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A couple of weeks after Long and Jela signed I was chatting to somebody at the club about wages and our top earner was Jelavic, with Long just behind him. None of our players are on more than 45k, not at the moment anyway.

Who was the somebody at the club? No offence but I'd say his Father in Law might have a decent idea of what he earns.
 
Wages are always reported differently depending on where you read/hear it. Some people guess, some people give the base wage pre-tax, some people give it post-tax, some people factor in various bonuses etc. We know he won't be on 100k and he won't be on 15k. Anywhere 45k - 55k is probably about there.
 
Long's on £45k a week + bonuses and as he's in the starting XI, he'll easily be topping £50k a week.

You see I really dont see that as sustainable and our accounts back that up. Maybe 1 player in the entire squad could be but not him, Jelly and whatever THudd and Jake are on. Ince wouldnt have signed for peanuts either. I think if Long goes he'll be replaced by a much cheaper option and I actually am not against that.

People soon forgot what it was like last time we got relegated, we really should be showing some lessons learned.
 
You see I really dont see that as sustainable and our accounts back that up. Maybe 1 player in the entire squad could be but not him, Jelly and whatever THudd and Jake are on. Ince wouldnt have signed for peanuts either. I think if Long goes he'll be replaced by a much cheaper option and I actually am not against that.

People soon forgot what it was like last time we got relegated, we really should be showing some lessons learned.

Good point, I'd have hoped we have relegation clauses in place this time around.

Long's on £45k a week + bonuses and as he's in the starting XI, he'll easily be topping £50k a week.

That'd make sense. I was only told some of the basic wages, not including contractual stuff.

Who was the somebody at the club? No offence but I'd say his Father in Law might have a decent idea of what he earns.

Well maybe, but it was only what they earned as a base rate, not including all the add ons, that I was talking about.
 
I think Crab is right, we may be seeing a cheaper option come in rather than the 'blow your socks off' signing a lot of us are hoping for.
 
You see I really dont see that as sustainable and our accounts back that up. Maybe 1 player in the entire squad could be but not him, Jelly and whatever THudd and Jake are on. Ince wouldnt have signed for peanuts either. I think if Long goes he'll be replaced by a much cheaper option and I actually am not against that.

People soon forgot what it was like last time we got relegated, we really should be showing some lessons learned.

Didn't we record a profit last season?
 
But even if it is a cheaper option, Im sure Bruce has a plan in place I just hope we see some news as quickly as possible regarding a replacement. Hopefully before Saturday. In the meantime, I think we have more than capable replacements in the team already.
 
I think Crab is right, we may be seeing a cheaper option come in rather than the 'blow your socks off' signing a lot of us are hoping for.

I'm actually wondering if we'll sign anyone. With the purchases of Ince and Snodgrass we all mused how they would fit in with 2 strikers. This, coupled with the fact we were accused quite a lot of being niaive last season when playing 2 strikers and I cant help but think we'll have Snoddy / Brady playing behind Jelly / Sagbo.
 
Who's that lightning fast Egyptian lad Chelsea signed from Basel? Salah? Great pace and finisher... seems a bit of a back up for them. I'd be ecstatic if we managed to get him in, wether that be on a cheeky permanent or on loan for the season.
 
Who's that lightning fast Egyptian lad Chelsea signed from Basel? Salah? Great pace and finisher... seems a bit of a back up for them. I'd be ecstatic if we managed to get him in, wether that be on a cheeky permanent or on loan for the season.

But again, he's a winger/attacking midfielder. Do we not need a proper striker to replace Long?