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> > > Ian, I remember your concept of "market rate" equated to "top dollar". > Paying every two-bob journeyman a premiership salary in the hope they'll > somehow gel as a team and achieve promotion. In other words, the financial > policies that caused this mess in the first place under Ridsdale. No I didn't - and was very keen to stress as much at the time. Market rate means exactly that, so please don't put words in my mouth to protect your own position adopted in the Summer, which anyone in his right mind can see is twaddle. > > You don't seem to understand the gulf between premiership wages and > championship wages. All that TV money goes straight on the wage bill. Howson > has > probably been offered three- to four-times his current wages. I'd guess he > was currently on about £5-6k a week. Bet he's been offered £20k. That's a > pay rise from £300k a year to £1 million. And on a five-year deal, he's > guaranteed £5m in total. Set up for life. Can you blame anyone for doing > that? > > We cannot compete with that. If we did, of course, and it became known > that Howson was on £1m at Leeds, the rest of the squad would be demanding it > too. Financial suicie. Unless a team has a real sugardaddy owner (Leicester, > Ipswich, and Southampton are probably the only ones in the Championship at > the moment) there is no way even a "big" championship club can match a > mediocre premiership team. > > Bloody Norwich (unlike strugglers like Wigan or Bolton) of course are an > ideal destination for players like Howson - he's guaranteed at least another > season in the prem and as long as they hold on to Lambert, they look likely > to do a Stoke and stick as a mid-table team for the forseeable future Yeah bloody Norwich eh? Bloody Norwich who were with us in league one, who invested sensibly in their team (not hotels, not executive boxes, not fcking radio stations and not overpaid 'superstar' players). In other words, exactly what I was advocating. And who are now a Premiership side doing reasonably well. > Get used to where we sit at the table....for the moment at least. I will NEVER get used to this position. Our football club is one of the biggest in the country, with income streams to match. The obvious problem (well obvious to anyone with a brain)- is that the club is being run not in the interests of the club, the city or the community, but Ken Bates. But hey Mark, I know you had a great time at a trade fair in Coventry. If only we were Coventry eh? > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
