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Title: Utter madness
Post by: BazaJT on 23 January 2018, 07:51:03
Manchester United have now got their latest player,reportedly they're paying him £14m a year after taxes :o That's got to be totally insane,no-one and I mean no-one is worth paying that much!The player says it's not about the money but that he's always wanted to play for them,so why didn't they offer him £300 a week and call it done? ::)
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 23 January 2018, 07:51:47
I bet he's still not as good as Ronaldo....
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Varche on 23 January 2018, 08:53:53
Or as good looking  ;D
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: LC0112G on 23 January 2018, 09:51:01
Man U play Yeovil Town in the FA Cup this Friday evening. Depending who they decide to play, any one of their starting 11 will be valued higher than the whole YTFC club including all the players.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: STEMO on 23 January 2018, 10:14:58
Manchester United have now got their latest player,reportedly they're paying him £14m a year after taxes :o That's got to be totally insane,no-one and I mean no-one is worth paying that much!The player says it's not about the money but that he's always wanted to play for them,so why didn't they offer him £300 a week and call it done? ::)
Another way of looking at it: He’s reputedly on £500,000 a week, making £26,000,000 a year, so the exchequer must be getting £12 million.
Bloody foreigners coming over here and putting £12,000,000 into the tax system. >:(
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2018, 11:41:30
Manchester United have now got their latest player,reportedly they're paying him £14m a year after taxes :o That's got to be totally insane,no-one and I mean no-one is worth paying that much!The player says it's not about the money but that he's always wanted to play for them,so why didn't they offer him £300 a week and call it done? ::)
Another way of looking at it: He’s reputedly on £500,000 a week, making £26,000,000 a year, so the exchequer must be getting £12 million.
Bloody foreigners coming over here and putting £12,000,000 into the tax system. >:(

According to google the PM earns £150,402 each year.

So, to put this in perspective, we have a kid earning more than 3 times that amount  EACH WEEK for kicking a ball around on a muddy piece of grass for 90 minutes. :(

As for tax, I doubt he will pay much. Smart accountants will see to that.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 23 January 2018, 12:21:39
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Mister Rog on 23 January 2018, 12:32:12

I find the earnings of Premier League players utterly obscene, however the money must come from somewhere, and obviously somehwere down the line there must be some kind of value that can be turned into the cash for this to happen. I don't subscribe to any sports channels, don't go to matches, don't buy the merchandise or whatever, but enough people do do these things for the money to be there.

I have a much bigger problem with BBC salaries  >:(  but that's a slightly diferrent issue as a TV licence is pretty much compulsory, public money. I just don't see how any TV presenter can be worth £400 K or more a year

Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: tigers_gonads on 23 January 2018, 12:45:00
I blame Sky, simples ............. >:(
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: STEMO on 23 January 2018, 12:49:08
I blame Sky customers, simples ............. >:(
Fixed.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2018, 12:53:52
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.

Is this another way of saying he is 'worth every penny'?
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2018, 12:55:29

I find the earnings of Premier League players utterly obscene, however the money must come from somewhere, and obviously somehwere down the line there must be some kind of value that can be turned into the cash for this to happen. I don't subscribe to any sports channels, don't go to matches, don't buy the merchandise or whatever, but enough people do do these things for the money to be there.

I have a much bigger problem with BBC salaries  >:(  but that's a slightly diferrent issue as a TV licence is pretty much compulsory, public money. I just don't see how any TV presenter can be worth £400 K or more a year

They can't.

Just a few days pay for the new boy at Man U though. :(
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 23 January 2018, 13:14:35
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.

Is this another way of saying he is 'worth every penny'?

He must be worth every penny to his team. He isn't worth tuppence to me, as I have no interest in football.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: STEMO on 23 January 2018, 13:19:48
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.

Is this another way of saying he is 'worth every penny'?

He must be worth every penny to his team. He isn't worth tuppence to me, as I have no interest in football.
And that’s fair enough, Albs. You don’t subscribe to a sports channel or buy shirts so he costs you nowt.
Opti doesn’t subscribe, either, but you’d think the whole fee was coming out of his pocket. ;D
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 23 January 2018, 13:29:02
Think most footballers are overpaid posers, but having said that if the clubs are stupid enough to pay that money good luck to the individual.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 January 2018, 13:30:40
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.

