Although none of us are happy with how this season went, one thing I am absolutely delighted about is the amount of deadwood that we are FINALLY able to shed this season. (I don't consider everyone in this list as deadwood but we all know which ones are worthy of that tag!) Now these figures are all speculative and taken from various sources on the net (And football manager for those I couldn't find) so may need to be taken with a pinch of salt but I calculated almost £21 million will be saved this season in WAGES alone! (This includes wages paid to 4 loan players this season also.) No I am absolutely ecstatic about this, and its one step closer to closing the door on the loony Hughes era when we were throwing money around and being taken advantage of by agents and having an inexperienced Board. Dunne: £30,000 SWP: £60,000 Barton: £70,000 Green: £50,000 - Murphy: £20,000 Ferdinand: £35,000 Zamora: £35,000 Niko: £25,000 Vargas: £30,000 Isla: £25,000 Zarate: £20,000 I honestly cant wait to add Taarabt and Traore to that list. Yes losing 10 players is never ideal, but it frees up some cash, will help us comply with FFP and also gives Ramsey a chance to build a squad in his own image. I don't think we'll be challenging for the Championship but the optimist in me hopes that with a bit of investment in the right areas and a bit of luck we can sneak into the play-offs.
Of that list, the only one I am sad to see leaving is Vargas. It is not clear to me whether he was one of the 'bad eggs'. If he was, good riddance. If not, he could have had fun in the Championship next season. Special mention for OBZ. Had to go of course but what a momentous and joyful memory!
Didn't Vargas refuse to come on as a sub against Palace - while that does not make him a bad egg per se (we don't know all the details) it does suggest he is perhaps not the 'right sort' - also I'm not sure £30k p/w are Championship wages...
Deary me how the hell can ´average sportsmen´ earn so much money??? Murphy 20K per week???. what is the average wage in the UK now, certainly higher than Spain but cannot be more than 50K per year...aaah just googled it, two working adults with two children average net wage is 31K per year!!!!
Average uk wage is about £23k per year, the money footballers get is ridiculous, it's just a spiral of them getting more money, the sponsors paying more, them getting more money and so on, the only way it'll ever stop is if they put a wage cap on teams. Imo all players should be paid a similar basic wage and then get apperance and performance pay, doubt SWP would have spent the last couple of years in the reserves if he was getting a fraction of the money!
It's certainly been refreshing news wise this last 48 hours. We can hopefully shed the tag Queens Park Riches. It still remains to be seen who we get in on what sort of contracts but it looks like lessons have finally been learnt. Onwards and upwards from now on hopefully!
Barcelona need a replacement for Xavi... I saw their new ´hooped´ kit today, looks very nice but would be nicer with blue shorts me thinks.
Big changes afoot with Milan, Berlusconi selling up to the Saudis or someone. Which will probably mean that their general manager Galliani, a genius who has run the club for 30 years, will probably leave, and I think he was the one who was interested in Adel (if he was on the free side of cheap). I think they will set their sights a little higher now....and I'm pretty sure you weren't being serious Soops.
Seriously, there is no way we as a club can move forward till this dropkick is gone for good. He will just hold up all that can be good as well as set a bad example to the new blood. One bad apple will poison the barrel. He is without doubt, a red flag situation .............TF, as a business man should see it as such.
Expect his contract to be terminated by mutual consent. Hate to see him rewarded for virtually being on strike but it is better than having a bad odour around the place next season.
I'm sure I heard from a source that Murphy was actually on £3,000 per week (i.e. £150,000 p/a) - and that he stayed at QPR as otherwise he would have dropped out of professional football altogether. Let's face it at £150k per year, you've got to own your own business or work as an MD - so I can understand why he warmed up each Saturday for that kind of money.
