The Footie Thread

[Deleted member 1740]

It's because Liverpool FC do everything so much better than any other football club, obviously. And hence why a pre season friendly needs such a detailed write up

He's obviously took inspiration from the drivel you post

 

[Deleted member 1740]

I genuinely didn't know, that's why I asked.

Did you think they had to claim SSP?

 

[IanM]

Did you think they had to claim SSP?

...
Or do a Joey Boswell?

 

[bobmac]

Did you think they had to claim SSP?

£109.40

 

[Pin-seeker]

£109.40

Stand your first 3 days

 

[Orikoru]

I just noticed the season is only two weeks away. I thought we still had at least a month to be honest. I don't think I've ever been less enthused about the start of another season.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I genuinely didn't know, that's why I asked.

Sorry, I didn't mean to come across in a hostile way, if it did. Most players contracts are for a fixed term, usually anywhere between 2-5 years. Older players may have a 1yr deal, some clubs ie Chelsea, have started offering 8yr deals in order to spread out the costs and help with their Financial Fair Play numbers. During the time of that contract they get paid whatever, whether playing, sat on the bench, fit or injured. You could buy a player for £100m, £400k a week wages, and he gets injured on day 1, out for a year and it is tough luck. Ouch.

There are players who have bad injury records who go on pay and play deals. These are pretty self explanatory but it protects the clubs so they do not need to pay them whilst they are out injured. They may pay them a bare minimum but the bulk of the pay is when they are actually out on the pitch.

Why does the above happen, why do clubs not kick off about this? Players are assets, they have re-sale value, they are valuable to the club. A player on a one year deal can sit out the rest of their contract and go for free at the end of their deal. A player on a longer deal needs to be bought by another club for the move to happen. In essence, there is a balance between a club protecting its assets and the players union protecting their members.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Sorry, I didn't mean to come across in a hostile way, if it did. Most players contracts are for a fixed term, usually anywhere between 2-5 years. Older players may have a 1yr deal, some clubs ie Chelsea, have started offering 8yr deals in order to spread out the costs and help with their Financial Fair Play numbers. During the time of that contract they get paid whatever, whether playing, sat on the bench, fit or injured. You could buy a player for £100m, £400k a week wages, and he gets injured on day 1, out for a year and it is tough luck. Ouch.

There are players who have bad injury records who go on pay and play deals. These are pretty self explanatory but it protects the clubs so they do not need to pay them whilst they are out injured. They may pay them a bare minimum but the bulk of the pay is when they are actually out on the pitch.

Why does the above happen, why do clubs not kick off about this? Players are assets, they have re-sale value, they are valuable to the club. A player on a one year deal can sit out the rest of their contract and go for free at the end of their deal. A player on a longer deal needs to be bought by another club for the move to happen. In essence, there is a balance between a club protecting its assets and the players union protecting their members.

I can’t believe it was even a genuine question TBH

 

[bobmac]

I can’t believe it was even a genuine question TBH

Take a look back through the 43,000 posts on this thread and count how many posts I've made. That will give you an indication of how much I know or care about football.
£40,000 a week just seemed a lot of money to pay a 19 year old to do nothing

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Take a look back through the 43,000 posts on this thread and count how many posts I've made. That will give you an indication of how much I know or care about football.
£40,000 a week just seemed a lot of money to pay a 19 year old to do nothing

He isn’t paid “to do nothing”

He is on a contract as most players are and they are paid for the length of that contract regardless of if they are injured, sat on the bench or playing - it’s a standard team sport contract

 

[bobmac]

He isn’t paid “to do nothing”

I'm out

 

[Orikoru]

Just seen Chelsea's new away kit on Twitter... it's blue. Their home kit, of course, is blue. What is the point of this? This honestly makes me really angry. At least pretend the point of having more kits isn't purely to fleece fans by making them useful.

 

[Neilds]

I just noticed the season is only two weeks away. I thought we still had at least a month to be honest. I don't think I've ever been less enthused about the start of another season.

Starts this weekend for the vast majority of English clubs

 

[Orikoru]

Starts this weekend for the vast majority of English clubs

Sorry, I was talking about proper football, not the amateur stuff.

 

[clubchamp98]

Take a look back through the 43,000 posts on this thread and count how many posts I've made. That will give you an indication of how much I know or care about football.
£40,000 a week just seemed a lot of money to pay a 19 year old to do nothing

It would be like any other injury at work.

 

[pendodave]

I'm beginning to think about investing in West Ham to go down at 14/1 to cheer myself up next April/May...

 

[Dando]

It would be like any other injury at work.

i suffered a rather nasty papercut at work one time and i still got paid

 

[Jensen]

I just noticed the season is only two weeks away. I thought we still had at least a month to be honest. I don't think I've ever been less enthused about the start of another season.

Well, I think it will be more pleasing on the eye compared to the dross served up by Conte

 

[Orikoru]

Well, I think it will be more pleasing on the eye compared to the dross served up by Conte

If there's no Kane and we're in the bottom half I shan't be watching it either way.

 

[clubchamp98]

i suffered a rather nasty papercut at work one time and i still got paid

But did u go down like a sniper just shot you ?