overpaid footballers a disgrace!

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Meh, they get taxed 50% and only a very small percentage of players are on the obscene wages that you're talking about.

Drop down to League One, or even just the Championship, and you'll find the majority of players on pretty standard (well paid) salaries.

EDIT: Last Seasons figures.

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 41

thisisnew

Well their wages don't really come at anybodies expense except for those willing to pay them (the clubs). Don't they get taxed as well?

Reply 42

Freiheit

Original post by berryboysh

We had this discussion in one of our college classes recently about overpaid footballers and many people had different views. My personal view is that they (footballers) get the joy of playing the game of football (which they'd play anyway regardless or not if they get payed) as well as being paid an absolute fortune, of a monthly salary of average £150,000 to £250,000 a week, £1,000,000 a month and £12,000,000 a year!! for kicking a damn ball around a pitch!!

Many people go to work (and don't enjoy it) and work 8,10, and 12hr shifts on some really hard tough jobs and are getting weekly wages of about £250-£300 a month.

I don't like football, I don't support no damn team but What is so interesting to watch about a group of grown men kicking a ball around a field and getting grossly overpaid?

Many people seem to forget that football clubs are businesses. Football clubs generate a lot of money through valid means like ticket sales so they can afford to pay the players so much. Public professions are not businesses and paid by taxes, that is why a doctor cannot earn as much as a football player.

Reply 43

Komakino

Original post by L.·*

Hiya very very sorry for hjacking this thread but i just have a quick question i wanted to ask people who know about football...

So basically i'm planning on buying a football shirt for my boyfriend's birthday and wanted to ask do most people who get football shirts get them printed with their favourite player? Or do most leave the back plain? I know there's the risk they may leave so do most people avoid getting it printed just in case? I guess what i'm trying to say is, is it more common to see a football shirt with a players name on or without? And would you be more dispointed if it was printed or wasn't? :confused:

Hope that makes sense and hope somebody can help me, thanks! :redface:

(Sorry i am a girl who knows nothing about football and has never watched a full match... :rolleyes:

...although i do think footballers are overpaid compared to doctors etc!)

I don't buy shirts anymore as they're a rip off. Some people do some people don't get a name printed on the back. I would leave it name-free, and if he wants his a name-print to be put on he can just go to any sports store, or many t-shirt specialists, to get it printed.

****ing lol

Original post by sicarius1992

You still haven't understood me, of course I know when you're talking about things in a strict capitalist and totally economic viewpoint that scientists don't deserve to be paid anything when comparing them with footballers. Stop assuming I'm a moron.

Anyway I'm done with this thread since I'm just going to draw in more people who have no scope of reality beyond what they learned in an economics class.

Jesus. Are you, like, twelve?

Next you'll be claiming winners of 'who wants to be a millionaire' are overpaid.

Reply 46

The_resurrection

It's funny that it'll take you decades to earn what a footballer earns in a month. Hurts you doesn't it?

ps, you're an idiot.

Reply 47

bramz19

Someone wants someone else to do something. They agree upon a suitable fee, or wage, and one person does something for the other person.

There's nothing wrong with this. As long as it's legal, it's fine. A lot of it is taxed anyway. Get over yourself.

Reply 48

ilickbatteries

Original post by berryboysh

Nobody is 'overpaid' in the way you're claiming.

People are worth whatever their employer is willing to pay. Football is a business. The top, top players who are on £10m+ a year are no different to the top, top executives of companies and the top, top bankers, etc.

They're the best of the best at what they do, and justify the wages accordingly.

They have skills that very few people in the world have. Hence, they are able to command large wages

Reply 49

Komakino

Original post by L.·*

Ah ok, i didn't know that. Thanks, would rep but i seemed to have reached my limit for today which is weird as i've only just logged in...? but thanks anyway :smile:

Happy to help.
Also, the other reason I wouldn't get a print without knowing whether he wants one, is that it can be quite pricey. Some places are better and cheaper than others.

Reply 50

TurboCretin

Footballers' talents generate vasts sums from the people willing to pay to see them. Without them, the game would not exist. In addition, may people derive great enjoyment from watching them play.

