Back of a fag packet calculation

214 staff are paid £13 million.
Say 40 of those are the core football staff.
The other 174 are all sorts (waitresses, chefs) say they average £20,000 a year.
so the other 40 earn about £9.5 million a year - or about £4,500 pw per head.

Posted By: Creosote Ah Um on April 27th 2007 at 11:41:49

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Who have we lost this season? (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:06:05
- McKenzie was on 6k in the prem, 3 in the championship (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:12:10
  - Really?? That's shit! I know a player at Cheltenham on £3k per week! (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:13:48
    - miss conception about what players earn because you hear about what the top players earn (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:15:52
      - Well (NCFC) - Creosote Ah Um, Apr 27, 11:21:27
        
        Had a feeling that was coming (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:24:43
        
        Can it though? (NCFC) - Creosote Ah Um, Apr 27, 11:31:48
        
        I agree. Far more is going out than coming in. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:34:32
        
        I have a feeling we've seen the start of it, hence Grant's cheapness (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:34:08
      - Player wages over £13m. £15m season before. Someone's getting it. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:17:17
        
        Peter Thorne (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Apr 27, 11:18:04
        
        That's £400k account for. Just the other £13.5m to account for! (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:19:37
        
        Where you getting the 13-15m figure from? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:21:47
        
        Report & Accounts (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:27:11
        
        is the figure everyone or just players? (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:29:07
        
        That would mean on average we pay 40 players here (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:30:11
        
        Back of a fag packet calculation (NCFC) - Creosote Ah Um, Apr 27, 11:41:49
        
        Hadn't realised it was non footballing (playing staff) cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:52:07
        
        That makes a bit more sense to me now, and doesn't sound as worrying (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:50:14
        
        Well yes and no (NCFC) - Creosote Ah Um, Apr 27, 11:56:53
        
        an inaccurate estimate (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 12:14:48
        
        Your biggest mistake (NCFC) - Creosote Ah Um, Apr 27, 12:22:27
        
        If it was as high as I thought - more savings to be had (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 12:04:02
        
        Includes layers (including academy & support staff) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:33:46
- I'll be shocked if Hendo and Jarvis are on that money (NCFC) - pants, Apr 27, 11:11:43
  - That's really not a lot for even a squad player in Championship I dont think (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 27, 11:12:47
- Earnshaw 10k PW (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 27, 11:09:29
- McKenzie was way lower after relegation - I remember that coming out in his divorce case. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 27, 11:08:09
- There´s a few players who generally look lost. (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Apr 27, 11:07:47

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