Mail on Sunday article
-
- Posts: 115
- Joined: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:28 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
Great article. Agree with you Crowthorne about Corrie. Disgraceful how it has been destroyed over the past few years. Always remember the picture of our Jack Howarth with Corrie's Albert Tatlock (whose real name was Jack Howarth) when he moved to Rochdale briefly.Crowthorne wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 4:17 pmEmily Bishop, a great character when Coronation Street was worth watching.Durham Shot wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:05 pmGreat article by Oliver Holt. Ironic that on the weekend he wrote this article Stockport’s opponents were again The Shots. I never knew his mother was Emily Bishop from Coronation Street!
-
- Posts: 568
- Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:23 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
Yes, I get what you mean and you are right.Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:24 amWell you get what I mean. A fews weeks pay and that level and football at our level would be secure.Old Bob wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 8:29 pmThere are only four players in the Premier League earning £300k per week or more, Magister Mus. They are Rahim Sterling, Kevin de Bruyne, David de Gea and Gareth Bale. I don't think any of these can be remotely described as "fairly average".Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:56 amI still cant believe we pay fairly average players £300,000 a week and yet the football described in this article hangs by a thread.
Pretty much anyone earning a living in the Premier League is by definition a spectacularly talented footballer.
Not that I watch MOTD much but there are plenty of players on show that are less than spectacularly talented.
I think you have to beware of reading too much into TV highlights. I reckon if you took even one of the lowest paid players in the Premier League and put them in a Conference team, they would be a sensational standout. How about Jamie Shackleton at Leeds as a example. Reported salary £1,500 per week. Can you imagine him in our team

-
- Posts: 3537
- Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:29 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
Are there really players playing in the Prem for 1500 quid a week.Old Bob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:44 amYes, I get what you mean and you are right.Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:24 amWell you get what I mean. A fews weeks pay and that level and football at our level would be secure.Old Bob wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 8:29 pm
There are only four players in the Premier League earning £300k per week or more, Magister Mus. They are Rahim Sterling, Kevin de Bruyne, David de Gea and Gareth Bale. I don't think any of these can be remotely described as "fairly average".
Pretty much anyone earning a living in the Premier League is by definition a spectacularly talented footballer.
Not that I watch MOTD much but there are plenty of players on show that are less than spectacularly talented.
I think you have to beware of reading too much into TV highlights. I reckon if you took even one of the lowest paid players in the Premier League and put them in a Conference team, they would be a sensational standout. How about Jamie Shackleton at Leeds as a example. Reported salary £1,500 per week. Can you imagine him in our team![]()
Werent we paying a few players that in league 2 ??
-
- Posts: 590
- Joined: Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:58 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
I agree about the street going down hill, characters on there should be more local, more non mancs than mancs these days, same with emmerdale, more cockneys and foreigners than tykestonygodfrey wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:12 amGreat article. Agree with you Crowthorne about Corrie. Disgraceful how it has been destroyed over the past few years. Always remember the picture of our Jack Howarth with Corrie's Albert Tatlock (whose real name was Jack Howarth) when he moved to Rochdale briefly.Crowthorne wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 4:17 pmEmily Bishop, a great character when Coronation Street was worth watching.Durham Shot wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:05 pmGreat article by Oliver Holt. Ironic that on the weekend he wrote this article Stockport’s opponents were again The Shots. I never knew his mother was Emily Bishop from Coronation Street!
-
- Posts: 568
- Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:23 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
Ranking 563 at https://www.spotrac.com/epl/rankings/.Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:35 pmAre there really players playing in the Prem for 1500 quid a week.Old Bob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:44 amYes, I get what you mean and you are right.Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:24 am
Well you get what I mean. A fews weeks pay and that level and football at our level would be secure.
Not that I watch MOTD much but there are plenty of players on show that are less than spectacularly talented.
I think you have to beware of reading too much into TV highlights. I reckon if you took even one of the lowest paid players in the Premier League and put them in a Conference team, they would be a sensational standout. How about Jamie Shackleton at Leeds as a example. Reported salary £1,500 per week. Can you imagine him in our team![]()
Werent we paying a few players that in league 2 ??
-
- Posts: 166
- Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:18 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
It also say's Declan Rice, £156,000 Maybe it's just me, but that sounds like B......S.Old Bob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:22 pmRanking 563 at https://www.spotrac.com/epl/rankings/.Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:35 pmAre there really players playing in the Prem for 1500 quid a week.Old Bob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:44 am
Yes, I get what you mean and you are right.
I think you have to beware of reading too much into TV highlights. I reckon if you took even one of the lowest paid players in the Premier League and put them in a Conference team, they would be a sensational standout. How about Jamie Shackleton at Leeds as a example. Reported salary £1,500 per week. Can you imagine him in our team![]()
Werent we paying a few players that in league 2 ??
-
- Posts: 590
- Joined: Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:58 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
Worth every penny, magnificent footballer, makes messi, maradona and dalglish all look very averageHarryTom wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:35 pmIt also say's Declan Rice, £156,000 Maybe it's just me, but that sounds like B......S.Old Bob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:22 pmRanking 563 at https://www.spotrac.com/epl/rankings/.Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:35 pm
Are there really players playing in the Prem for 1500 quid a week.
Werent we paying a few players that in league 2 ??
-
- Posts: 166
- Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:18 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
-
- Posts: 854
- Joined: Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:18 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
If the gruesome threesome can get a stadium off the taxpayer for free, they can easily pay big wages.HarryTom wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:35 pmIt also say's Declan Rice, £156,000 Maybe it's just me, but that sounds like B......S.Old Bob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:22 pmRanking 563 at https://www.spotrac.com/epl/rankings/.Anon E Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:35 pm
Are there really players playing in the Prem for 1500 quid a week.
Werent we paying a few players that in league 2 ??
-
- Posts: 568
- Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:23 pm
Re: Mail on Sunday article
I think the relevant sums are something like this. The stadium cost around £750 million of which West Ham contributed £15 million. Almost all of the remainder came from the taxpayer (i.e., you and me).Crowthorne wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:08 pmIf the gruesome threesome can get a stadium off the taxpayer for free, they can easily pay big wages.
West Ham's main sources of income are domestic TV (£32 million per annum) and overseas TV (£45 million per annum). Out of this, they pay £2.5 million a year in rent for the stadium. So 300 years from now, the taxpayer just may start to show a return
