I dont think many people buy a football club and think "by cutting wages we can make a lot of money". Besides buyers who are fans of the club, I would think people buy a club to raise their profile for other business reasons or will spend money on players in the hope they can sell at a profit in the future.
Joe Hart being released by Burnley, it's hard to think of many players whose careers have dropped off a cliff in as spectacular a style as Joe Hart's. Multiple trophy wins, PL team of the season, golden gloves, England's #1 at Euro 16 then bang. ****ed off by Citeh, Torino, West Ham, England and now Burnley where he's basically 3rd choice keeper.
It seemed to have started when Pep told him he was not good enough, and his confidence took a hit which he seems never to have recovered from.
Does anyone know how much it cost for Maddison for 7 appearances? Loan fee of million quid muted plus wages. Could be nearly 200k per game. Ehab been financially prudent ey.
It's obviously been a **** deal, but it won't have been anywhere near that much, we obviously didn't pay a £1m fee just for a six month loan.
BREAKING: #SWFC trio Morgan Fox, Steven Fletcher and Fernando Forestieri have rejected contract extensions and will leave the club on June 30. Paul Jones, Kieran Lee and Atdhe Nuhiu have agreed short-term extensions. Sam Hutchinson and Sam Winnall are to be released.
A few clubs have issued their released/retained lists today (yesterday was the last day contracts could be extended until the end of the season)... Barnsley Released Kenny Dougall Dani Pinillos Samuel Radlinger Mamadou Thiam Jordan Barnett Jared Bird Tommy Willard Sam Fielding Harry Gagen Jake Greatorex Keziah Martin Chris Sang Alex Wollerton Retained/Contracts offered to Mike Bahre Jordan Green Cameron McGeehan Alex Mowatt Marcel Ritzmaier Michael Sollbauer Cauley Woodrow Birmingham City Released David Stockdale Cheick Keita Cardiff City Released Jazz Richards Omar Bogle Matthew Connolly Charlton Athletic Released Lyle Taylor Chris Solly Derby County Released Ikechi Anya Negotiating Tom Huddlestone Hull City Released Eric Lichaj Jackson Irvine Stephen Kingsley Marcus Maddison Middlesbrough Released Daniel Ayala Preston North End Released Tom Clarke Connor Simpson Jack Armer Kevin O’Connor Michael Crowe QPR Released Grant Hall West Brom Released Ali Al-Habsi Kane Wilson Jack Fitzwater
Well it started off with, Take a chance on me. So they did and then he said Gimme Gimme Gimme, Money Money money. Oh no it's Slipping through my Fingers, he held his head in his hands and said Mamma Mia and called out S O S