Wenger - footballers deserve obscene wages

Irish Gooner · Post by **Irish Gooner** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:07 pm

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ArsÃ¨ne Wenger insists that players should not be singled out for their high salaries.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the abolition of the maximum wage and footballers have benefited more than most with some Premier League stars commanding wages of Â£200,000 per week.

But Wenger does not advocate a salary cap in his sport and, at his pre-match press conference, the Frenchman was quick to point out that other professions attract eye-popping wages too.

â€œWhy would you just want to punish football?â€

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:11 pm

[quote="Irish Gooner"][quote]
ArsÃ¨ne Wenger insists that players should not be singled out for their high salaries.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the abolition of the maximum wage and footballers have benefited more than most with some Premier League stars commanding wages of Â£200,000 per week.

But Wenger does not advocate a salary cap in his sport and, at his pre-match press conference, the Frenchman was quick to point out that other professions attract eye-popping wages too.

â€œWhy would you just want to punish football?â€

skipper · Post by **skipper** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:12 pm

[quote="Irish Gooner"][quote]
ArsÃ¨ne Wenger insists that players should not be singled out for their high salaries.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the abolition of the maximum wage and footballers have benefited more than most with some Premier League stars commanding wages of Â£200,000 per week.

But Wenger does not advocate a salary cap in his sport and, at his pre-match press conference, the Frenchman was quick to point out that other professions attract eye-popping wages too.

â€œWhy would you just want to punish football?â€

defleppardisking · Post by **defleppardisking** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:14 pm

One of his latest talking crap. All the crap he has been spouting for years are enough to be published into a book.

Arsenal 1991 · Post by **Arsenal 1991** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:15 pm

[quote="Irish Gooner"][quote]
ArsÃ¨ne Wenger insists that players should not be singled out for their high salaries.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the abolition of the maximum wage and footballers have benefited more than most with some Premier League stars commanding wages of Â£200,000 per week.

But Wenger does not advocate a salary cap in his sport and, at his pre-match press conference, the Frenchman was quick to point out that other professions attract eye-popping wages too.

â€œWhy would you just want to punish football?â€

Post by **Barriecuda** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:27 pm

Well he was never going to come out and say "footballers are overpaid", let's be honest.

But, football and business are not really comparable if you ask me. Like the above poster said, business is much more cutthroat and "What have you done for me lately?". No profit-maximizing firm would stick by players who do not live up to their potential/hype, at least not for as long as many football clubs do.

Irish Gooner · Post by **Irish Gooner** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:31 pm

Barriecuda wrote:Well he was never going to come out and say "footballers are overpaid", let's be honest.

Please tell me why that is?

Because just yesterday, Steve Bruce and Mick McCarthy said EXACTLY that on Sky even saying they themselves are overpaid.

Wenger acts all holier than thou, the peoples man and all that crap. He's only out for him and his wanker players!

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:32 pm

Shouldn't be surprised really - Wenger is a bit of a old-school Socialist and this article could be interpreted as him advocating rewarding the workers and wealth sharing.

basilbrush14 · Post by **basilbrush14** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:33 pm

He can **** off that ****..................He is wearing thin on me now. Thanks for the trophies but adios Arsene.

He's done very well himself to the tune of Â£17m.

USMartin · Post by **USMartin** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:37 pm

Actually Cesc and Nasri aren't worth what they get at Arsenal - they are worth more and considerably more. Cesc is on 80 K a week - less than Ryan Giggs in his 20th season or close to it and barely more than Paul Scholes in simlar circumstances. Nasri I am not sure I would guess 60-70K a week and he is on that much at least or else why should he want to stay here?

The reality is our wage bill was (prior to Wayne Rooney's extorting them) bigger than ManU's yet we have some terrific players grossly underpaid - including arguably Robin VanPersie who is a terrific player when and if ever fit. I suspect Tom Vermaelen is underpaid and Theo has improved sufficiently to where he is at worst paid what he deserves and may even be underpaid as well.

The thing is if we had a merit-based wage structure arguably some of the players you listed wouldn't be here and otyher you list certainly would be making 25-35K a week less than they are while the players - and I addtionally cite would to a man be on 15-40k a week more.

So how do we benefit on the pitch from this ass-backwards wage structure now in place and perhaps more important still how might we benefit off the pitch from it? Both need to be asked as I'm not sure either on its own makes sense.

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:43 pm

Yep and Turnip is well worth his cool 6 million a year too. Everyone's a winner except us mug fans.

USMartin · Post by **USMartin** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:44 pm

I Hate Hleb wrote:Shouldn't be surprised really - Wenger is a bit of a old-school Socialist and this article could be interpreted as him advocating rewarding the workers and wealth sharing.

The problem with that notion is well there are two problems

First he is saying there should be no wage cap or limits on what any individual player is paid by a club which doesn't strike me a socialist at all. Indeed he actually sounds more like a classic free-market advocate defending the obscene salaries and bonuses corporate exceutives in America receive. Now he does not believe quite clearly in spending beyiond your means, but he does not believe there should be a wage cap. This means so long as you are within your means there should be no limit on what you choose to pay any player or squad of players.

Second even if this were assumed true and that this were that important an ideal to him how come it meant little or nothing to him for almost a full decade at the club? I mean clearly these ideals you refer to were not fierecely advocated by him if they were even advocated at all really until after 2005.Surely if they in fact meant that much to him he would have had some trouble working against these ideals as he was doing prior to 2005 in effect .

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:45 pm

talk english martin

skipper · Post by **skipper** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:03 pm

I Hate Hleb wrote:Shouldn't be surprised really - Wenger is a bit of a old-school Socialist and this article could be interpreted as him advocating rewarding the workers and wealth sharing.

This has liberal capitalism written all over it, I'm afraid.

Are we to belive catering staff at Arsenal get a share of profit? Cleaners? Security staff?

USMartin · Post by **USMartin** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:17 pm

Henry Norris 1913 wrote:talk english martin

For you Henry

It's bull

Mr Wenger isn't setting caps on what we pay our players

Even if you want to think he is why wait until 2005? Why not start as soon as he become manager if it's that important to him?

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