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Kev Gee said:
how? He probably knew Slew was limited ability wise so he got his client his biggest payday before they clocked on they had been done over.

At the time most of us were fuming when he left us, but hindsight?

Cheers Rankine you bellend!
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I said Rankine gave him poor advice. Yes, in hindsight, we got a good deal but had he stayed with us he may would have developed to become a good player
 
Silent Blade said:
I said Rankine gave him poor advice. Yes, in hindsight, we got a good deal but had he stayed with us he may would have developed to become a good player
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He would also have been exposed to Adams, Wilson and Weir, might have been a good move for him in hindsight.

:D
 
Wondering if Blades will bring him back. The day he left here he gone down hill.
 
GRUMPY BLADE said:
He would also have been exposed to Adams, Wilson and Weir, might have been a good move for him in hindsight.

:D
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He left us when Wilson didnt pick him in the first few games of the 2011-12 season (Adams had left us by then). Rankine got furious and then advised Slew to put in a transfer request which stunned Wilson and the club. I was told SWFC refuses to deal with Rankine cos he is a nuisance agent
 
UnitedBlade said:
I'm sure I read on a forum that someone had spoken to his dad and he was on £7.5k a week.

So, over 3 years he's earned about a million gross and therefore between £500k to £600k net.

I think this demonstrates the madness of football finances. It's more than many would earn in a lifetime.

OK, only a few make it all the way to be a professional, it's a short career etc etc but it just sees to be out of all proportion.

Blackburn were willing to pay the fee and the wages - no wonder they've got into a mess. Their parachute payments run out in 2016, they've got to pray that they make the playoffs before then .............................................
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Not really. If you have a 40 year working life and earn £25,000 a year (about the average wage), you will earn £1M over your working life.
 
I would give Sheffield United 10k to score a goal in a league match at Bramall lane ,life is about moments and memories , not about how much money you end up leaving.
 
sitwell said:
I would give Sheffield United 10k to score a goal in a league match at Bramall lane ,life is about moments and memories , not about how much money you end up leaving.
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We all would because we can't do it.

Players who can do it have a different attitude to those who can't.
Once had a conversation about this with a player who walked away because he didn't like the coach.

If they think I'm good enough they (meaning football in general) will come and get me, me I was gob smacked at the statement and his stance.
He reply was "you don't understand because you can't do it".

Kind of understand what he meant but.....
 
Darren said:
Not really. If you have a 40 year working life and earn £25,000 a year (about the average wage), you will earn £1M over your working life.
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That's the bit about footballers that annoys me the most. Extremely poor and at best average footballers are allowed to justify pushing for so much money because it's only a short career.

What gives them the right to work for 10 years and then sit on their arse for another 50 ?
If you're not good enough to be financially secure from playing football, study whilst playing and get a bleeding job when you've finished.

It's a bit like going to the local golf club or driving range. It's full of pro golfers who didn't make it to the top level charging £25 for a golf lesson. They remain in a sport they love and try to make a living in a different way.

By the time footballers have engineered their first transfer and the world realises how shit they are they don't have to do anything else for the rest of their lives.
 
Darren said:
Not really. If you have a 40 year working life and earn £25,000 a year (about the average wage), you will earn £1M over your working life.
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Yes really, you need to look at median earnings not average earnings.
 



UnitedBlade said:
So he actually signed a 4 year contract and has been on their books for 3.5 years (no idea what severance he'll get).

This would take him beyond what 50% in the UK might earn in their lifetime. I'm sticking with what I said it's more than many earn in a lifetime.
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I don't disagree it's a lot of money for very little, just taking issue with the idea that £1m is more than "many" earn in a lifetime.

It all depends how you define "many" I suppose. Most people will earn more than £1m in their lifetimes.
 
Darren said:
I don't disagree it's a lot of money for very little, just taking issue with the idea that £1m is more than "many" earn in a lifetime.

