Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I have to say I'm glad you're not handling negotiations. £4M is about right IMHO.
I've a feeling we will wait a long time before, if ever, someone bids that type of money for him, (in my opinion of course).
I have to say I'm glad you're not handling negotiations. £4M is about right IMHO.
That certainly is a scenario.
Not an accurate one but a scenario none the less
And your alternative scenario is?
And your alternative scenario is?
I'm sure the huge pay rise and signing on fee will go some way to softening the blow.Well that may well be true for the clubs concerned. But there's certainly a downside for Bridcutt if he signs a long contract at Sunderland and they get demoted. Where does that leave his self confessed Premier aspirations? Especially if we get promoted and he finds himself looking upwards to his former teammates. It's a gamble for him, though maybe he thinks that he might make the difference at Sunderland. But there is quite a step up to the Prem and plenty of Championship stars don't make the grade.
Black Cat supporters are quite fanatical and won't give him an easy ride if he doesn't deliver, considering their recent frustrations.
£10k a week is a ridiculous sum of money, no-one needs that much and I LOVE living in Brighton (where I'm soon to move out of because I can't afford to live here, despite working here).
Yes it is. Obviously your example doesn't take into account the 50% tax rate you'll be paying, but more than that - why would someone earning 500k a year live like a normal person? All their friends will be rich, go on expensive holidays, buy expensive houses, cars, junk etc, so they'd be pretty weird if they lived frugally. And why would they want to live on a standard pension? And there's no guarantee they won't have a career ending injury. No one would turn down a pay rise from 10k to 100k.10k a week is 40k a month. That is more than a lot of people earn in a year! So in one year you can live like a normal person (on 40k a year) for 12 years. Even if you only earn 10k a week for a three year contract that is 36 years of living on 40k a year taking you to about your mid 60s, when you can take out your pension.
So, having your career ending at 30 is not an argument for more than 10k a week.
10k a week is 40k a month. That is more than a lot of people earn in a year! So in one year you can live like a normal person (on 40k a year) for 12 years. Even if you only earn 10k a week for a three year contract that is 36 years of living on 40k a year taking you to about your mid 60s, when you can take out your pension.
So, having your career ending at 30 is not an argument for more than 10k a week.
10K a week would be great, but your career is done when you're in your early 30s.
10k a week is 40k a month. That is more than a lot of people earn in a year! So in one year you can live like a normal person (on 40k a year) for 12 years. Even if you only earn 10k a week for a three year contract that is 36 years of living on 40k a year taking you to about your mid 60s, when you can take out your pension.
So, having your career ending at 30 is not an argument for more than 10k a week.
And? What's wrong with getting another job like the rest of us have to
What would you do given the choice of earning enough money in your 20s to set you up for a comfortable life, or earning a salary more in line with the general population followed by 35 years of unskilled, low paid work to keep you going until retirement?
Struggling to tell if that's sarcasm or not
On a separate note, why am I seeing loads of threads saying that other clubs want to buy our players, but no threads about all the players we're trying to buy? Come on, my excitement levels are faltering.
Hey! If it's offered take it! But the old chestnut about living in poverty unless they rake it in doesn't wash with me. They earn far too much in return for far too little. But as said, if it's offered good luck to them. But it's us mugs that are feathering their luxury lifestyles.
And your alternative scenario is?
I've a feeling we will wait a long time before, if ever, someone bids that type of money for him, (in my opinion of course).
No, not many people would turn it down. But my point is that the reason is not because their careers end at 30 as they can earn enough in 3 years to set them up for life. The reason is, as highlighted by your response and theose below you by nwgull and Tricky Dicky, simply greed.
A very simple case of a footballer wanting to join a bigger club and earn more money.
Was your scenario a serious one?