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A lot of it is down to greed, most high profile players finish their careers with millions in the bank but that's not enough for them, they need more more more.

Now i'm not saying they shouldn't try to grow their money, but not to the extent that if something goes wrong they are broke.

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Many keep the living the lifestyle when no longer earning the money. It runs out fast.

Very few I’d imagine are educated enough or well enough looked after to have investments which will sustain that standard of living after their playing contracts dry up.

Sad to see but they should be more responsible.

hell mend the wee fud

comment by Curly 💩 - I'm mumpsimus and I know it.' (except on a Wednesday, that is my obstreperous day ) - ITS JIST A BIG CLIQUE N'AT (U1103)
posted 33 minutes ago
At what point do people take responsibility for their own actions 🤔
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Spot on curly

I’ll never understand how so many seem to end up on this road - greed ? Surely to fack if you end up with 80 grand in yer account each month you can just spend what you need each month and leave the rest - it’s hardly feckin rocket science

Aye but is he still James McFadden if he he doesn’t pay and goes bankrupt ?

comment by Esctosh - back to saying it like it is 😎 (U8215)
posted 45 seconds ago
Aye but is he still James McFadden if he he doesn’t pay and goes bankrupt ?
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Hopefully his Maw sells him to a fraudster for £1

"The James McFadden" has a nice ring to it.

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Doesn’t strike me as being a stupid guy or one with high level living

Has he been ripped off ?

Right I’m being daft but

What amount of money did he earn that was not PAYE and had tax taken at source ?

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The so called agents are in place to ensure they don't get ripped off by the clubs....thereby leaving them more to have a go at ! I find it incredible that these players continually end up with nothing after years of earning millions......don't they have any common sense ??

So he pays money to a personal pension

And other tax free stuff

My issue is that someone like James would have earned the vast majority of his money directly with an employer
The employers would pay tax at source and make both their own and his contributions

Where do folk make all this tax free money that subsequently becomes taxable

If it’s msking you bankrupt then it’s a lot
I guess

I guess it's on other incomes like sponsorship etc but this is a major problem.....up to 40% of footballers go bankrupt !!! FFS you'd think some would say..." I'm not going to do that ".

comment by meuandcoop - Green & Whyte=Shyte (U5293)
posted 7 seconds ago
I guess it's on other incomes like sponsorship etc but this is a major problem.....up to 40% of footballers go bankrupt !!! FFS you'd think some would say..." I'm not going to do that ".
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I’m amazed perhaps naive but James McFadden ffs
Made decent money playing I’m sure
But he ain’t beckham

Obviously they do or this wouldn’t be happening

Just seems mad

I feel the players unions/associations should be doing more to help.

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comment by Zico 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 The History Bhoy... (U21090)
posted 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
He should have signed all his money over to Barry Ferguson’s wife.
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Or Panama

That's where the serious dough goes 😁

So where did he make all this money that having to pay a % is fekin him

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So where did he make all this money that having to pay a % is fekin him
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Everton

comment by Laudrup:I heard It was all Dave King's fault (U12366)
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comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 1 minute ago
So where did he make all this money that having to pay a % is fekin him
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Everton
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They would have taken tax at source

Wouldn’t they ?

comment by Curly 💩 - I'm mumpsimus and I know it.' (except on a Wednesday, that is my obstreperous day ) - ITS JIST A BIG CLIQUE N'AT (U1103)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
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See what happened was the royal family. As duke pointed out at the weekend, they give people something to aspire to.

James obviously saw them getting money for nothing and decided to work his way through the class system.