Wages - By way of comparison to our squad:- QPR £58m (2011-12) £78m (2012-13) £??? (2013-14) Note: Ross Barkley - Weekly: GBP 15,600.00 England's National Football Team please log in to view this image Wayne Rooney Soccer player Manchester United Born: 1985 United Kingdom Girlfriend Annual: GBP 17,123,894.00 Monthly: GBP 1,426,991.00 Weekly: GBP 342,478.00 Daily: GBP 68,496.00 please log in to view this image Daniel Sturridge Footballer Liverpool Born: 1989 UK Girlfriend Annual: GBP 3,640,000.00 Monthly: GBP 303,333.00 Weekly: GBP 72,800.00 Daily: GBP 14,560.00 please log in to view this image Luke Shaw Footballer Manchester United Born: 1995 UK Single Annual: GBP 5,200,000.00 Monthly: GBP 433,333.00 Weekly: GBP 104,000.00 Daily: GBP 20,800.00 please log in to view this image Danny Welbeck Footballer Arsenal Born: 1990 UK Annual: GBP 5,980,000.00 Monthly: GBP 498,333.00 Weekly: GBP 119,600.00 Daily: GBP 23,920.00 please log in to view this image Glen Johnson Footballer Liverpool Born: 1984 UK Married Children: 2 Annual: GBP 6,240,000.00 Monthly: GBP 520,000.00 Weekly: GBP 124,800.00 Daily: GBP 24,960.00 please log in to view this image Leighton Baines Footballer Everton Born: 1984 UK Married Children: 2 Annual: GBP 3,900,000.00 Monthly: GBP 325,000.00 Weekly: GBP 78,000.00 Daily: GBP 15,600.00 please log in to view this image Joe Hart Goalkeeper Manchester City Born: 1987 UK Girlfriend Annual: GBP 5,000,000.00 Monthly: GBP 416,666.00 Weekly: GBP 100,000.00 Daily: GBP 20,000.00 please log in to view this image Gary Cahill Footballer Chelsea Born: 1985 UK Married Children: 1 Annual: GBP 4,160,000.00 Monthly: GBP 346,666.00 Weekly: GBP 83,200.00 Daily: GBP 16,640.00 please log in to view this image Phil Jagielka Footballer Everton Born: 1982 UK Married Children: 2 Annual: GBP 2,860,000.00 Monthly: GBP 238,333.00 Weekly: GBP 57,200.00 Daily: GBP 11,440.00 please log in to view this image Ross Barkley Footballer Everton Born: 1993 UK Annual: GBP 780,000.00 Monthly: GBP 65,000.00 Weekly: GBP 15,600.00 Daily: GBP 3,120.00 please log in to view this image Phil Jones Footballer Manchester United Born: 1992 UK Annual: GBP 2,600,000.00 Monthly: GBP 216,666.00 Weekly: GBP 52,000.00 Daily: GBP 10,400.00 please log in to view this image Chris Smalling Footballer Manchester United Born: 1989 UK Girlfriend Annual: GBP 2,600,000.00 Monthly: GBP 216,666.00 Weekly: GBP 52,000.00 Daily: GBP 10,400.00 please log in to view this image Jordan Henderson Footballer Liverpool Born: 1990 UK Girlfriend Children: 1 Annual: GBP 3,380,000.00 Monthly: GBP 281,666.00 Weekly: GBP 67,600.00 Daily: GBP 13,520.00 please log in to view this image Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Footballer Arsenal Born: 1993 UK Girlfriend Annual: GBP 3,120,000.00 Monthly: GBP 260,000.00 Weekly: GBP 62,400.00 Daily: GBP 12,480.00 please log in to view this image Frank Lampard Football player Manchester City/New York City FC Born: 1978 United Kingdom Girlfriend Children: 2 Annual: GBP 9,159,292.00 Monthly: GBP 763,274.00 Weekly: GBP 183,186.00 Daily: GBP 36,637.00 please log in to view this image James Milner Footballer Manchester City Born: 1986 UK Girlfriend Annual: GBP 4,680,000.00 Monthly: GBP 390,000.00 Weekly: GBP 93,600.00 Daily: GBP 18,720.00 please log in to view this image Raheem Sterling Footballer Liverpool Born: 1994 UK/Jamaica Children: 1 Annual: GBP 1,560,000.00 Monthly: GBP 130,000.00 Weekly: GBP 31,200.00 Daily: GBP 6,240.00 please log in to view this image Fraser Forster Goalkeeper Celtic Born: 1988 UK Annual: GBP 1,000,000.00 Monthly: GBP 83,333.00 Weekly: GBP 20,000.00 Daily: GBP 4,000.00 please log in to view this image Ben Foster Goalkeeper West Bromwich Albion Born: 1983 UK Married Children: 2 Annual: GBP 1,404,000.00 Monthly: GBP 117,000.00 Weekly: GBP 28,080.00 Daily: GBP 5,616.00 please log in to view this image http://wageindicator.co.uk/main/pay/vip-celebrity-salary/england-national-football-team http://www.tsmplug.com/football/premier-league-player-salaries-club-by-club/
