Originally Posted by
gkotw
none of us know what keiffer wants, let alone what stuff his agent is spouting in his ear, but keiffer was at our play off matches so he obviously has an affinity for the club and its staff. All that said, I dont think hes worth anywhere near a million quid but clubs will know theres the TV and solidarity money burning a hole in TS's wallet.
Assuming hes was on £10k p.w at barnsley (deduced from Peterborough chairmans comments), and that he had a 20% relegation clause. Hes probably on circa £8k p.w. now. Theres two interesting aspects to that:
1) barnsley will struggle to pay those wages in league 1 under FFP. And before anybody spouts up, dont confuse owners wealth with the wealth of the club. Unless the owner puts money in (loans, as equity or gifted) they are two separate things. Under old Boothy RUFC used to have one of the wealthiest owners outside the top division and yet the club was run like a carboot sale.
2) At £8k p.w. that would put moore right at the very top end of our wage structure. We know we've entered such realms previously with laughingstocks £10k p.w. piss take, so it's not totally off limits. But, assuming we'd also stick a relegation clause into a new contract moore could be looking at £6.5k p.w wages this time next year.
My prediction is that moore is desperate to join the Millers but that reality (and his agent) bites and he ends up signing for a rival championship club who are prepared to stick him back onto £10k p.w and confident enough not to insert a relegation clause. Preston (as previously mooted)? Wigan (they seem to have the same software package as us)?