Player Pay Cuts during Crisis

I know a guy who is a bank manager in leafy Cheshire and many high profile footballers have had accounts that he looks after, while he has always been extremely secretive he has said numerous times that you would not believe the financial mess some of the players can get themselves into.

I have no doubt that there will be a lot of players who would have real issues accepting a cut of this nature even though the figures they earn are mid boggling.
 
abu13 said:
I know a guy who is a bank manager in leafy Cheshire and many high profile footballers have had accounts that he looks after, while he has always been extremely secretive he has said numerous times that you would not believe the financial mess some of the players can get themselves into.

I have no doubt that there will be a lot of players who would have real issues accepting a cut of this nature even though the figures they earn are mid boggling.
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I'm sure thats true, changes nothing for me. I have 2 ex-pro's (1 international) in my extended family. Both paid millions during their careers. Pissed away most of it on booze, horses, cars, breast opps for a succession of wives, divorces... its amazing how much of a fuckwit a typical footballer is.
 
stonerblue said:
Pro footballers, just like you and me, are workers. They're not 'role models' or 'ambassadors' or paid by the state.
Yes they get eye-wateringly obscene wages and yes, they could probaby afford to take a temporary wage cut. But demanding they take one is wrong.
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Completely agree.The world seems to be full of people suggesting that everybody else should take a pay cut.
How much has the Dutchy of Lancaster or Cornwall tossed into the pot.
The rich who play the stockmarkets are going to be the big winners at the end of the day,what has been their contribution?
Don`t hold your breath.
 
bewildered said:
I'm sure thats true, changes nothing for me. I have 2 ex-pro's (1 international) in my extended family. Both paid millions during their careers. Pissed away most of it on booze, horses, cars, breast opps for a succession of wives, divorces... its amazing how much of a fuckwit a typical footballer is.
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I remember he told me that one player had spent over £200k in jewelry in a 3 month period and within 12 months he had given it all away to friends. He would also regularly take large groups of friends to top clubs and think nothing of paying a £20k tab at the end of the night.

I can't imagine how it must feel to be in a financial mess and knowing i had done things like this in my past.
 
fierydan said:
Completely agree.The world seems to be full of people suggesting that everybody else should take a pay cut.
How much has the Dutchy of Lancaster or Cornwall tossed into the pot.
The rich who play the stockmarkets are going to be the big winners at the end of the day,what has been their contribution?
Don`t hold your breath.
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Lets be clear about this... WE are all taking a pay cut, now or in the aftermath of this.

Your 2nd point is a valid one, lets hope a windfall tax sorts those fuckers out.
 
Premier League clubs will try and thrash out a pay cut agreement with their captains on Saturday. Clubs are planning to ask players to defer wages up to a maximum of three months - and then take a pay cut if football has not resumed by the end of June. [
@MirrorFootball
]
 
karen7 said:
Premier League clubs will try and thrash out a pay cut agreement with their captains on Saturday. Clubs are planning to ask players to defer wages up to a maximum of three months - and then take a pay cut if football has not resumed by the end of June. [
@MirrorFootball
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That is frankly quite a pathetic PR 'gesture'. Deferred wages will still force clubs to use the furlough scheme, because they will know that money sits as a future liability.

Piss poor, exactly what I'd expect. Its got PFA written all over it. They think we are all morons.
 
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I hope our players are gonna take cuts because it’s the right thing to do . Why should people starve and live on fuck all when a footballers get hundreds of thousands a week for not kicking a ball . Some people put them up on a pedestal like they are gods but to me they are regular people and should be treat like all of us . Even in Hungary people are having wages reduced . It’s a disgrace that most players are being forced to take a cut anyway .
 
bewildered said:
That is frankly quite a pathetic PR 'gesture'. Deferred wages will still force clubs to use the furlough scheme, because they will know that money sits as a future liability.

Piss poor, exactly what I'd expect. Its got PFA written all over it. They think we are all morons.
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Dragged kicking & screaming
 
bewildered said:
To be fair I think this is the correct course of action, I'm not advocating clubs forcing this onto the players. I do think the players collectively should be looking at the morality of taking their wages during the crisis. It has to be their decision.

I'd like to think if I was a multimillionaire footballer I'd be unfortable carrying on taking too the cash.
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Problem is mate it’s he majority of players and this could a lot of our lot aswell are greedy fuckers who don’t really give 2 fucks about the fans. The country is in turmoil with people losing there jobs yet we still pay these people top money to not even kick a ball . Sorry but this is wrong and how anyone who can stick up for these greedy people is beyond me
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
All players in the prem need to take a wage cut and let all staff be paid. Failing that to get 150,000 a week, whilst doing nothing is wrong.they don’t need it, so donate 25% of it and help others in need.

The premier league and the players, I don’t think realise how bad this is making them look. Serious pr damage. Millions of people are now seeing how greedy and money obsessed the top league is
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Spot on fella
 
karen7 said:
Premier League clubs will try and thrash out a pay cut agreement with their captains on Saturday. Clubs are planning to ask players to defer wages up to a maximum of three months - and then take a pay cut if football has not resumed by the end of June. [
@MirrorFootball
]
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Read this on the BBC and they have 2 HYS on it as they push their agenda, The HYS is full of moron football hating plebs that can not work out that if you pay someone less they pay taxes less, if a footballer pays his wages to his home town for the duration he would be my hero regardless of who he plays for.
this is just some multi billionaires not wanting to pay their staff, and it has the backing of the Health minister
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Has anyone worked out how much this is going to cost the Exchequer?
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Have they bollocks. For every £100000 a week footballer the exchequer loses £700000 a year. If we assume 20 players at each PL club are earning that, that’s £280,000,000.
Unlike Richard ‘bail me out’ Branson, who could take a 100% pay cut and would still pay fuck all to the exchequer....
 
Paul1970 said:
Problem is mate it’s he majority of players and this could a lot of our lot aswell are greedy fuckers who don’t really give 2 fucks about the fans. The country is in turmoil with people losing there jobs yet we still pay these people top money to not even kick a ball . Sorry but this is wrong and how anyone who can stick up for these greedy people is beyond me
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Why don't you wait and see,in the mean time they sending money home to help out

Has anyone asked the millionare pundits to take a cut? Football has more of a lot of rich players,the pundits,the rich MOTD pundisthan ,managers,those at the top of football,plenty to do it if they all do it
 
karen7 said:
Why don't you wait and see,in the mean time they sending money home to help out

Has anyone asked the millionare pundits to take a cut? Football has more of a lot of rich players,the pundits,the rich MOTD pundisthan ,managers,those at the top of football,plenty to do it if they all do it
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Everyone that can do it, should do it, all the ones you listed and more. this is where we find out what these people are really made of.
 
karen7 said:
Why don't you wait and see,in the mean time they sending money home to help out

Has anyone asked the millionare pundits to take a cut? Football has more of a lot of rich players,the pundits,the rich MOTD pundisthan ,managers,those at the top of football,plenty to do it if they all do it
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Gary Lineker donated 2 months of his salary to the British Red Cross.
 
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