And again

27 May 2005
Doncaster: Pay clauses hold off pressure

City's sound financial state puts them among the best placed of the 24 sides to mount a promotion challenge next season.

Doncaster said the policy of writing ?relegation pay cuts? of between 20-50pc into the contracts of all the players, coaching staff and senior managers at the club had played a big part.

The situation is in stark contrast to neighbours Ipswich Town, who went into administration after being saddled with a number of ?20,000 a week players after suffering relegation in 2001/2.

Doncaster said: ?We are the only club with this policy. And, at least for the next two years because of the annual ?6m parachute payments, we are on an even keel and under no pressure to sell any players.

?The manager actually has headroom. We do not have to sell players, but if Nigel Worthington chose to sell someone he would have more money for his budget.?

Posted By: Old Git on December 1st 2006 at 16:20:09

Message Thread

And again (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:20:09
- How much were we in debt before we went up? (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Dec 1, 16:43:15
- Is 9 million the wage bill for everyone? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Dec 1, 16:35:39
  - Just Peter Thorne, I think. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 16:39:09
    - Peter Thorne Peter Thorne Peter Thorne Peter Thorne Peter Thorne (NCFC) - pants, Dec 1, 16:48:59
    - ha ha. Not far from the truth, I'd guess. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:41:09
      - Whatever way you slice this (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:47:39
- Staged pay reductions (NCFC) - hod80, Dec 1, 16:33:06
- Actually this is all pretty consistent, isn't it? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:27:51
  - I'm sorry? (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:30:06
    - I think the implication of this is pretty clear: (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:35:41
      - "are more contradictory" (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:38:11
        
        for what it's worth... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:40:28
        
        So then the position would be this (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:45:33
        
        Yup, about right. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:48:47
        
        You may not have noticed Tricky, but (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:52:39
        
        My memory of first team when we went down was: (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 17:07:13
        
        Wrong, actually (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 17:20:59
        
        Yeah, your right there, even I'm running out now!! (NCFC) - Infinite Patience, Dec 1, 17:42:47
        
        Wouldn't describe Francis as 'shipped out'. (n/m) (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:39:44
        
        True, but he still went doidnt he??? SO off our wage bill yeah??? (n/m) (NCFC) - Infinite Patience, Dec 1, 17:43:39
        
        Erm... (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:47:58
        
        This really bothers you doesn't it? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 16:55:21
        
        Well, not hoogely (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:57:22
        
        What's the current infatuation with spin? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 16:58:36
        
        rest of message... (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:01:39
        
        Well, look at this way (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 17:05:22
        
        That's the same way you've looked at it in your last 47 posts. (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:12:38
        
        Hey, you asked the question buddy (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 17:21:59
        
        I'd go along with that (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:45:17
    - devils advocate (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:31:36
      - No no no (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:34:24
        
        which i don't disagree with at all (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:36:02
        
        Did they? (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:41:39
        
        what about Earnie though... (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 16:47:15
        
        very good point (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:49:14
        
        i'd say we were also on our knees before little Earn when we signed him too (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 16:57:16
        
        dammit I wanted to do the eye to eye joke!" (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 17:00:48
        
        Strue (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:55:21
        
        Bobins and Croft are the only 2 that dropped a division to come here (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 17:07:26
        
        I fear we may be paying close to that.... (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 17:00:22
        
        yes but wages wise (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:47:05
    - fight fight fight (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 26, Dec 1, 16:30:43
      - Troll (NCFC) - pants, Dec 1, 16:33:59

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