Dublin Super Cup

**nigel-harps1954** · 28/07/2011, 4:10 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

Yeah but they get taxed on their income for their clubs as well. You have to expect to pay tax. They're doing alright imo.

That....wasn't really my point...

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 28/07/2011, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

That....wasn't really my point...

I know your point precisely. They are getting �1,000. You can cry they're getting taxed so the tax-home is not �1,000. As the old saying goes, "taxes and death and the only two certainties in life".

**nigel-harps1954** · 28/07/2011, 4:22 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

I know your point precisely. They are getting �1,000. You can cry they're getting taxed so the tax-home is not �1,000. As the old saying goes, "taxes and death and the only two certainties in life".

But they're not getting �1000.

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 28/07/2011, 4:42 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

But they're not getting €1000.

If you get €40k per annum from your job. Go into your bosses office and argue you don't get paid €40k per annum because you get taxed so it shouldn't be in your contract you get paid €40k per annum when you don't go home with that amount and see how quickly you get laughed out of the office.

The FAI, or Endemol Sports, whoever, are parting with €1,000 to the players individually. Tax, blah, blah, they're getting paid €1,000.

**A N Mouse** · 28/07/2011, 6:00 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

If you get �40k per annum from your job. Go into your bosses office and argue you don't get paid �40k per annum because you get taxed so it shouldn't be in your contract you get paid �40k per annum when you don't go home with that amount and see how quickly you get laughed out of the office.

The FAI, or Endemol Sports, whoever, are parting with �1,000 to the players individually. Tax, blah, blah, they're getting paid �1,000.

And if they hadn't gone and put in showers for one of the teams then the loi players could have been paid twice as much - before tax.

**BonnieShels** · 28/07/2011, 6:07 PM

Oooooooooh.... zing!

**nosebleds** · 28/07/2011, 6:23 PM

i hope RICO takes all the marbles and dobbers out of his mouth before pre match talks,or no one will understand him; on the plus side maybe it would be better if they dont.

**nigel-harps1954** · 28/07/2011, 8:22 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

If you get €40k per annum from your job. Go into your bosses office and argue you don't get paid €40k per annum because you get taxed so it shouldn't be in your contract you get paid €40k per annum when you don't go home with that amount and see how quickly you get laughed out of the office.

The FAI, or Endemol Sports, whoever, are parting with €1,000 to the players individually. Tax, blah, blah, they're getting paid €1,000.

Good thing I don't get 40 grand a year so.

**Ash** · 28/07/2011, 9:01 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

They get to play Man City and Celtic in a top class stadium ....

Any stadium that doesnt have adequate shower facilities can not be called top class!

**BonnieShels** · 28/07/2011, 9:18 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Any stadium that doesnt have adequate shower facilities can not be called top class!

It has adequate shower facilities for Home and Away and Away teams. Easily covers Celtic, City and Inter in that case.

**Poor Student** · 28/07/2011, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by born2bwild

Not a chance: no amount of money is worth that. They're basically cannon fodder. It's degrading and insulting to everyone who cares about the LOI.

I hear that before the game they'll have to turn to Delaney, salute him and in unison say: Those who are about to die salute you.

**Ash** · 29/07/2011, 7:31 AM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

It has adequate shower facilities for Home and Away and Away teams. Easily covers Celtic, City and Inter in that case.

I notice you left out the only actual Home team there!

**BonnieShels** · 29/07/2011, 7:38 AM

No flies on you Ash.

**punkrocket** · 29/07/2011, 9:54 AM

The Irish guys should just refuse to break a sweat.

**Ceirtlis** · 29/07/2011, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

But they're not getting �1000? Isn't that before tax? Meaning they'll only get about �650-�700 (no idea, just an estimate).

They are getting 1,000, the presumption from the article quoted earlier being that it will be taxed at the higher rate of tax(and therefore they have earnings of at least 32k a year) so they will actually get 480 euro net.

The second offer wasnt a massive improvement on the first.

**Eminence Grise** · 29/07/2011, 11:11 AM

That's assuming the FAI deduct tax at source. Perhaps the players have a contract for service that might enable them to reduce the tax liability using expenses (50c for the electricity meter in Wanderers, €1.65 for the bus there, 99c for a bottle of shower gel, €40 for a can of petrol and a taxi to FAI HQ...).