Can the beautiful game get uglier than this?

[sidders]

Why does this thread carry the O/T:- prefix? I could understand if it was posted on a politics message board.

About dosh, innit?

[jackal2]

Shuuusshhh. We need to keep Cal Roberts as long as we can.

God God yes! What was I thinking?

Swale, quick, delete my earlier post. I wish to make it clear that big clubs should NOT look for young wonderkids and should stick to recruiting 33-year-old Argentinian football geniuses.

[SwalePie]

Ah, I always thought it was anything “not Notts” required an off topic prefix?

I think in the closed season anything footie is acceptable if it relates to Notts in some way and I think the financial chasm between football's haves and have nots is included. What do we all think?

[i961pie]

Oh yes sorry Swale forgot about Canham and Scoffam

[ncfcog]

I think in the closed season anything footie is acceptable if it relates to Notts in some way and I think the financial chasm between football's haves and have nots is included. What do we all think?

[queenslandpie]

Who knows what will happen? But I'd expect he's not on a fixed football income for life with a final salary pension guaranteed either so if I were in his fortunate position I would be looking at it keeping me to the life I'm accustomed for the rest of my expected days and so I think it unfair to look at the figures purely over the contract period.

Yes I understand that but I think he will be ok financially won't he! It's an ongoing merry go round of crazy stupidity whether it's Messi or someone else and it's entirely unnecessary. He has enough money to buy a small country already. Enough is enough don't you think. Personally I am someone who is happy with moderate wealth and a good life. There is no need to be throwing that sort of money around on his brand. In the mean time a few blades of grass are thrown to the national league clubs to help them pay the cleaning lady.

[Old_pie]

Yes I understand that but I think he will be ok financially won't he! It's an ongoing merry go round of crazy stupidity whether it's Messi or someone else and it's entirely unnecessary. He has enough money to buy a small country already. Enough is enough don't you think. Personally I am someone who is happy with moderate wealth and a good life. There is no need to be throwing that sort of money around on his brand. In the mean time a few blades of grass are thrown to the national league clubs to help them pay the cleaning lady.

Oh I'm sure that providing his financial advisors don't rip him off, or that he doesn't do a George "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." Best, that he (and his family) will be fine. Tell me how you impose a limit? Enterprises that spend more than they earn eventually go bust, it's sort of self-regulating. We used to pay football players £10/week max. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reputedly earned £67m in the past 12 months just for acting a big hero - highest paid actor in the world. I mean I won't have earned 1/10th of that in my lifetime and my work was more meaningful.

Now Apple, who produce ridiculously overpriced computers are bigger than the total of all the FTSE 100 companies put together. That's phenomenally obscene and dangerous.

[sidders]

Yes I understand that but I think he will be ok financially won't he! It's an ongoing merry go round of crazy stupidity whether it's Messi or someone else and it's entirely unnecessary. He has enough money to buy a small country already. Enough is enough don't you think. Personally I am someone who is happy with moderate wealth and a good life. There is no need to be throwing that sort of money around on his brand. In the mean time a few blades of grass are thrown to the national league clubs to help them pay the cleaning lady.

The voice of sanity - on this occasion, anyway!