Player's salaries

[kingcolers]

I'll tell you now that the fact of the matter is that nobody in the City squad earns anything like 1900 a week.
As for the car, don't make me laugh!

Lads don't post that players are earning x amount unless you know for sure. By saying they are earning such excessive amounts, you're only giving the begrudgers an excuse to abuse them if things ever start to go wrong.

i never meant to be fuelling the begrudgers. in fact i HOPE the players earn good money, cuz they deserve it and it would ensure they'd stay here. but i was surprised when somebody mentioned the 1900 figure.

still, i think it's a fair question to ask. the club seems to be very well run. how much it spends on salaries, how much it earns on gate receipts, etc are just basic indicators of how it's doing financially. supporters have an interest in knowing this, right?

[patsh]

Isn't that what Internet message boards are for?

Exactly....so everything said is completely untrue....

[citycity]

whats the problem with knowing players wages???

[Éanna]

whats the problem with knowing players wages???

would you want everyone knowing your wages and you private life?

[sadloserkid]

would you want everyone knowing your wages and you private life?

While I don't necessarily agree that players wages should be made public at the request of anybody I don't players can hide behind privacy either - theirs' is not a private job really so that doesn't really wash with me though I agree with your basic point.

I would like to see clubs release annual total wage bills though, pure nosiness on my part I'll cheerfully admit, but won't be holding my breath.