I really don't see the issue. You say they're "just kicking a ball around," but let's talk sense here. If everyone could do what they do, their skills wouldn't be so sought after.

Reply 51

crazycake93

Because they can draw in 80,000 fans for 40 odd matches a season.

I doubt you could.

Reply 52

tazarooni89

berryboysh

Original post by tazarooni89

Would you rather the owners of the football club just kept that money to themselves? :s-smilie:

That was a serious question man, you could answer it instead of just negging :confused:

Reply 53

TheCurlyHairedDude

They don't get paid for that reason...

Do you know how much advertising/sponsering is involved with football, do you know how much each club earns. You clearly don't. Football is the most popular sport based on money in the world !!!

Reply 54

n65uk

Agreed they are overpaid, but as others have already said, so are actors, musicians, producers etc. I mean, Miley Cyrus got paid £12.5m in 2007, and she is totally awful.

Unfortunately, it isn't going to change. Ever. So there isn't any use complaining about it.

Reply 55

Troubled_Student

Original post by History-Student

They're paid what people are willing to pay them.

Are you saying you honestly expect anyone who was offered £100k/week to kick a ball to say "no thanks, I'm happy with £200/week because I love football"?

Don't hate the players, they're just making the most of the skills they were given. You saying you wouldn't do the same?

I put forward this argument too in discussions like these. It's the clubs fault for being willing to pay that much per week. I believe Man City's weekly wage budget is around 1.5m+ for instance, and they and Chelsea for instance have no qualms in paying ridiculous prices and wages for players.

Reply 56

berryboysh

Original post by tazarooni89

That was a serious question man, you could answer it instead of just negging :confused:

You know the point i'm trying to make, stop acting thick. There are people out there , hardworking people who work day and night and spend most of their time in work then out that are actually making a difference to society and yet earn peanuts compared to footballers.footballers don't really contribute anything to society, well except the brawls and anti social behavior after football games.

It seems you don't know what your talking about here.Please show some respect to those people who dedicate their time to make a difference to society.

Reply 57

amongsttheweeds

Original post by tazarooni89

That was a serious question man, you could answer it instead of just negging :confused:

OP has no understanding of capitalism.

Reply 58

tazarooni89

Original post by berryboysh

I know the point you're making, but you still haven't answered my question. Would you rather the club owners just kept the money for themselves? Even if you were to reduce footballer's wages, you haven't solved the problem; you've just moved it somewhere else. Instead of overpaid footballers, you've now got overpaid club shareholders (who in some cases do even less work than the footballers themselves).

(And footballers do contribute to society - they provide entertainment. You might not value it, but everyone else does, which is why they're willing to pay so much for it. Not to mention contributing millions of pounds in taxes.

It's not like the life of a footballer is heavenly either. Having to spend months away from home, not being allowed to eat the food you want but conforming to strict diets, having to train physically for hours a day from a very young age to stay fit enough to play, being hounded by the media and paparazzi, getting serious injuries very often and having to stay in hospital, and in many cases being jobless after the age of 40 doesn't sound great. If it weren't for good pay, many of them wouldn't do it. And then the quality of teams would decrease, football would lose popularity, and one of Britain's/the world's biggest industries would collapse.)

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 59

geekay1

Original post by berryboysh

We had this discussion in one of our college classes recently about overpaid footballers and many people had different views. My personal view is that they (footballers) get the joy of playing the game of football (which they'd play anyway regardless or not if they get payed) as well as being paid an absolute fortune, of a monthly salary of average £150,000 to £250,000 a week, £1,000,000 a month and £12,000,000 a year!! for kicking a damn ball around a pitch!!

Many people go to work (and don't enjoy it) and work 8,10, and 12hr shifts on some really hard tough jobs and are getting weekly wages of about £250-£300 a week.

I don't like football, I don't support no damn team but What is so interesting to watch about a group of grown men kicking a ball around a field and getting grossly overpaid?

The way i see it is FA uefa etc and all tv channels that host football makes billions so why shouldn't the people that provide the entertainment get a a good percentage of this