you have to realise that if it comes to pass Messi's monthly salary would address most of our transfer fee lacking budget?
     
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  12. Angelicnumber16

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    Football so desperately needs a wage cap to be agreed, or at least far more realistic salaries to bring average players (of which there are plenty in the EPL) earning ridiculous and unwarranted sums of money down to earth and save their clubs some money. It's just unsustainable and is getting worse.

    No-one needs, or more to the point, deserves, more than £5k a week in my humble opinion, and that's ridiculous in itself. That some of money will buy players a very nice house away from the local council estate, a nice car and a standard of living above 95% of the rest of the population. But players want to buy multiple cars, racehorses, property and invest their millions offshore to avoid paying tax. It's all wrong.

    Very few clubs are run properly and the likes of Man C, Man U, Chelsea and just trying to outdo each other with very few honours to fight over if we're being honest.

    Debt is everywhere in football and a lot of teams simply have the assets on the pitch not elsewhere. Some, like Bolton, don't even have that. How long can they last being the best part of £200m in the red without the debt being written off by a wealthy investor ? From where I'm sitting, they don't look an attractive proposition to me.

    Unless things change, less and less teams will be able to compete at any level and it's already a very uneven playing surface. And I'm not talking about The Mem here !!

    Sky blanket coverage, and stupid sums of money to pay failures (parachute payments) have killed the game.
     
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    Unless things change, less and less teams will be able to compete at any level and it's already a very uneven playing surface. And I'm not talking about The Mem here !!

    <laugh> <laugh>
     
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    Obscene amounts of money <doh><doh><doh>
     
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  15. Cliftonville

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    If Mess i joins, Ronaldo will follow,

    The cash these two generate is dwarfed by their wages.

    Its Nike v Adidas,
     
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  16. TampaBayBCFC

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    I've said it on this board before, only a NFL style salary cap will level the playing field and allow teams to compete over coaching and tactics rather than sheer cash. Every team in the NFL has a shot to win the Super Bowl. Makes it exciting (apart from the fact that American football is a bit of a crap game to start with).
     
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  17. invermeremike

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    Edmonton Eskimos are Grey Cup Champions. Who? What? They played the game in - 10C temps and didn't get paid a lot of money for their pain and I'm positive that if these football prima donnas were told to go out and play in those temps they would take the employers to some human rights court and get millions in compensation. Like everything else in life the true believers in what's right or wrong stay in their own comfort zone and refuse to rock the boat. Greed and corruption will never go away but it sure is the reason why the world, including football, has gone down the toilet without a whisper from those that matter - that's us by the way.
     
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  18. RedorDead

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    Bit like the Becham to Real deal, his wages was paid by shirts sold with his name on it, and sponsorship percentages. Majority of these high earners bring sponsorships
     
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  19. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker
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    We didn't spend a lot here..

    Bristol City spent £231,316 on fees to agents between October 1 2014 and September 31 2015 according to figures issued by the Football League today.
    That represents a considerable saving on the £653,900 the club lavished on the services of agents at the height of their spending in 2010/11.
    The figure is also considerably less than the £339,467 the Robins paid in 2013/14, their first season back in League One.
    As expected, the figures confirm City's standing as one of the big spenders in League One last season. Only Sheffield United (£254,713) and promoted MK Dons (£672,371) spent more on agents' fees in the third tier in 2014/15.
    City's figure compares favourably with clubs in the Championship last season, Cardiff, Fulham, QPR and Reading splashing out well in excess of £2m each. At the other end of the scale, Rotherham spent just £185,430.
    Promoted from the Conference back to the Football League in May, Bristol Rovers paid out £28,392 in agents' fees.


    CLUB TOTAL PAYMENTS TO AGENTS

    Sky Bet Championship
    Birmingham City - £443,570
    Blackburn Rovers - £1,254,610
    Bolton Wanderers -£964,869
    Brentford - £600,636
    Brighton & Hove Albion - £912,421

    Bristol City - £231,316
    Burnley - £1,363,831
    Cardiff City - £2,828,133
    Charlton Athletic - £656,759
    Derby County - £1,102,071
    Fulham - £2,735,336
    Huddersfield Town - £429,343
    Hull City- £1,813,919
    Ipswich Town - £261,347
    Leeds United - £786,897
    Middlesbrough - £850,285
    MK Dons - £672,371
    Nottingham Forest - £1,440,730
    Preston North End - £194,961
    QPR - £2,361,742
    Reading - £2,391,666
    Rotherham United - £185,430
    Sheffield Wednesday - £792,203
    Wolverhampton Wanderers - £849,600
    Total - £26,124,044

    http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTO...-agents-fees/story-28269278-detail/story.html
     
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  20. Premiershiporbust IV

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    Hang on a minute, what do you think that Messi earns now then...?

    Messi ALREADY earns $51.8m in salary and $22m a year in endorsements or £34.4m (£640k per week) and £14.6m (£280k per week) respectively so salary wise, this would be a 25% increase.

    Meanwhile, Ronaldo actually earns more at $79.6m (salary and endorsements) or £52.85m (£1.01m per WEEK)

    The NFL's highest paid player is Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers at $48.9m (or £32.5m) a year so £625k a week.

    You can say it is obscene but if you were expert in your chosen profession, you would be in demand and probably head hunted and if you were at the very top, you could take your pick with the salary to match and I very much doubt that there is anyone on here who would turn down £1m a week if someone were prepared to offer it.

    Would that be your fault....?
     
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