camden shrimper
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According to The Echo, makes sense from a pure business perspective, not great for morale or keeping players onside who have the option to leave....
they can be as upset as they want but they are footballers and there is no football to be played, they are in the same situation as millions of people around the country, in fact a better situation than many people on furlough who are effectively redundant but don't know it yet.
I’d reckon so. But maybe the club is also paying the remaining 20% on top, to make it 100% like some companies have done as well. I don’t know the arrangement obviously, I would guess we are not but even then I cannot moan at the club over it as a lot of businesses have done it and some of those are a lot bigger companies than SUFCIsn’t a guaranteed 80% pay each month more reassuring than not getting 100% ?
Isn’t a guaranteed 80% pay each month more reassuring than not getting 100% ?
they can be as upset as they want but they are footballers and there is no football to be played, they are in the same situation as millions of people around the country, in fact a better situation than many people on furlough who are effectively redundant but don't know it yet.
It’s 80% of £2500 monthly cap. For some of the players they will earn a lot more than that, some that may even be their weekly wage.
I mentioned this earlier on another thread.
It’s my understanding that some of the team aren’t particularly happy with it, nor with the lack of communication from the club over the past four months.
It’s 80% of £2500 monthly cap. For some of the players they will earn a lot more than that, some that may even be their weekly wage.
£2500 per week is below the average wage at Southend. There are still people on £5k a week, some on £4K. Plenty on £3k.
Some of the players have mortgage payments of £6k-£8k per month, alongside car rentals, credit cards, utility bills etc etc.
One player has said furlough payment is £1700 net.
We would all love to swap our wage packets with a pro footballer, but it’s worth remembering that their debts won’t be like the average workers.
If my debts were anywhere near £10k a month, I’d be exceptionally anxious right now. We all would.
£2500 per week is below the average wage at Southend. There are still people on £5k a week, some on £4K. Plenty on £3k.
Some of the players have mortgage payments of £6k-£8k per month, alongside car rentals, credit cards, utility bills etc etc.
With the mortgage payments id like to hope that most of them have take up the holiday option. Should help then for a couple of months.
With the mortgage payments id like to hope that most of them have take up the holiday option. Should help then for a couple of months.
That doesn't surprise me - it's a short career so the wise thing to do is to pay off your mortgage ASAP.
The less wise thing to do is to splash money on the card and drive flash motors but then again do any of us want to see our heroes driving a Renault Fuego or Nissan Bluebird?