Rangers Tracking Jim O'Brien of Motherwell

[Zappa 0]

Someone must be at it here.

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Yep, it's a wind-up.

[Super_Ally 0]

What did we all think when Neil McCann signed? Good enough or Not?

 

All these guys (not to many on here recently) who baulk at signing SPL players, I guess they wouldn't have signed Goram, Ferguson and Brown either? Whilst Scottish football may be of a lower standard now we have always (in recent memory) cherry picked the cream of the SPL (or equivalent league) and will continue to do so. It is what the top teams in most countries tend to do actually.

 

In our current financial predicament I imagine this will form a greater part of our strategy going forward.

[andy steel 0]

No interest in their socio-political-familial views: if they make us better, or thinking about next year, keep us afloat, that's all I care about. I can't say any of these bullshit links fill me with joy, but that's got nothing to do with outdated nonsense which we quite right berate the likes of McGeady for.

[pete 2,499]

No interest in their socio-political-familial views: if they make us better, or thinking about next year, keep us afloat, that's all I care about. I can't say any of these bullshit links fill me with joy, but that's got nothing to do with outdated nonsense which we quite right berate the likes of McGeady for.

 

Totally agree as long as he would play his best for Rangers and be totally professional i would be happy to leave those prehistoric values behind us.

[metlika 0]

All these guys (not to many on here recently) who baulk at signing SPL players, I guess they wouldn't have signed Goram, Ferguson and Brown either? Whilst Scottish football may be of a lower standard now we have always (in recent memory) cherry picked the cream of the SPL (or equivalent league) and will continue to do so. It is what the top teams in most countries tend to do actually.

 

In our current financial predicament I imagine this will form a greater part of our strategy going forward.

 

I couldn't care less, the SPL quality has gone downhill fast the Goram's, Fergsuon's , etc. were a lot better than the current SPL talent. I have no problem with religion if they add something to the squad but I have a problem with a player that has been linked with the likes of Aberdeen.

[Stefanovitch 0]

I appreciate cherry picking the cream of the SPL would be less expensive but what about The Championship. How much would we expect to pay for guys like Gary Hooper (Scunthorpe), Gylfi Sigurosson (Reading) and Billy Sharp (Doncaster).

[craig 5,199]

I appreciate cherry picking the cream of the SPL would be less expensive but what about The Championship. How much would we expect to pay for guys like Gary Hooper (Scunthorpe), Gylfi Sigurosson (Reading) and Billy Sharp (Doncaster).

 

Could we even compete in a salary sense with the championship ? The championship is a far richer league than the SPL ?

[Zappa 0]

Could we even compete in a salary sense with the championship ? The championship is a far richer league than the SPL ?

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The following stats are from an Independent survey in 2006 but will be a fair bit higher now -

 

AVERAGE BASIC WAGE

 

Premiership �£676,000

 

Championship �£195,750

 

League One �£67,850

 

League Two �£49,600

 

AVERAGE BASIC WAGE BY AGE GROUP

 

Premiership

 

Age 17-18 �£24,500

 

Age 19-20 �£95,000

 

Age 21-22 �£390,000

 

Age 23-24 �£582,500

 

Age 25-26 �£653,000

 

Age 27-28 �£899,500

 

Age 29-30 �£806,000

 

Age 31-32 �£586,000

 

Age 33+ �£660,500

 

Average* �£676,000

 

Championship

 

Age 17-18 �£22,500

 

Age 19-20 �£43,700

 

Age 21-22 �£79,000

 

Age 23-24 �£79,200

 

Age 25-26 �£136,000

 

Age 27-28 �£261,850

 

Age 29-30 �£247,000

 

Age 31-32 �£247,000

 

Age 33+ �£195,700

 

Average* �£195,750

 

League One

 

Age 17-18 **

 

Age 19-20 �£18,950

 

Age 21-22 �£52,000

 

Age 23-24 �£61,650

 

Age 25-26 �£67,600

 

Age 27-28 �£71,750

 

Age 29-30 �£69,300

 

Age 31-32 �£87,000

 

Age 33+ �£72,000

 

Average* �£67,850

 

League Two

 

Age 17-18 **

 

Age 19-20 �£16,000

 

Age 21-22 �£32,350

 

Age 23-24 �£43,650

 

Age 25-26 �£46,300

 

Age 27-28 �£47,300

 

Age 29-30 �£50,500

 

Age 31-32 �£52,000

 

Age 33+ �£45,800

 

Average* �£49,600

 

*all players aged above 20. **insufficient sample pool for meaningful average.

 

AVERAGE BASIC WAGE BY PLAYING POSITION

 

___________Prem______C'ship____League 1___League 2

Goalkeeper_�£533,000__�£179,500___�£53,500___�£45,900

Defender___�£653,000__�£167,000___�£61,000___�£44,400

Midfielder__�£754,000__�£185,950___�£79,000___�£46,800

Forward___�£806,000__�£292,900___�£75,000___�£67,900

Overall____�£676,000__�£195,750___�£67,850___�£49,600

 

Here's the article - http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/163676000-the-average-salary-of-a-premiership-footballer-in-2006-473659.html

 

Championship clubs are also likely to have an enforced cap on their salaries next season the same as what was done in League one and two a few years back, whereby clubs are prevented from spending more than 75% of their income on all club wages.

Edited April 23, 2010 by Zappa

[Stefanovitch 0]

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Championship clubs are also likely to have an enforced cap on their salaries next season the same as what was done in League one and two a few years back, whereby clubs are prevented from spending more than 75% of their income on all club wages.

 

That's something I'd like to see implemented on a wider scale.