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Post by stevvy on Feb 21, 2024 7:11:16 GMT 1
Although it's not his fault if that's what he can negotiate, to be honest he could not be paid another penny in his career and still be beyond fine financially.
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Post by Ricky's Mellons on Feb 21, 2024 7:52:21 GMT 1
Let's not forget either, this lad turned down significantly more money offered by the Saudi Arabians. All in pursuit of his dream to play for real Madrid.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Feb 21, 2024 8:41:02 GMT 1
Do people on music forums complain at the money pop stars make? Do people on film forums complain how much movie stars make? The money is there, the performers deserve the money the public/fans/sponsors bring to any industry. I don't see what the problem is. Deserve is a bit subjective really. They’re fortunate to be plying their trade at the point the gravy train is fully loaded. Mbappe is undoubtedly a fantastic player, but comparatively speaking, is he better than Best, Law, Charlton etc., who in comparative terms would have been earning far less in their day. The ordinary punter is being priced out of many things. The people that run the game know there’s a captive audience and so they scalp folk wherever possible. We’re fortunate at Town because our ST’s are very low, even when in the PL. Supporting your team is becoming a luxury for some people, thank goodness we don’t have the ST prices of some of the London clubs for instance. This isn’t a music forum, so I can’t comment with any conviction, but it wouldn’t surprise me if folk moan about ticket prices that go on general sale, never mind the poor buggers (or idiots) who buy them from re-sale sites at exorbitant markup prices. It’s a curse of modern life in some respects. We know about the wealth gap from the super rich, but I’d imagine there’s gaps that are increasing further down the monetary and societal scale as well. We live in an age where the media pump the celebrity thing into the veins of many, thankfully I’m old enough and daft enough to be able to ignore all that shite, but many aren’t. Also, an irk of mine for many years has been the use of phrases like ‘disposable income’. What a load of bollocks that is, dreamt up by some sharp suit somewhere in the 80’s or 90’s. |
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Feb 21, 2024 10:59:53 GMT 1
The signing on fee and salary paid to Mbappe is roughly the same amount Madrid were paid just in sponsorship revenue for season 23/24 alone, approx £220 million.
For Madrid, it’s money well spent as it will most likely put them to the top of the shirt selling list, which they aren’t far off already.
The money is there for Madrid, so it’s a no brainer.
I’ve no issue with the money swishing around football.
I just wish it was filtered down a little more. Just a little, which is nothing for the big clubs but life saving to the small clubs.
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Post by ShortbreadPete on Feb 21, 2024 11:14:05 GMT 1
I don't blame the player at all, he gets what he can like anybody would. He's played for the biggest club in his own country and then the most famous club of all time, all the while getting paid the most ridiculous money. He could have also gone to Saudi and been paid even more but turned it down which would have been a complete waste of his talent so it could have been worse. He does also donates a fair bit to charity and while it's easy to do for him considering what he earns he doesn't have to, he even donated £26k to search for Emiliano Sala's plane. The owners are to blame, if they stopped paying the money then the players couldn't earn it, ticket prices could be cheaper, meaning kids would be much more likely to watch games not just on the telly and could have the experiences many of us have had growing up. It's a shame but the game at the top level especially, is gone to the "normal" fan. Agree with this post totally, nobody turns down big opportunities. I just wonder where the game will be in 10 years time,:it cant surely keep propelling in the direction it is indefinitely surely?. I think we wondered the same 10 years ago and 10 years before that and ten years before that. Lots of folk used to talk about the bubble bursting but it still hasn't happened. Just look at the price of season tickets at Arsenal, Spurs and Fulham. All that tv money and sponsorship yet the fans are fleeced at every opportunity to provide ever bigger fees and salaries for players and agents. How do you stop it? |
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Post by ldotm on Feb 21, 2024 13:36:09 GMT 1
Agree with this post totally, nobody turns down big opportunities. I just wonder where the game will be in 10 years time,:it cant surely keep propelling in the direction it is indefinitely surely?. I think we wondered the same 10 years ago and 10 years before that and ten years before that. Lots of folk used to talk about the bubble bursting but it still hasn't happened. Just look at the price of season tickets at Arsenal, Spurs and Fulham. All that tv money and sponsorship yet the fans are fleeced at every opportunity to provide ever bigger fees and salaries for players and agents. How do you stop it? Supply and demand. |
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Post by Porrohman on Feb 21, 2024 14:00:52 GMT 1
But can he do it on a wet Tuesday night in Stoke? If he can, he'll be in Mark Cartwrights little black book 😁 |
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Post by ShortbreadPete on Feb 21, 2024 14:13:21 GMT 1
I think we wondered the same 10 years ago and 10 years before that and ten years before that. Lots of folk used to talk about the bubble bursting but it still hasn't happened. Just look at the price of season tickets at Arsenal, Spurs and Fulham. All that tv money and sponsorship yet the fans are fleeced at every opportunity to provide ever bigger fees and salaries for players and agents. How do you stop it? Supply and demand. Indeed. Just look at that pathetic Prime drink marketing success |
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Post by kyg on Feb 21, 2024 14:38:51 GMT 1
I idont blame the players for soaking up the cash, but I do blame the clubs. They are spending way beyond their means. Blows my mind that we were excited to get in the Premier League and have one hundred million pounds per season but it's common for a player to now cost more than that. It's madness and I dont see how it can be sustainable. Its going to take a real big club going under before anything meaningful happens though.
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Post by Amigo on Feb 21, 2024 15:30:44 GMT 1
To be fair his hardworking agent has always been his mum. (At the moment anyway although this has to change for a few months because of some new fifa rule). Nobody is worth that much or should earn that much though. KM is arguably the most talented player in the world, possibly the best in his profession. People in business can earn the same figures. Is it ok for them to do so but not a sportsperson? Like I said previously I don't have anything against the player himself earning that much anyone earns as much as they can. Do I think he should earn that much though? Not really no because there are clubs struggling and it just creates a bigger gap in the game and has a negative effect overall. |
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Post by Orinoco on Feb 21, 2024 19:03:35 GMT 1
Just think how many clubs in the lower leagues could keep going without worry with a fraction of that. It really is a joke, but unless something is done in regards to Sky, sponsorship etc, it will only get worse. Unfortunately, the game of football itself doesn't matter anymore to those at the top. Absolutely nothing to do with Sky. It's them who screw the fans up with stupid game days, kick off times and changing games at the Drop of a hat though. |
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