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[90TilInfinity]

What makes you say that?

Most financial reports have them as the second highest paying football club in the world on average, paying an average salary of £90k a week.

Can't be precisely sure but definitely they pay in the same sphere as City, Chelsea and Barca do. So £120k a week for Sahin is not at all surprising, considering his quality and that they signed him at a low price meaning he could easily negotiate a good contract.

I said than people would believe. They don't pay City wages at all and the only player who makes more than Torres is Ronaldo. Xabi Alonso joined on a £80k deal iirc and is yet to sign a new contract. That's someone who was a former Spanish POTY, a CL winner and was part of the Sociedad side that almost beat Real Madrid to the title.

Spanish salary averages are skewed because they're restricted to 25 players in a squad and in the case of Real and Barca, most are making alot, but nothing mind-blowing.

 

[Hixx]

Phil Thompson is such a moron.

'[Skrtel] didn't see him!'

Because that makes it not a penalty, you fucking cocknosed idiot?

 

[qindarka]

I always thought Cole did well for Chelsea. Sure his time was injury plagued and he apparently didn't fulfill his potential because expectations for him were ludicrously high but I thought he was a good player. He did win Chelsea Player of the Year once after all.

 

[Salazar]

Sam, what are you fucking dressed like

 

[Oxx]

Is there a reason for Swansea's gold trim?

 

[Salazar]

Is there a reason for Swansea's gold trim?

Aesthetics, innit.

It's a good shirt.

 

[confuziz]

How did de Guzman perform last match?

 

[Nevasleep]

Is there a reason for Swansea's gold trim?

100th year anniversary, I think.

 

[LegoArmo]

Celtic looking good against Inverness Caley Thistle. Europe, beware!

 

[confuziz]

Celtic looking good against Inverness Caley Thistle. Europe, beware!

Err...

 

[bud]

swansea! :3

they play better, more beautiful football than most english teams.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I said than people would believe. They don't pay City wages at all and the only player who makes more than Torres is Ronaldo. Xabi Alonso joined on a £80k deal iirc and is yet to sign a new contract. That's someone who was a former Spanish POTY, a CL winner and was part of the Sociedad side that almost beat Real Madrid to the title.

Spanish salary averages are skewed because they're restricted to 25 players in a squad and in the case of Real and Barca, most are making alot, but nothing mind-blowing.

For the 2010/2011 season their wage bill was £185m - figure taken from their official accounts.

In a squad of 25 players, it averages out to well over £100k a week.

They pay alot of money, definitely in the same ball park as Barca, City and Chelsea. (Edit - for reference, in the same year CFC's wage bill was £191m and City's £174m)

And if the wage bill is skewed...surely it's skewed in favour of players earning more? Their total wage bill is similar, in some cases greater, than other clubs...but the squad is smaller.

 

[Splatt]

swansea! :3

they play better, more beautiful football than most english teams.

Yeah, I'm really impressed.

 

[Kyoufu]

Laudrup is going to be Chelsea manager next season.

Or Liverpool.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Laudrup is going to be Chelsea manager next season.

With Laudrups history of getting crazy whenever he can't have full control of his teams... I very much doubt that. Also I doubt it because Guardiola is obviously coming.

 

[bud]

1-0!

 

[SHarris78]

GET IN!!!!!

 

[Kyoufu]

lol at that goal.

 

[keit4]

Swansea \0/

Terrible goalkeeping lol

 

[dc89]

Goal from no where. What's going on with dodgy goal keeping so far this season?!

 

[Salvadora]

Go Swansea!

 

[bjaelke]

Bit lucky but I suppose it was coming.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Jaaskelainen. :lol

 

[British Monsoon]

Fuck, in off Jussi

Cheeky bastards. Come on you Irons!

 

[Nevasleep]

Whoo! come on the Jacks.

 

[Garjon]

God, Jaaskelainen is a pale of his former self, what a horrible mistake to make. Not exactly going to help his confidence there.

 

[bud]

that was worth at least a yellow card.

 

[Vivalaraza]

That'll be an own goal isn't it?

 

[SHarris78]

Big Sam looks like he's getting swallowed up in that seat!!!!

 

[Nevasleep]

Bloody hell, what a swipe.

 

[LegoArmo]

2-0 to Celtic. Tony Watt, youngster, good finish.

 

[GorillaJu]

So Journey is one of the better games of the year! INcredible experience...

Anyway, go Swansea.

 

[SHarris78]

Fuck off Nolan, you.............

 

[bjaelke]

Nolan wont last 90 minutes.

Michu might.

 

[Fergie]

Michu is pretty awesome signing.

 

[dc89]

LOOOOOL!!!

 

[SHarris78]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kyoufu]

LOL

Michu is pretty awesome signing.

That had nothing to do with Michu.

 

[Hixx]

LMAO West Ham

Sticking Michu in my FPL team this week has paid off.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Hahahaha.

 

[Tc91]

Michu FF star.

 

[keit4]

Michu!!!

2-0

 

[Manager]

wtf West Ham

 

[Clegg]

MICHUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Haha Collins.

 

[Swance]

LOOOOL

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Michuuuuu yeah points points points

 

[Nevasleep]

YEAHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

[Salazar]

God, that was so disgracefully casual.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Yep. Collins is as shit as ever.

 

[Wes]

Yeah that's the Collins I remember.