Matchday Thread: Hull v Rams

[MadAmster]

Clarke. Contracted to the end of the season by DCFC and on ?15K a week. He cost ?750K in the January window. Free agent if we go down. IIRC. If we stay up I'd hope we'd had the foresight to have an option we can trigger. Failing that, we hold talks before he gets to the tunnel post match Satdeh.

Phillips. Contract expires this summer. He'd be on a free, we can afford that. It appears his Liverpool contract is ?65K a week. I found a site claiming we're paying him ?45K and that's well above anything we are currently paying anyone else. Busting that wide open for Phillips would likely cause ructions we can do without. Likely no ructions this season as he's not "ours".

Armstrong. Likely to be in Everton's PL squad next season. There's a rumour that that is his aim but if he is to go out on loan again, he'd love to come back here. The site claims we are current paying him ?1200 a week.

Here's the url for the site giving the current wages. https://www.capology.com/club/derby-county/salaries/

[ramAnag]

Clarke. Contracted to the end of the season by DCFC and on ?15K a week. He cost ?750K in the January window. Free agent if we go down. IIRC. If we stay up I'd hope we'd had the foresight to have an option we can trigger. Failing that, we hold talks before he gets to the tunnel post match Satdeh.

Phillips. Contract expires this summer. He'd be on a free, we can afford that. It appears his Liverpool contract is ?65K a week. I found a site claiming we're paying him ?45K and that's well above anything we are currently paying anyone else. Busting that wide open for Phillips would likely cause ructions we can do without. Likely no ructions this season as he's not "ours".

Armstrong. Likely to be in Everton's PL squad next season. There's a rumour that that is his aim but if he is to go out on loan again, he'd love to come back here. The site claims we are current paying him ?1200 a week.

Here's the url for the site giving the current wages. https://www.capology.com/club/derby-county/salaries/

Wow…there are some real surprises there and who the hell sanctioned giving Ben Osborn that contract?
Sure you’re right and even though I do think highly of Phillips there is surely no way we can countenance having one player being paid so much more than everyone else…any ‘ructions’ would surely be entirely understandable.

[SithHappens]

How do these sites know? Surely guesswork as doubt these figures are published anywhere

[Geoff Parkstone]

Thats an interesting site - Manchester City have 9 individual players who are paid more than our entire squad. lets not seek premier league football just yet

[ramAnag]

Thats an interesting site - Manchester City have 9 individual players who are paid more than our entire squad. lets not seek premier league football just yet

At a lower level, puzzling that Jason Knight is paid almost five times more than Max Bird and even we could afford to have Haydon Roberts back.

[swaledale]

Wow?there are some real surprises there and who the hell sanctioned giving Ben Osborn that contract?
Sure you?re right and even though I do think highly of Phillips there is surely no way we can countenance having one player being paid so much more than everyone else?any ?ructions? would surely be entirely understandable.

What did you think he would be on? Probably took a drop to come here. I know he hasn't been the player we hoped this season, but at the time he represented solid championship experience and able to play in a number of positions, experience and versatility is worth a good wedge.

I doubt Clowes would "bust" the wage ceiling for Philips, some smart recruitment can get at least two very good championship players for that salary.

[swaledale]

How do these sites know? Surely guesswork as doubt these figures are published anywhere

Its likely to be a case of "in the region of" for most players, educated guesswork, but some contracts will be know by people I'm sure.

[ramAnag]

What did you think he would be on? Probably took a drop to come here. I know he hasn't been the player we hoped this season, but at the time he represented solid championship experience and able to play in a number of positions, experience and versatility is worth a good wedge.

I doubt Clowes would "bust" the wage ceiling for Philips, some smart recruitment can get at least two very good championship players for that salary.

Tbh I hadn’t really thought about it prior to MA’s revealing post. Now, admittedly with the benefit of hindsight, I fear he’s another for the bad buys column.
Agree about Phillips. Been a good acquisition but horrendously expensive. Might be facing a bit of a reality check now his LFC contract is ending.