football players salaries!

[Stu_Millard]

Just heard on the news that by 3 years time the top players will be earning 200k a week/10 million a year



now i'm not sure why i have a problem with this and not top actors/actresses earning 10 million per film - i think its something to do with fleecing the fans and other reasons

all that money for kicking a ball

It's not just for kicking a ball around though. The very top echelon of players also bring other benefits to the clubs they play for by mere association. These players attract top investors and club sponsors, thereby earning the club additional funds over and above the prize money they earn in football competitions.

Are they worth it? Well, they must be - otherwise the clubs wouldn't be paying the amounts they do. In the crazy current world of celebrity, that's the price that's paid for success.

[emma5721]

thats pretty simple really

theres no entertainment value in any of those you mention

all the while people pay to go and see these people perform(dunces is a bit harsh)
they will comand high wages

true
todays rich western society (no im not a muslim lol)places high value on it
wonder if its because life is so stressful and cost of living so high now we pay over the odds for entertainement/escapism in any form

as for acting i think they speak to a wider audience than footy - ok i might be corrected there by half the population and they dont make one film a year - and their careers are short in the main (bit like footballers i guess)

as for nurses and teachers - grossly underpaid - as a secretary i used to earn 3 times more than a nurse - i COULD have been dossing around all day gossipping and pretending to work depending on where i worked, who i worked for (no i didnt do that but i know lots who did)

[emma5721]

It's not just for kicking a ball around though. The very top echelon of players also bring other benefits to the clubs they play for by mere association. These players attract top investors and club sponsors, thereby earning the club additional funds over and above the prize money they earn in football competitions.

Are they worth it? Well, they must be - otherwise the clubs wouldn't be paying the amounts they do. In the crazy current world of celebrity, that's the price that's paid for success.

yes i know of course was being tongue in cheek
just dont think being a celebrity footie player is worth the money they earn - i mean who do they inspire and to do what?
least they end up giving loads to charity lol
not to mention you get sick to the back teeth seeing the front covers of magazines with posh and anorexic becks and weazel face and what colleen had for dinner last night


and they still play rubbish at major events - ok not always
then hark back to 1966 all the time and the glory -get over it was 41 yrs ago

[lofty100e]

I became dis-illusioned years ago when Paul McGrath
"disappeared" for a week or 2 while playing for Aston Villa. He was "discovered" boozing in a Sutton Coldfield pub, and fined £10K (the maximum fine of 2 weeks wages). This was more than I got for a years work at the time.

Then surprise surprise the begging bowl came out later for his testamonial match, no prizes for guessing who didn't rush to contribute.