Money in Football

Whenever I mention my views on this people don't seem to like what I say until I explain why. So if you don't like what I'm about to say, please read on to find out why. I think footballers should be paid a high wage and it is up to the fooball clubs and the FA to decided what players are payed and to put any wage caps in place. It is not something that the government should get involved in, we can't cap their wages can we? When I say players should get a high wage I am not meaning at the levels at which they currently are. I look at the bigger picture. It is only a short career when compared to the majority of other jobs, so therefore they need ...  Read the complete review

My mate is footballer but he only plays in the reserves at walsall and he does not mind being paid a professional footballers pay packet. He plays for a lower league team in league 1 so this means compared to other people as in like Chelsea reserves he will not be getting paid as much and this comes with its reasons,The first thing think of is the bigger the club the more you will get and the lower the club you play for the lower you get this is only because lowest teams don't have the funds to pay there players At his team he is on like 700 pound a week sometimes 1000 depending on how many times he plays etc but my point being does it really ...  Read the complete review

The saying goes that money is what makes the world go round. This has become more and more the case with football, with money in it not making the world go round but giving the top teams the competitive edge and ability to buy the top players and bring success. With some of the top footballers in the premiership earning in the region of £130,000 a week (around £7 million a year) there have been calls for a salary/wage cap. A recent survey publicised by the Guardian newspaper showed that 8 out of 10 fans believe footballers' wages should be either cut or capped in a survey of 4,000 supporters. With the recession taking hold and many fans having to ...  Read the complete review

Being a footballer myself i would not mind being paid a professional footballers pay packet. However, i know i will never get to the professional level so i despise the ammount of money they are paid. Playing for a lower league team i have seen that many more professional players are on a much more measly pay packets than the likes of the Rooney's and Beckhams in the business. The average in my club being around 200 - 300 pounds a week which is not dissimilar to a normal job. Whilst working class britains are clamping down on luxuries because of the current economic crisis the higher league players are portraying an ignorant attitude and displaying ...  Read the complete review

Manchester City have been forced to learn the hard way that having money wont guarantee the success their owners demand. They will have to gain European status in football so that they can offer players everything that other clubs can such as their rivals Manchester United and Chelsea. Having the money will tempt some players but the genuine players will seek Champions league and realistic ambition. Seeing the work they have done so far with Bridge, Bellamy and De Jong entering the Manchester city frame I can see they understand their situation and are grabbing players that will improve their squad. They have bought players that will help their cause of trying ...  Read the complete review