Footballers astronomical wages
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CHAPELALLMAN
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Footballers astronomical wages
Seeing that copy of Casilla's contract set me thinking about how daft the money is in football. I then found this chart which puts it all in perspective somewhat...
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Wages are mad but football brings in a ridiculous amount of money so they deserve a good cut.
Begs the question why fans have to pay so much for Sky and tickets for games though
Begs the question why fans have to pay so much for Sky and tickets for games though
We are Premier League
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I'm pretty sure the leap in wages happened around the time of Sky starting the Monday night matches they were showing, remember many a good night having a beer or three down the local around that time
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Smudge3920
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Sadly as long as fans keep paying the astronomical prices they will keep charging it and salaries will keep rising...I cannot accept any sportsman is worth 50K and upwards a week.
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Indeed, at the end of the day it's a 'sport'. Yes it accrues a lot of money, but there is a level of obscenity to it all.Smudge3920 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:21 pm Sadly as long as fans keep paying the astronomical prices they will keep charging it and salaries will keep rising...I cannot accept any sportsman is worth 50K and upwards a week.
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HarryofOz
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Entertainers in all fields of entertainment earn vast amounts where the fans/customers etc are prepared to pay a fortune to be entertained.
A Roman walks into a bar, sticks two fingers in the air and says 'five beers please'.
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Smudge3920
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Very true H...definately a no win discussion... after all football is basicly entertainment...
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WestgateRun
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The Premier League is an industry that generates billions of pounds.
Surely the players and managers, who create the content for this industry, deserve a slice of that?
No different to any other entertainment industry: films, TV, music.
Surely the players and managers, who create the content for this industry, deserve a slice of that?
No different to any other entertainment industry: films, TV, music.
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CHAPELALLMAN
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I agree Smudge.Smudge3920 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:21 pm Sadly as long as fans keep paying the astronomical prices they will keep charging it and salaries will keep rising...I cannot accept any sportsman is worth 50K and upwards a week.
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