Is this another way of saying he is 'worth every penny'?

He must be worth every penny to his team. He isn't worth tuppence to me, as I have no interest in football.
And that’s fair enough, Albs. You don’t subscribe to a sports channel or buy shirts so he costs you nowt.
Opti doesn’t subscribe, either,
but you’d think the whole fee was coming out of his pocket. ;D

Presumably the BBC pay the Premier League for the rights to play match highlights on MOTD and the news etc, so we all contribute to these crazy salaries via the TV Tax.  :-\

Not something I can get worked up about though.  ::)  :P
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2018, 13:35:31
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.

Is this another way of saying he is 'worth every penny'?

He must be worth every penny to his team. He isn't worth tuppence to me, as I have no interest in football.
And that’s fair enough, Albs. You don’t subscribe to a sports channel or buy shirts so he costs you nowt.
Opti doesn’t subscribe, either, but you’d think the whole fee was coming out of his pocket. ;D
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Well.......his pay is equal to roughly 1300 nurses. However, his value to society and his productivity to the UK is SFA. Same as any overpaid footballer, tennis player, F1 driver, golfer....etc...etc. These are not real jobs.

When Russia invades who will the country need most? Doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, the army, the navy.............or a little lad who kicks a ball around for a ridiculous amount of money. :) 
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 January 2018, 13:40:50

Well.......his pay is equal to roughly 1300 nurses. However, his value to society and his productivity to the UK is SFA. Same as any overpaid footballer, tennis player, F1 driver, golfer....etc...etc. These are not real jobs.


You say that, but these people give the masses a lot of pleasure and entertainment, so to say that their value to society is SFA isn't right IMO.  :)
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2018, 14:06:15

Well.......his pay is equal to roughly 1300 nurses. However, his value to society and his productivity to the UK is SFA. Same as any overpaid footballer, tennis player, F1 driver, golfer....etc...etc. These are not real jobs.


You say that, but these people give the masses a lot of pleasure and entertainment, so to say that their value to society is SFA isn't right IMO.  :)

Ninety minutes once a week (if playing well) ;)

'Value to society' is based on how the country will cope if certain elements are removed. Take away doctors, nurses, teachers, the police. etc...etc... and society will implode. Take away footballers and F1 drivers and the country will function just fine. :)
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: ronnyd on 23 January 2018, 14:11:53

I find the earnings of Premier League players utterly obscene, however the money must come from somewhere, and obviously somehwere down the line there must be some kind of value that can be turned into the cash for this to happen. I don't subscribe to any sports channels, don't go to matches, don't buy the merchandise or whatever, but enough people do do these things for the money to be there.

I have a much bigger problem with BBC salaries  >:(  but that's a slightly diferrent issue as a TV licence is pretty much compulsory, public money. I just don't see how any TV presenter can be worth £400 K or more a year


Just watched BBC news at One and watched Norman Smith doing a report on something or other. What a cringeworthy performance that was, turned it over until he finished. Probably trying to be the next Peston. Right bunch of drama Queens.  ;D
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: STEMO on 23 January 2018, 14:50:19
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.

Is this another way of saying he is 'worth every penny'?

He must be worth every penny to his team. He isn't worth tuppence to me, as I have no interest in football.
And that’s fair enough, Albs. You don’t subscribe to a sports channel or buy shirts so he costs you nowt.
Opti doesn’t subscribe, either, but you’d think the whole fee was coming out of his pocket. ;D
[/quote

Well.......his pay is equal to roughly 1300 nurses. However, his value to society and his productivity to the UK is SFA. Same as any overpaid footballer, tennis player, F1 driver, golfer....etc...etc. These are not real jobs.

When Russia invades who will the country need most? Doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, the army, the navy.............or a little lad who kicks a ball around for a ridiculous amount of money. :)
Yes, you’re right, Outraged of Lincolnshire, but WTF has that got to do with you anything?  ;D
There are sports stars in a America earning much more. Vloggers on YouTube can earn millions of dollars a year. Get over it.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2018, 15:02:06
Its called market forces. A very imperfect system, but the alternative is much much worse.

Is this another way of saying he is 'worth every penny'?

