QuoteEven if that is his level, I doubt that is the case. I'd say it is probably a second division club.Originally Posted by Dodge
I could be completely wrong here, but didn't Faz have a trial with a club in Germany last year or the year before?
Even if that is his level, I doubt that is the case. I'd say it is probably a second division club.
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I would imagine a player could make more money in the regional leauges in Germany than they could here???
Would surprise me because all below 3. Bundesliga would be a step backwards in contrast to LoI football imo.
[QUOTE=robertob;1422776]"Faz Kuduzovic is on trial in Germany"
On trial for what?
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[QUOTE=Fivesilver;1422841]for going to Sligo.
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That was 6 years ago. Keep up theres a good lad.
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I wouldn't think so.
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Depends, some giant clubs in that by Irish standards I think?? (could have been lied to by a German)
The German league is quite big; you've an average of 1300 going to fourth division games (and that's deflated a bit by the reserve teams). Add in a TV deal (don't know if the fourth flight has one; there's probably some money dripping down though, like in England) and the chance of a big gate from a Cup run, and I'd hazard a guess you'd earn more in the Regionalligaen than in the LoI Premier.
This talk of earning money in the German lower leagues has got me wondering. What is the highest wage a LOI player is on at the moment approximately. Are some premier players still on 800-1,000+ per week? Are some First Division players on 600-800+ per week or has it come way down in the last few years. Is there a huge gap between the top earners and the lower earners.
Bohs board told them that they had 10 players contracted for next year with liabilities of 600k. YOu can work out the likely weekly wage yourself
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Jaysus, those with contracts for next year would have been the players given deals at the start of this season right? How mental could the Bohs board have been? Wow.
AFAIK most of them were given out 2 years ago (ie 3 year deals) or last year but restructured during the season to give them longer contracts but less money
I was a bit sceptical about the figure but I've seen plenty of references to it on the Bohs forum
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The reality in the Regionalliga isn't quite rosy at the moment. Most Fourth Division clubs (= North, West & South Division) have big financial problems. They just haven't enough money. Particularly West and South Division clubs have problems to pay their bills. The problem is: There are too many reserve teams of the bigger German clubs in the Leagues. Take a look at the West Division: There are for example Schalke II, Leverkusen II, Bochum II etcetera - overall 12 reserve teams! That means that this league isn't very interesting for sponsors and actually not for spectators. The traditional teams have loyal crowds but that's not enough to pay the bills. Only the north division works reasonably due to some clubs with huge tradition (Magedburg, Chemnitz, Lübeck, Halle, Kiel) and the new formed Red Bull Leipzig. They have some nice derbies.
The German FA adopted recently a reform for the Fourth Division. There will be five divisions next year within the Regionalliga. Only seven reserve teams will be allowed in each division.
But back to topic: In my opinion it would be a step backwards for Kudozovic if he signs for a German Fourth Division club. Maybe in financial terms he could earn more money than in Ireland if he gets a contract with one of the bigger Fourth Division clubs but as a footballer it would be a step backwards.
According to todays papers, Conor Powell and Paul Keegan are going on trial with Reading.
Thanks for that, robertob; interesting post. Though I don't think this point -
- is hugely relevant given we've got the exact same problems here at the moment!
I don't like this trial business, there either good enough or there not. Surely Reading have watched them several times by now and know what they are like as players
It said they watched Poewll several tiems in the last 2 months and that they have invited both over to train with them for a few weeks!
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