It all depends how you define "many" I suppose. Most people will earn more than £1m in their lifetimes.
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Also, i've no doubt that as soon as he got his first big contract he will have got himself a flash car, big watch etc etc. His cash will probably run out pretty quickly unless he's made some canny investments.
 
Highbury_Blade said:
Also, i've no doubt that as soon as he got his first big contract he will have got himself a flash car, big watch etc etc. His cash will probably run out pretty quickly unless he's made some canny investments.
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Indeed. If he had sense he will have used the bulk of his £600K or whatever it is to buy himself a nice house. He won't have much change after that.
 
Highbury_Blade said:
Also, i've no doubt that as soon as he got his first big contract he will have got himself a flash car, big watch etc etc. His cash will probably run out pretty quickly unless he's made some canny investments.
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He'll be quite happy on his next contract getting £2.5K/week.
 
Darren said:
Not really. If you have a 40 year working life and earn £25,000 a year (about the average wage), you will earn £1M over your working life.
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Not to mention that Slew's money will have to deal with inflation whereas an average wage over 40 years will (typically) keep pace.
 
WalthamstowBlade said:
Not to mention that Slew's money will have to deal with inflation whereas an average wage over 40 years will (typically) keep pace.
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Don't get me wrong, someone having earned £1m by their early 20's is a very lucky chap. As I say, if he has any sense, he will have bought himself a home and will thus never have to worry about rent or a mortgage. However, unless he plans on living on tins of soup from Lidl for the rest of his life, he will need to earn some money for a good few years yet. Hence, he will be pretty miserable about his career apparently going down the Swanee.
 
Darren said:
Don't get me wrong, someone having earned £1m by their early 20's is a very lucky chap. As I say, if he has any sense, he will have bought himself a home and will thus never have to worry about rent or a mortgage. However, unless he plans on living on tins of soup from Lidl for the rest of his life, he will need to earn some money for a good few years yet. Hence, he will be pretty miserable about his career apparently going down the Swanee.
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If he stuck £600,000 in the bank he'd get bollocks all interest. £3,000 a year at current base rate of 0.5%. Of course, I doubt he'd stick all that in a current account, but he'd be doing very well to find a return of 5% (which would give him £30,000 a year).
 
WalthamstowBlade said:
If he stuck £600,000 in the bank he'd get bollocks all interest. £3,000 a year at current base rate of 0.5%. Of course, I doubt he'd stick all that in a current account, but he'd be doing very well to find a return of 5% (which would give him £30,000 a year).
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He's had to live for the past 3 years and I suspect he wasn't living on Lidl soup.

If he bought a house for £300K (he could probably get a decent one in Blackburn for that) and lived relatively modestly on £2K a month, he will only have a bit more than £200K left now. If he tied that up for a couple of years, he would probably get around 2.5% = £5000, less tax at 40% = £3000.
 
WalthamstowBlade said:
If he stuck £600,000 in the bank he'd get bollocks all interest. £3,000 a year at current base rate of 0.5%. Of course, I doubt he'd stick all that in a current account, but he'd be doing very well to find a return of 5% (which would give him £30,000 a year).
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Darren said:
He's had to live for the past 3 years and I suspect he wasn't living on Lidl soup.

If he bought a house for £300K (he could probably get a decent one in Blackburn for that) and lived relatively modestly on £2K a month, he will only have a bit more than £200K left now. If he tied that up for a couple of years, he would probably get around 2.5% = £5000, less tax at 40% = £3000.
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Even when you two are generally agreeing with each other, you still find a way to argue...
 
Darren said:
I don't disagree it's a lot of money for very little, just taking issue with the idea that £1m is more than "many" earn in a lifetime.

It all depends how you define "many" I suppose. Most people will earn more than £1m in their lifetimes.
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I always have trouble with that one too, fact is I think a lot of people will earn over £1m in their lifetime quite comfortably.
 



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