Salary cap

[Lewes' best seagull]

Apparently they are thinking of introducing a salary cap on what the premiership players earn.
Just wondering what you think

Personally, about time.

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

Unless it is done over the whole of Europe then it is unfair and I would be against it.

 

[The Spanish]

why is it a good idea? just quickly.

 

[Knotty]

Unless it is done over the whole of Europe then it is unfair and I would be against it.

Correct.

But if they do it for Europe, will all the money and players go to Dubai/Far East, etc? Maybe it has to be worldwide.

But is it too late? The footballing authorities have been seriously negligent over the years in not controlling this.

 

[Titanic]

How on earth would they police that... players 'earn' money from so many sources, either associated with their club directly or not. It would be a complete sham.

 

[Icy Gull]

Would this salary capping mean a reduction in wages on what the players already get?

That would turn into an interesting binfest for us tier 3 fans to laugh at

 

[Cian]

League here has one but its done differently - clubs cannot spend more than 65% of their turnover on wages and this does not count cash injections from chairman, etc. Prevents Chelsea/City/Etc situations of new owners putting unsustainable wage funds in.

 

[elwheelio]

a great, if not new, idea but I can't see it happening as it's probably illegal

 

[ATFC Seagull]

The introduction and playing-with of this concept in American sports has nearly always led to players striking (or threatening to), could see it happening here should they try it. Thats not to say I wouldn't agree with it in principle.

 

[Mendoza]

but how will John Terry and Frank Lampard cope with just £60,000 a week instead of £150,000

I feel so sorry for them, and I expect them to go through tough times as a result, and it may effect their peformance on the pitch.

You may see them turn to crime and everything, simply underpaid for what they do and a definate no no

 

[stss30]

but how will John Terry and Frank Lampard cope with just £60,000 a week instead of £150,000

I feel so sorry for them, and I expect them to go through tough times as a result, and it may effect their peformance on the pitch.

You may see them turn to crime and everything, simply underpaid for what they do and a definate no no

Completely agree, awful suggestion.

 

[Del Boy]

No way, Robbie Savage is well worth his £24,000 a week (more than alot of peoples annual income) :thud:

 

[stss30]

No way, Robbie Savage is well worth his £24,000 a week (more than alot of peoples annual income) :thud:

Not on here it isn't. I seem to remeber we did a poll and quite a lot of people earn more than that per annum

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

Not on here it isn't. I seem to remeber we did a poll and quite a lot of people earn more than that per annum

Average wage is £19,000 per year.

 

[stss30]

Average wage is £19,000 per year.

Yes, but on here we did a poll ages ago and I seem to remember the most popular option was £80,000 +. Or maybe I'm completely wrong...

 

[RexCathedra]

Two American sports have hard caps -- the NFL and the NBA.
Baseball has a soft cap -- a luxury tax.

The issue has been fairly intensively studied in business schools. A longish survey of the literature may be found at the end of this paper, "The Impact of Free Agency and the Salary Cap on Competitive Balance in the National Football League", by a couple of Iowa State University profs.

The impact of salary caps in professional team sports, 1999 paper by a bloke from University of Antwerp.

The Effect of Salary Caps in Professional Team Sports on Social Welfare , 2007, two guys from Zurich.

 

[clippedgull]

I don't agree with a cap. Higher taxes should be the way forward.

 

[Del Boy]

Yes, but on here we did a poll ages ago and I seem to remember the most popular option was £80,000 +. Or maybe I'm completely wrong...

Just a guess like, but very FEW people on here are 80k + people, maybe it was like the how big is your knob thread when most people were 12 inches +, just a guess mind.

 

[Rookie]

good idea but will never happen, because players will kick up a fuss and will not get past EU law

 

[Ding Dong !]

Great idea and in my opinion the max should be between £3,000 and £4,000
per week. They are only footballers afterall !!!!!!!!!!!!