Not at all, I just use that example of a player who clearly shows interest in a match when it suits and can't be arsed on others occasions.
My examples throughout this promote enthusiasm but require a need to play attractive football to keep the fans. It demonstrates a need for clubs to...
What you really need is zero pay contracts.
Each player in the league gets £0, his salary is then based on Opta statistics, league position and the clubs ability to pay. The entire wage budget for each club cannot exceed 60% of tickets sales and 60% of TV revenue.
Would Berbatov be strolling...
Surely, by now, you'd think a players contract would be set against the league they were playing in. So, Mr Rooney it's 250k per week but 20k per week in The Championship etc? Then there's a release clause for the player if hey don't wish to take the drop in wages? (With a sell on / wage...