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Wot no thread about how much Stephens and Knockaert are on??
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Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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Don't think may people are querying that - that is a PL wage for a good player at a lower level club. It is the average first team player being on £25k a week this season that is nonsensical guff. More likely that £25k was the top end salary for players that signed new contracts - Dunk, Knocky etc. Average Championship salary is £12k a week and I can't imagine ours was much higher.
Scary figures from now on in though, I agree.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
We were 10th in the Championship for wages.
https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showt...ll-in-Championship-last-season&highlight=wage
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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50k for a unproven CB at PL level - madness.
Also unbelievable
Also unbelievable
Not Andy Naylor
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What I find really objectionable about this piece of tosh is the implication that we are so small time compared to clubs that pay players like Ibrahimovic such nonsensical amounts. Whereas it proves to me that we're acting sensibly and will continue to do so next season.
But oh boy, it'll be the greatest moment in club history when the plucky little scrappers from the south coast walk out at Old Trafford, for the first time.
40k a week. But yes, I agree. One good season and he will be a £25m player though, such is football.
HantsSeagull
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complete load of tosh
HastingsSeagull
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Maybe now the bonuses have been triggered the NEW average could well be 25k, but no chance that it was back a few months ago.
The Andy Naylor Fan Club
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He seems to forget that we are paying Championship wages/bonuses on a Championship budget. To compare us with Man Utd who had a turnover of £800million 2016/2017 is ridiculous. If his point is the disparity between a top Prem team and a new Prem team then perhaps he should have waited until we have a Premier League budget. Of course there will still be a huge difference but at least he will be comparing 2 Premier League teams.
Wasn't a dig at Dunk, more wages!
8th battalion East Lancs
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- Jan 10, 2014
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Just for clarification, Burnley's wage bill was same as Brighton's at £27 million but the players and staff were paid a total of £11.3 million in bonuses.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Even if these figures are true, I still think the bonuses are not to be sniffed at.
The Sun article is aimed at Man U fans, not plucky us.
When Dale signed the other day, I did guess at £40K + a week but we are NOW in the Premier League, so we can expect to pay those wages.
The Sun article is aimed at Man U fans, not plucky us.
When Dale signed the other day, I did guess at £40K + a week but we are NOW in the Premier League, so we can expect to pay those wages.
Peter Grummit
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I heard Jenas talking about Spurs' wages on the radio last night in the same vein. Generally, Jenas is ok on the radio, but he said:
- Spurs need big recruitment to go to the next level (really?)
- Spurs players "deserved" to be on about twice their current wage
lolol:
.)Now you can make the point Spurs pay less than the others in the top 4, but rather than say this was to the Club's credit, he criticised Levy for it.
Too many snouts in the trough.
PG
What damages would The Sun have to pay?
The fact that papers like The Sun exist must mean it's pretty tricky to get money out of a paper that writes shit.
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Just over £2.3m a year basic pay is a LOT of money for a club of our side but it goes to show Stephens importance to the team and it would probably have cost us significantly more to replace him. A great bit of business.
BensGrandad
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If he is to sign anew contract we would expect Stockdale to want the same wage as Stephens etc.