He must be worth every penny to his team. He isn't worth tuppence to me, as I have no interest in football.
And that’s fair enough, Albs. You don’t subscribe to a sports channel or buy shirts so he costs you nowt.
Opti doesn’t subscribe, either, but you’d think the whole fee was coming out of his pocket. ;D
[/quote

Well.......his pay is equal to roughly 1300 nurses. However, his value to society and his productivity to the UK is SFA. Same as any overpaid footballer, tennis player, F1 driver, golfer....etc...etc. These are not real jobs.

When Russia invades who will the country need most? Doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, the army, the navy.............or a little lad who kicks a ball around for a ridiculous amount of money. :)
Yes, you’re right, Outraged of Lincolnshire, but WTF has that got to do with you anything?  ;D
There are sports stars in a America earning much more. Vloggers on YouTube can earn millions of dollars a year. Get over it.

I was never under it. :)

Hopefully TB's cull list will weed out the highly paid 'unproductives' :)

Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: STEMO on 23 January 2018, 15:06:45
Oh dear....there goes half the country.  :)
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 23 January 2018, 15:18:40
They do contribute a lot to the UK. The premiership attracts a lot of money from Russia, Arabs, U.S. etc into the economy which helps pay for nurses, defence etc.
Iirc all but one F1 team is based here and the motor racing industry as a whole generates £billions for the UK economy.  ;)
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2018, 15:52:53
They do contribute a lot to the UK. The premiership attracts a lot of money from Russia, Arabs, U.S. etc into the economy which helps pay for nurses, defence etc.
Iirc all but one F1 team is based here and the motor racing industry as a whole generates £billions for the UK economy.  ;)


Ah yes.....good old Saudi. We've been paying bribes to this wholly corrupt Kingdom for decades. ;D
......and as for Russia. I'm sure no corruption is involved. ;D
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: STEMO on 23 January 2018, 17:24:26
They do contribute a lot to the UK. The premiership attracts a lot of money from Russia, Arabs, U.S. etc into the economy which helps pay for nurses, defence etc.
Iirc all but one F1 team is based here and the motor racing industry as a whole generates £billions for the UK economy.  ;)


Ah yes.....good old Saudi. We've been paying bribes to this wholly corrupt Kingdom for decades. ;D
......and as for Russia. I'm sure no corruption is involved. ;D
It’s never mattered to the British government, we’ve been doing dodgy deals for centuries. Anything that brings the money in is ok with HMG. We corruptly stripped the commonwealth of most of it’s assets during our empire days, it’s only right that we should end up as a poverty stricken little island.
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 January 2018, 17:44:50

Hopefully TB's cull list will weed out the highly paid 'unproductives' :)

You are starting to sound like Pol Pot!  :o   ::)   :P

Maybe rather than culling such folk we could send them for re-education, so that they become productive members of society?  :-\

Teach them how to harvest cabbages, drive a tractor or weave cloth or something?  ::)
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Rods2 on 23 January 2018, 19:28:08
Man Utd were the top football club in the global income league in 2015-16 season with a turnover of £515.3m, so they can afford this loose change. :y :y :y

To stay at the top they have to keeping investing in the top talented players to keep winning and the £££s rolling in. The same applies in all sports. :y :y :y

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38655480 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38655480)
Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Mister Rog on 26 January 2018, 03:39:20

I find the earnings of Premier League players utterly obscene, however the money must come from somewhere, and obviously somehwere down the line there must be some kind of value that can be turned into the cash for this to happen. I don't subscribe to any sports channels, don't go to matches, don't buy the merchandise or whatever, but enough people do do these things for the money to be there.

I have a much bigger problem with BBC salaries  >:(  but that's a slightly diferrent issue as a TV licence is pretty much compulsory, public money. I just don't see how any TV presenter can be worth £400 K or more a year

Bloody hell, it's worse than I thought . . . . Just how is jeremy Vine worth £700k ? and don't get me started on Chris Evans   >:(  irritating little s***t

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42827333

 >:(





Title: Re: Utter madness
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 26 January 2018, 07:48:41
The BBC- which is always complaining about a lack of finds - doesn't need to operate under normal commercial conditions at all.
It is funded by a tax, which we are forced to pay, with the threat of imprisonment if we fail to comply.
Its morally wrong and archaic. One of the good aspects of the march of digital technology, is that it is going to become impossible at some point to sustain this system.
Sooner the better.