Criminally overpaid
Lingard signs new £100k 4 year contract (Sky) | Official: Option to extend for a further year
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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This is factually correct. Don't we pay the most in wages in the league?probably up there in the world too.
Something is seriously going wrong as the investment is not matching the results. Paying lingard (if it's true) this sort of amount just shows we are just continuing our flawed transfer/contract strategy.
I did until 2013
That's why he's getting a massive pay rise.
Well it sure isn't for his performances or influence.
It actually is as well as for his future potential.
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Well for me that is a sign both of how very far our standards have fallen and also the bloated pay structure at the club.
We are paying well, well over the average for a team in the main consisting off over rated and underperforming players.
I think stat man Dave is Lingards Dad.
I trust Mourinho.
Lingard was 22 almost 23 and he is know 24. As for the point SAF is making, anything is possible.
be careful who you trust
I'll take someone with 8 leagues, 4 FA Cup equivalents, 2 CLs, and a treble to his credit any day of the week.
Every star fades at some point.
was this around the time Fergie said Phil Jones would be the new Duncan Edwards or something to that effect?
Touche!!
Stars generally twinkle. With every fade comes another shine.
He said he's one of the best we've ever had. Hard to say whether he was blowing smoke or if he actually meant it.
When we're giving 100k to 60k players we're throwing money away.
White dwarf mate.
The player is worth what the club deems he's worth, not what you think he's worth.
Mourinho is anything but a white dwarf.
Can't be bothered to read through 17 pages of this thread, but if we can pay him £100,000 per week as a squad player, it bodes pretty well for what we can offer regular 1st teamers in the future, including what we can pay upcoming transfers this summer.
Presumably we weren't even forced to offer this fee to him. He's not a vital player to us and yet we're giving him this wage. Just imagine what we'll pay the likes of Griezmann. This kind of money is presumably a drop in the ocean for us. Definitely a show of power, even though it wasn't intended as such.
Presumably we weren't even forced to offer this fee to him. He's not a vital player to us and yet we're giving him this wage. Just imagine what we'll pay the likes of Griezmann. This kind of money is presumably a drop in the ocean for us. Definitely a show of power, even though it wasn't intended as such.
Definitely his off the ball work gets ignored yet when he's not playing everyone complains about the lack of movement.
Average Premier wage in 96/97 was less than £4k/wk.... even United were nowhere near £30k.
£30k a week may not be "market" for him now but I don't think he's worth anywhere near £100k (or £75k). The issue is that United continue to pay top whack wages for a squad where most of them are nowhere title-winning quality.... Lingard is a perfect example.
Average wage this season (top teams).... £2.68m (Spurs), £3.01m (LFC), £3.7m (Arse), £4.51m (CFC), £5.42m (City), £5.77m (us)...... So we're paying more than teams above us, teams who are/were/will be in CL, teams competing for title and London teams (where higher wages could be expected). We're paying more than double Spurs??? How is that anywhere close to being right?
I get United need to attract players away from London and I could understand it if we paid top dollar to get the best players but we're not.... struggling for top.4 (again) but paying title winning wages and if we're honest, how many of our players would get in Spurs or Chelsea first XI?
Thought Glazers and Ed Woodward were meant to be top negotiators but if the £100k figure is true, doesn't look like it?
Seriously?! Have you not been following our record in the transfer market since Ed took over?
His dabbing alone is worth 100k/w.. So his football for free.. Woody has outdone him self..
Leaving the absence of a white beard aside the similarities with Grumpy out of the 7 dwarf are growing.
Ps not even dopey would consider circa 5 million annual wages as a sensible idea for such an average player.
Thingy Willoughby's net is worth £11m quidz! Therefore, Jesse is worth every penny.
Not worth that ofcourse but it is what it is, I'm sure the board also spoke to Mou about him and I personally think he likes him a lot and wants to see him around the team but that money is too damn much for him.
I personally reckon it is because he is English and we need the numbers if Rooney and Carrick go next year, Shaw and Jones could be on that list too otherwise we pay like 50mill for someone like Barkley lol.
Hopefully next year we sell Rooney, Darmian, Young, Fellaini (doubt it) minimum thats a good 465k per week we could use on some players who are actually useful.
I personally reckon it is because he is English and we need the numbers if Rooney and Carrick go next year, Shaw and Jones could be on that list too otherwise we pay like 50mill for someone like Barkley lol.
Hopefully next year we sell Rooney, Darmian, Young, Fellaini (doubt it) minimum thats a good 465k per week we could use on some players who are actually useful.
Seriously.... I don't think they are, that seems to be impression they'd like people to believe.
(Seriously).
How did he get 100k when no other team on the planet would pay him that, thats my only gripe, what leverage did he have to argue Ed and the negotiators to that figure.
Anyway, would rather he get it, at least local, worked hard to come through the youth and gives a shit about the club than a Di Maria or Schweinsteiger, thats about all you can say.
Anyway, would rather he get it, at least local, worked hard to come through the youth and gives a shit about the club than a Di Maria or Schweinsteiger, thats about all you can say.
It's simply because of inflation. The amount of money circulating within the game drives up the price of everything.
Investors are spending more on marketing campaigns, which in turn allows clubs to generate more income. They use this excess money to buy players, and all it takes is one player moving for silly money to influence the entire market. Players and agents aren't stupid; they know this and demand more.
100k will become the average wage for a top half club before long. Footballers are paid very well, but not as much as their NBA counterparts.
Investors are spending more on marketing campaigns, which in turn allows clubs to generate more income. They use this excess money to buy players, and all it takes is one player moving for silly money to influence the entire market. Players and agents aren't stupid; they know this and demand more.
100k will become the average wage for a top half club before long. Footballers are paid very well, but not as much as their NBA counterparts.
Yup. City started it with Garry Cook offering his wife, £200m a week, eternal life & the United States as a lure to Kaka.
It bugs me so much when i look at players currently to be "underpaid " like lingaard with players we let go like nani..wellbeck..chichatito..rafael who in my view are better players than the ones we have in their position.i know the past is past but as a learning experience we are realistically very far way from winning the league.
That's a great reply, and quite beautiful actually.
I disagree on the issue of Lingard though, and I find it really odd that José goes on a rant about the amount that players are being paid 2 days before Jesse Lingard gets a bigger contract than Dele Alli.
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