FAO Limerick fans - is it true that players are paid during off-season?
Also rumours Limerick are talking to Sean Maguire of Waterford.
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FAO Limerick fans - is it true that players are paid during off-season?
Also rumours Limerick are talking to Sean Maguire of Waterford.
Why would they be paid during the off-season? There's no benefit to club or player doing that.
Why is there no benefit to the players getting paid? Heard at least Gamble and Behan are paid 12 months of year...Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
If the club want to keep a player under contract so that he doesn't wander off to another club there is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I mean if you're paying a player X amount a year, it's cheaper for the club to do it over 40 weeks rather than 52, and the player is free to sign on/seek alternative work over Christmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
No, there are players on multiple-year 40 week contracts. Ronan Finn for one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudulika
I'm not sure, but maybe the club couldn't afford to pay it all in the 40 weeks?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
What revenue streams will they have in pre-season that'll allow them to pay in 52 weeks what they can't manage in 40 weeks?
It's not like Limerick pay their wages based on their gate receipts anyway! Perhaps O'Sullivan prefers to pay it over the longer time frame based on his earnings..Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
But what's the benefit to him of paying 52 weeks PRSI when he could pay 40?Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
edit: actually maybe that doesn't matter, I'm not sure.
It could come down to sponsors paying wages (on reduced terms) over the close season. But thanks for that CD, good way to get it done!
I dunno what his financial situation is or where he gets the money from, but maybe his income stream requires him to pay it over the longer timeframe. Not a clue.
Any Limerick fans confirm that players get paid in off-season?
It'd probably only come into consideration when considering social security stamps. But given that the majority of LoI players (including, I'd assume, Limerick players) are part-time, that's probably moot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
My source said he knows a few have worked their contracts that way. But it was the players who pushed for it, think it was a 40 week contract but spread out over 52 so they would have an income in off season.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
The rest are paid from the 1st day of season until the last day. Don't even think they get paid for pre season.
If it's a 40-week contract they're basically paid from week one of the season to the final day, so they'd probably only be paid for one or two (max) weeks of pre-season.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingpin4
Simon Madden been offered a contract at Shamrock Rovers. Wants to stay with us for European football but at the same time wants to be close to his family in Dublin. Will decide in next few days
http://www.pfai.ie/transfer-list
Updated November 7th.
Did not know about the multi-year 40 week contract, thanks C Darwin. In the olden days in England and Scotland pre-Jimmy Hill players got paid all year but received a reduced wage wage during the summer (off-season). That is how the likes of Stanley Mathews got paid. Many players then had 'normal jobs' during the summer. Working during the close season may not be such a bad thing for the modern league of Ireland player as when you listen to some of them and Stephen Mcguinness of the PFAI talking, at times you wonder if they are in touch with reality at all.
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Originally Posted by adamd164
Well Behan has no contract with us now so he isn't getting paid for sure.
Limericks wage structure is very easy to understand.
Take Joe Gamble on 250 grand a year.
He can choose to have this at 6250 a week for forty weeks or 4807 a week for fifty two weeks.
Entirely up to him.
Some fellas like a wage in the off season I guess.
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Originally Posted by Lim till i die
:good:Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
There's a few on there have already resigned for their last club. Deans and Hunt for us for starters, Browne for Pats I think. No point paying attention to the list until January or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Harps to sign Richard Brush, John Dillon, Shaun Kelly and Conor Murphy. Big push for promotion next season.
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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Cant see this one happening, he is keen to stay at Limerick from what i hear. If that post isnt serious ill take any abuse im due :o
Browne and Fagan have signed back with Pat's; Bermo and Kenna may have also/or very likely too. As others have said, ignore that list till January.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
On that pitch up there. He'd be crying himself to sleep every night ... :pQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Grand so, let ye wait til after xmas and we'll mop up the better players around Munster in the meantime. Ta.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Like who?Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
Just showing how the rumour mill really works.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
Agree with this. Would be silly to lose out on a quality signing just because we won't do any business till after Christmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
I don't accept that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hitman
Is it 250k net or gross?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Both, he has 2 contracts.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
I'd take Maguire from Waterford..Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
is he gona get us 10-15 goals though? doubt itQuote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
*Counting down until Waterford fans log on to say he's far too good for Cork and will be snapped up by an English team*
He probably will go over though he looks very promising for his age.
For a lad that's only 17, he's very promising.
But I do worry that he's being well over-hyped. Didn't look particularly impressive against Harps this season, nor did he look particularly impressive against Dundalk on the telly. He has a hellova lot to learn, has huge potential, but is very predictive at times.
The main worry for him next season I think if he stays in the LOI is he will be a marked man now. Most likely double teamed and being a youngfella teams will try get in his face to knock his confidence a bit. It's always harder the second season.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I still think he is a serious prospect though. Going to England though may ruin him.
He has quality. He did well in the first leg, tore our defence to pieces at times (although with 10 men we were unable to double up on him when he drifted into wide areas).Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
In the second leg, our formation was designed to keep him quiet. It worked a treat. If Waterford had more quality elsewhere, we couldn't have done that.
I hope he gets the move his talent merits. At his age, the next couple of seasons are critical.
Personally I think he's the real deal his hattrick against us was one of the best individual perforamnces ive seen and he was unlucky not to score a couple in the second leg against dundalk.
I think he's England bound but Limerick might turn his head with a big offer.
Do you think a young player(in their right mind) would turn down an opportunity from England to sign for Limerick or any other LOI club?Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
God help us and save us..
Keep those thoughts for your blog.