Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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13 December 2010
11:3984322Sporty afficonados amongst us will have heard in the bulletins over the weekend that Carlos Tevez who plays for Manchester City wants to leave the club. As I remember he left Manchester Utd to join City which caused something of a stir in that fair town.
However now he is unhappy with Manchester City and wants to leave..he doesnt like it, and we are assured its not about money and why would it be.
Manchester City are of course the new rich kids on the block. Their new owners have bags of money, and to tempt Tevez, and to get him to stay there at the club they are paying him...wait for it...£286,000 per week!!! This figure was swore to by one time hero Rodney Marsh on R4 this morning , quoting a "brilliantly reliable source". Yes thats it...per week. We've been here before with Rooney but not matching this level.
So there we have it. At those pay rates he is reckoned to be the highest earner right across Europe, so very few clubs could afford him. perhaps Real Madrid, Barcelona and a few like that.
So what does a totally unsophisticated uneducated Argentinian do with all that money. He cannot master basic english even though he has been here for 4 years so his options are limited...and after he has bought the obligatory Ferrari what then. Dim.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
11:4584324fantastic player, had him at west ham but the manager alan cautiously didn't think him good enough to be more than a sub.
when he finally gave in to the fans demands carlos single handedly saved the club from relegation.
the problem at his present club is that he has started a family and his wife will not move to the u.k. so he wants a transfer back to the argentine wher he will earn a frcation of his presnt salary.
Keith Sansum1
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13 December 2010
15:0384363I have been on about these wages before today,
it will be the ruin of football in general and the devoted football fan.
just relate this to all the giant killing Dover has achieved and the small dosh recieved will show grass roots footballall will be the loser, but slowly we will end up with 8 or 9 clubs able to compete many others going to the wall that's in no ones interest.
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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13 December 2010
15:5984372Yes Tevez is certainly a very good player and has without too much pomp and ceremony risen through the ranks and gone right to the very top. Im not sure if the wife and kids story is holding up though Howard, just heard the latest on Sky and he had been given some time off over the past few days but spent the time in Teneriffe with his girlfriend, when the club thought he was going back to the wife and kids in Sth America.
Yes the game is spoiled by money Keef. Manchester City are a prime example. Goodish team but no big deal for years and years, in fact for ever, but now with billionaire money at their disposal are now at the top of the league.
All the teams with loads money are always at the top, pretty soon these few teams will have virtually no to poor opposition. Like Rangers and Celtic in Scotland.
And when you get paid soooo much money like Tevez there is nothing to spend it on for some of these guys, apart from the usual hot cars they all buy with regimental monotony. Not much chance of any of them opening a hospital wing or do something useful with it, or with some of it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
15:5984373i think it all depends when the oil rich arabs and the russian oligarchs get bored and want new toys to play with.
the truth is that supporters of clubs that have a sugar daddy do not see it as wrong, they love it and don't care where the money is coming from.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
16:0184374paul
when niall quinn was offered a testimonial at sunderland when he retired, he sent all proceeds to childrens hospices, one in dublin and one in the north east of england.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 December 2010
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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13 December 2010
16:0884380Good to hear that Howard and he wasnt in the superstar status. Havent heard much about super millionaire earner David Beckham doing anything by way of a philantrophic contribution. Few do. Not so long ago they all played for a basic wage...do you remember that. That was a bit too far the other way I guess, but you would like to hear about some of them putting something back to a society that clearly idolises and overpays them.
Jan Higgins
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13 December 2010
18:1584406Paul, I think Beckham is one of those that quietly does a lot for children but does not seek publicity for his charity work.
All the top footballers earn too much for what is a natural ability, all they have to do is a bit of training and hit a ball up and down a playing field for a maximum of four hours a week.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
18:4284414they all do some work in their local communities, part of most clubs policies of engaging with the general public.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 December 2010
18:4984416I don`t believe in any god, and I certainly don`t believe in super humans, be they footballer`s, actors, singers or whatever! For many years now, I`ve found it the sick side of our race that many think otherwise, one of the sad sides of the western world. No single human on this planet is worth anywhere`s near that salary!
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
19:1284427does it matter what they earn?
no taxpayers money involved.
the money is mostly from overseas, and the tax on these huge salaries helps fund vital services in our country.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 December 2010
19:1984432HOWARD
Does it matter? yes it does, if your a footy fan a believe in football for all and clubs survival at all levels, then these wages will result in many clubs going to the wall.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
19:2884435how do you work that one out keith?
in the premier league clubs like bolton, sunderland, stoke and blackpool are more than holding their own, without needing an oil sheikh.
at lower levels there are no benefactors.
should a club like dover athletic start paying wages that they cannot afford then they would deserve all they get.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 December 2010
19:3484438firstly howard there are many footballers who dont go into communities
the cost of going or being in the premier is another world and to be able to justify these wages you nearly need a mortgage to watch a premier league games these days.
this means other clubs are forced to pay higher wages to compete that cascades down the leagues.
look at the cubs struggling
don't forget even united has big debts
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