Exactly - follow the German model and lower ticket prices.

Football clubs don't earn that much in the grand scheme of global businesses.

I don't begrudge players getting what they are paid if the clubs can afford it - they are the ones that largely drive the success of the club's earning potential through exploits on the pitch. It makes sense that you spend a significant proportion of your income on them. Compared to top US sportsmen, businessmen/bankers, F1 drivers etc they are still generally lower paid.

Posted By: JD3 on September 4th 2014 at 13:23:06

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How the Dickens is Rooney on 300k a week? (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 4, 11:57:51
- What Falcao earns... (Other Football) - samcd84, Sep 4, 13:08:43
- staggering how much money clubs must be making (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 4, 12:25:53
  - why is there not more anger about it? (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 12:38:11
    - the worst thing about it (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 4, 12:51:53
      - Exactly - follow the German model and lower ticket prices. (Other Football) - JD3, Sep 4, 13:23:06
        
        indeed - Tom Cruse gets paid ?30m for one film (probably a months work) and no-one bats an (Other Football) - Pixelman, Sep 4, 14:51:03
        
        but it doesn't cost a fortune to watch a film (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 17:11:39
      - Busy writing cheques for a tenner I guess. (n/m) (Other Football) - mr chimp, Sep 4, 13:05:42
      - You're right, they wouldn't, unless (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 12:56:12
        
        When a day out at the football starts to cost ?100 (Other Football) - pants, Sep 4, 13:22:13
        
        There's been a couple of marches organised by Stand and Spirit of Shankly. (Other Football) - jh90, Sep 4, 13:00:14
- He's not even the highest paid player at Man Ure. Falcao ?350k a week... (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Sep 4, 12:25:22
- Moyes gave him a new 5 year deal. (n/m) (Other Football) - MIKEWALKER, Sep 4, 12:22:22
- di Maria is on 340k a week now. (n/m) (Other Football) - Pit, Sep 4, 12:16:41
- 3rd in the all time England scorers list only behind Lineker (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 4, 12:03:49
  - 4th (Other Football) - bullsch, Sep 4, 12:08:08
    - Close but no cigar, he'll end up top. Not bad for someone who (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 4, 12:14:21
      - and (Other Football) - bullsch, Sep 4, 12:27:46
        
        Looking at Rooneys goals against lineker and Charltons they all look pretty similar (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 4, 12:52:06
        
        In fact Lineker and Charlton have both scored more goals than Rooney (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 4, 12:53:38
        
        Lineker and Charlton scored goals when he really mattered. Lineker 86/90 Charlton 66/70 (n/m) (Other Football) - Pit, Sep 4, 13:00:57
        
        *it (n/m) (Other Football) - Pit, Sep 4, 13:01:38
- Goals per season since 2004 (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 12:03:15
  - (and that's just goals scored (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 12:06:12
    - What happens if you take penalties away? (Other Football) - bullsch, Sep 4, 12:10:34
      - nonsense (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 4, 12:23:27
        
        but nor are the team he plays for... (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Sep 4, 12:26:54
      - I bet he can bake up a nice Lemon Drizzle cake tho. Thats what is important. (n/m) (Other Football) - Pit, Sep 4, 12:17:19
- He brings in a lot of money from a commercial perspectuve, so its money well spent. (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Sep 4, 12:00:41

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