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posted on 5/4/20

Barca have talent, trophies, history of winning big and class..These are nor available in England

posted on 5/4/20

comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 4 minutes ago
Barca have talent, trophies, history of winning big and class..These are nor available in England
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bartomeu hasnt

posted on 5/4/20

90% wartime/pandemic tax on earnings over 200k pa. Take the decision out of their hands

posted on 5/4/20

Well Barcelona is one club and as a large, successful, and rich club, I’m sure their players are more able to facilitate a 70% pay cut. This is commendable, of course, but it is 20-25 players in their first team squad.

What is suggested for the PL is ALL players take a 30% pay cut. I get you think it should be more but I think you can also appreciate 30% is still a significant amount of money going to good causes and a snigificant sacrifice from anyone’s wage. Considering they all already get taxed a lot. All 400+ players in PL. This would bring more money than than one club doing 70%. Is La Liga doing/considering this?

And while it is perhaps feasible for the highest earners for clubs of similar stature to Barce to take a 70% pay cut, something doesn’t quite make sense to me that if Barce players take a 70% pay cut (again, one of most successful and rich clubs in the world), that means Brighton and Hove Albion FC and Norwich FV players should. If you’re going to do it for all clubs, like the PL is suggesting, I think 30% is quite fair altogether, or if you really wanted to delve deep, perhaps 70% for players earning above 100’000 a week or whatever (even in PL, probably still a minority).

posted on 5/4/20

comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 1 minute ago
90% wartime/pandemic tax on earnings over 200k pa. Take the decision out of their hands
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add seizing of assets of those who hide in the caymen islands laughing.

posted on 5/4/20

The Pfa are caaants.

posted on 5/4/20

Players are happy to take a pay cut. What they are not happy is where this money is going to. Still not clear cut. Last thing they want to do is bail out some lower league club who have been poorly owned.

PFA and players are asking where is the money going.

posted on 5/4/20

comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 1 minute ago
90% wartime/pandemic tax on earnings over 200k pa. Take the decision out of their hands
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add seizing of assets of those who hide in the caymen islands laughing.


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Absolutely

posted on 5/4/20

comment by (kash) I'm the Mané - 6 Times Baby (U1108)
posted 28 seconds ago
Players are happy to take a pay cut. What they are not happy is where this money is going to. Still not clear cut. Last thing they want to do is bail out some lower league club who have been poorly owned.

PFA and players are asking where is the money going.
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Even worse would be if it made its way into a billionaires pocket. Should just be taxed, the insanely wealthy should be paying far more in times of crisis because they can most afford to. (Of course they should in general too)

posted on 5/4/20

Just fyi the spanish government passed legislation for businesses to cut wages by up to 70% due to the pandemic.

That’s why barca have done it. Because it’s fully legal to do so.

posted on 5/4/20

comment by spyro-12 (U21947)
posted 52 minutes ago
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 4 minutes ago
Barca have talent, trophies, history of winning big and class..These are nor available in England
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bartomeu hasnt
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Sorry no comprendo

comment by Cloggy (U1250)

posted on 5/4/20

People act if taking a 30% pay cut should be possible by all players. But what if they live to their means? Why should a player get into financial trouble by taking a 30% pay cut? Who says they ALL have 30% disposable income? I cant take a 30% pay cut either, I wouldnt be able to pay my mortgage.

posted on 5/4/20

comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 3 hours, 17 minutes ago
The Pfa are caaants.
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Amen to that. Shocked at the position that's being taken by the players but equally appalled by the clubs stance looking for government hand outs when there is literally billions swashing about for these top tier clubs. Surely the players could take £50k a month until normal business resumes. It's still more money than most people earn per year. Just shows how much greed there is in the world which is a crying shame.

posted on 5/4/20

comment by Stay Safe (U1250)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
People act if taking a 30% pay cut should be possible by all players. But what if they live to their means? Why should a player get into financial trouble by taking a 30% pay cut? Who says they ALL have 30% disposable income? I cant take a 30% pay cut either, I wouldnt be able to pay my mortgage.
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oh wow

seriously.

do you know the average weekly wage of a premier league player? its about premier league players taking the cut.

thats is a terrible effort at wummery.

If you couldn't afford your mortgage btw after a 30% cut then your bank lent you too much money. just a thought. The reality is may people struggle to pay rent and we have nhs nurses having eviction notices due to landlords fearing corona in their property.

and you want to care about a footballer in a mansion thats either grossly and stupidly unnecessary or likely just rented for the 3 to 5 years he was going to be in the area anyway. He'll have 70k or the 100k he was on

The reality is Zaha could offer 50 properties to nhs staff in london. good on him. great deed. I think though he can therefore afford a 305 pay cut on top.

posted on 5/4/20

comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Stay Safe (U1250)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
People act if taking a 30% pay cut should be possible by all players. But what if they live to their means? Why should a player get into financial trouble by taking a 30% pay cut? Who says they ALL have 30% disposable income? I cant take a 30% pay cut either, I wouldnt be able to pay my mortgage.
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oh wow

seriously.

do you know the average weekly wage of a premier league player? its about premier league players taking the cut.

thats is a terrible effort at wummery.

If you couldn't afford your mortgage btw after a 30% cut then your bank lent you too much money. just a thought. The reality is may people struggle to pay rent and we have nhs nurses having eviction notices due to landlords fearing corona in their property.

and you want to care about a footballer in a mansion thats either grossly and stupidly unnecessary or likely just rented for the 3 to 5 years he was going to be in the area anyway. He'll have 70k or the 100k he was on

The reality is Zaha could offer 50 properties to nhs staff in london. good on him. great deed. I think though he can therefore afford a 305 pay cut on top.

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And then some MiTO, people are underestimating a footballers wealth. They're minted, simple as that. I hope our players start doing more than they've done up to now, the club have certainly not shone themselves in glory with their reprehensible behaviour.

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