Lower league wages..

[El Presidente]

A former player for us earned about £85k a year when we were in the Championship, dropping to about £60k when we were relegated.

Apparently the win and appearance bonuses have not been increased for 8 years!

 

[clippedgull]

In summary, they have a comfortable lifestyle playing 'pro' soccer'. Then they hit the real world and have to work for a living!

 

[sir albion]

You can always base wages on football manager 2009can't be far off surely?
The gulf is huge between the championship and league 1 so it seems,wouldn't be surprised if forster is on 4-5k a week and to be frank he should be the highest earner,if virgo is the highest earner its a fu$king joke

 

[El Presidente]

I have a mate who is a Bury season ticket holder. None of their squad is on more than 30k a year, and many are on about 10-15, especially if they have come through the youth ranks.

 

[strings]

You can always base wages on football manager 2009can't be far off surely?
The gulf is huge between the championship and league 1 so it seems,wouldn't be surprised if forster is on 4-5k a week and to be frank he should be the highest earner,if virgo is the highest earner its a fu$king joke

I also read the same article in the Sun, it did say that Virgo was our top earner on either 150 or 160 thousand pounds. I guess it is worth remembering that we signed Virgo from under the noses of a few championship clubs and it is therefore unsurprising that he is the top earner.

I am not saying he is our best player - but it does not surprise me one bit.

 

[sir albion]

I also read the same article in the Sun, it did say that Virgo was our top earner on either 150 or 160 thousand pounds. I guess it is worth remembering that we signed Virgo from under the noses of a few championship clubs and it is therefore unsurprising that he is the top earner.

I am not saying he is our best player - but it does not surprise me one bit.

Yeah i understand that although forster has the exsperience and is the captain,so if i was him i would be pretty pi$$ed off

 

[lighthouse]

If Virgs is on £150k, then we need to make sure we play him every week, somewhere in the team. Arrr.......

 

[strings]

If Virgs is on £150k, then we need to make sure we play him every week, somewhere in the team. Arrr.......

Mystery solved!!

 

[Black Country Seagull]

I find it hard to believe we are paying Virgo 160k a year.

No wonder he plays every week if it is near that figure, we need our moneys worth!

 

[Questions]

I remember Geoff Pitcher saying a few years ago that to leave Woking and the money he recieved from them on a part time basis, and his full time job (builder ?) he had to take a drop in money. So unless you are one of the two or three star names in a team I think about twelve hundred a week is about right.

When you think how many hours they actually work in a week its not bad.

 

[Shinbreath]

In summary, they have a comfortable lifestyle playing 'pro' soccer'. Then they hit the real world and have to work for a living!

I'm sure that is a reality for a lot of players and for me that would seem like a huge fall from grace... One minute your someones hero, then next, your digging foundations for their extension...

Dunno wether i'd want it in the first place...

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Explains why younger players are so tempted to jump shimp at the first sight of an offer from better quality club, altough it may affect their progress due to lack of games, etc... but, you can't blame them.

 

[Nottseagull]

I remember Geoff Pitcher saying a few years ago that to leave Woking and the money he recieved from them on a part time basis, and his full time job (builder ?) he had to take a drop in money. So unless you are one of the two or three star names in a team I think about twelve hundred a week is about right.

When you think how many hours they actually work in a week its not bad.

The top part-time players with reasonable jobs have it made; I believe most Conference clubs have at least some players on £500 per week, funded by ridiculous ticket prices.

 

[clapham_gull]

Why is footballers pay is still expressed as a weekly wage and a not a salary ?

 

[Nottseagull]

Perhaps they are still paid weekly; the payroll systems might not accept such large figures if paid monthly!


Sorry to hear of your wasted time and £20 today, CG.

 

[BensGrandad]

Clive Walker told me that he earned more whilst with Woking than he ever did at BHA.

 

[Slough Seagull]

Some players in the Hellenic League are on 150 quid a game - 6000 a year to play level 9 football in front of 50 people...

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I remember Geoff Pitcher saying a few years ago that to leave Woking and the money he recieved from them on a part time basis, and his full time job (builder ?) he had to take a drop in money. So unless you are one of the two or three star names in a team I think about twelve hundred a week is about right.

When you think how many hours they actually work in a week its not bad.

I know its not League 1, but this was something they encountered a lot in Wales when some teams (TNS, Llanelli) started going full-time pro, supposedly on English lower league budgets. The plan was that they'd easy be able to raid the best players from the rest of the league, but I remember one Aber player who worked out he'd have much more money from his part-time wage at from ATFC and working as a labourer, so thats not to mention the many part-time players who have quite good, well-earning jobs.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Some players in the Hellenic League are on 150 quid a game - 6000 a year to play level 9 football in front of 50 people...

Is 50 , the number of viewers when its shown on Setanta ?

 

[clapham_gull]

Why is footballers pay is still expressed as a weekly wage and a not a salary ?

Oh it was fine, when I jumped off the train at Gatwick I imagined I was going somewhere hot.