Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
They can only register 17 Non HG players as well
They can only register 17 Non HG players as well
A bloke in the US, basketball guy who I've never heard of but is shortened to SGA, has just been given a 4yr deal on $1.37m per week, £1m. Next time we are complaining about a footballers wages.............
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
The lack of transfer fees helps with US sports , their contracts for their top stars are always huge
Baseball seems to be huge
Some guy signed for £765mil
SGA - Gilgeous Alexander just won the NBA title with OKC
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Blimey...just for playing rounders as well..
Nearly, he was playing big boys netballBlimey...just for playing rounders as well..
Crazy figures in all US sports. Even more remarkable when those sports don't particularly travel outside of the US.
Swango1980
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Kepa to Arsenal for £5 million.
As I'm guessing the wages were enough to entice him to the club, as I doubt they could convince him he would be their No. 1 goalkeeper.
Maybe he is happy to become a Tom Heaton / Scott Carson type player. Sit on the bench on a decent contract, but never have the pressure of being the first choice keeper?
As I'm guessing the wages were enough to entice him to the club, as I doubt they could convince him he would be their No. 1 goalkeeper.
Maybe he is happy to become a Tom Heaton / Scott Carson type player. Sit on the bench on a decent contract, but never have the pressure of being the first choice keeper?
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Firstly, I often think Premier League footballers are confident/arrogant enough to believe that they will make themself first choice with their performances. Even if the visible evidence doesn't support that. And secondly, most of the top clubs use a 'cup keeper' system now don't they? I can see him playing league and FA Cup games anyway. Maybe not Champion's League.
Swango1980
Well-known member
I heard an ex player the other day (can't remember who) saying a lot of players don't actually enjoy playing football.
I get that. It isn't playing in the park for fun anymore. It is football at the highest pressure, where you are judged by millions (usually negatively), there are younger and fitter players breaking through every year and you may start to struggle more and more physically. I certainly got so much less motivated to play football by my 30's, and I only ever played for fun. So, if a player can get themselves a very good multi year contract, I can certainly see that some of those players might be less determined to fight for their place and get off the treatment table.
GK is a unique position as well, because a first choice keeper is never "rested". So, if they stay fit, you may become a keeper who only has to play in a few cup comps. Again, I can't imagine Kepa is buzzing about going to Arsenal if they said he could play in their domestic cup games (unless he isn't bothered about playing a lot of football). That might potentially only be a few games in the season.
From what I understand, Tom Heaton has been on his highest earnings of his career at Man Utd, and doesn't really need to play football. Earning over £2 million a year for a job you will unlikely ever have to be put in the limelight seems the dream job for some. I'm sure he could have earned a bit less than that somewhere else, but been a first choice keeper?
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Kepa over the last two years has shown that he can be a top GK
He is going in to be back up to Raya but challenge for that no 1 spot
At the least he will play in the cup games
Most of the top teams have two very good GK’s now
Swango1980
Well-known member
To clarify, my point was never about him being a bad goalkeeper
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
And my point was that he wasn’t arriving at a club like a Scott Carson 3rd choice GK
Swango1980
Well-known member
Nope, probably not.
Nor is he arriving at a club like Allison, or even a Dean Henderson at Palace
Tashyboy
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Scott Carson was a third choice keeper and certainly never stayed at City for the money.
Howver Kepa could have given Onana a run for his money
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Carson earned around £9mil at City not bad work for 2 games in the 6 yearsScott Carson was a third choice keeper and certainly never stayed at City for the money.
Howver Kepa could have given Onana a run for his money
Slime
Tour Winner
United haven't got one, let alone two!
Sorry, just re-read your post, you're talking about top teams, my error.
Red devil
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He'd lap OnanaHowver Kepa could have given Onana a run for his money
Branthwaite has just signed an extension at Everton until 2030. He will likely leave before then but that deal means the transfer fee will have be a whopper to get him. Probably the best bit of business we will do this summer.
Don Barzini
Assistant Pro
We touched on the issues at Sheffield Wednesday the other day. This Twitter thread is an interesting (and shocking) read.
I really hope something can be done about all this and that this guy never gets near a football club again.
I really hope something can be done about all this and that this guy never gets near a football club again.
larmen
Head Pro
what you need to know, it is so low because they have team salary caps they can't go over.
Except via a list of exceptions I don't understand at all. Max, superman, ...
