Post tax a £10k/w wage could 'just' be £4k/w, footballers are heavily taxed in the UK.
Danny Simpson Annual Salary £220,000 x 13 years = 2.86 Million + bonuses , Sponsors ect
Average Uk Northern Salary £20,000 x 40 years = £800,000
Money definitely is NO EXCUSE
Players do often go bankrupt though, he'll have a nice house and expensive cars. They go into punditry because they HAVE to, not because they want to.
I have a nice house and a nice car. I earn £28,000 a year but I won't be going bankrupt.
Doubt Shearer HAS to do punditry.
Because you're most likely careful with your money and wont retire in your early thirties. Not true of footballers.
They dont always have to, but if they dont continue to work they run out of money attempting to continue the luxurious lifestyle they get used to when playing.
That is entirely their own fault though. If you are unable to figure out when is a good time to stop spending excessively on a luxurious lifestyle then you deserve to go bankrupt.
Of course it is, but they arent very bright are they?
Quick discussion on it on The Wright Stuff this morning, there's little sympathy though Martin Kemp has no issue with footballers being highly paid. £10,000 a week is the stated wage, reckon that'd pay for a taxi.
Note: I'm working from home...
So obviously in your sheltered life you've never experienced the sure tourment of having to get to work by any means other than your own car? You truely are a lucky man, no wonder Danny Simpson isn't happy!
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can anybody remember in the last transfer window on deadline day when everyone was saying he was off to villa but they brought hutton instead that might be why we brought santon because we expected to sell simpson and that is why he thinks he will be transfer listed and when he came off for santon against tottenham he didnt look to happy about it
I'm sorry mate, that's utter ****e! Are footballers banned from excelling in education? Fairly sure the Ameobi brothers both have decent Alevels...They can go to University or get a job like anyone else. They're afforded far more advantages than anyone else - how many people do you know who can afford to fund their own business or make large investments without loans from a bank? Danny Simpson can...
There is literally no reason whatsoever for him to complain about money, regardless of the length of career he has!
He was clearly just making excuses to try and avoid a ban, obivously a taxi fare or getting a lift of his partner/teammate to training wouldnt be the end of the world, and the team bus takes them to away games.