go part time ?

[Bigbee]

Our wage structure is lower than some third division teams and even some non league part timers.If a player was used to earning more than £500 per week, has commitments and cant find a club, why not let them work elsewhere too ? It would have to be a fairly flexible employer to allow time off where neceesary.It appears to me that were trying to run a full time club with part time salaries.Actually were all bemoaning the petty £500 a week,thats £24k a year.I bet a lot of you would bite Wallys hand off t oearn that, for what is essentially a part time job.How much time do they have to play golf ? They could be earning money else where at these times..Im contradicting my self now , I dont think the wages are that bad in the real world.In the football world it looks bad, but hey , the bubble has burst .If an experienced player need smore money than we can offer let him make up his salary elsewhere instead of playing golf,on the other hand,Im sure theres loads of young players with out commitment who would work with our structure.Ive gone round in circles here havent I ?

 

[Aussie Bee]

BB

I reckon you have a crystal ball - This is what will have to happen in the next couple of years for a lot of teams.

500 quid a week? don't most labourers get a 100 a day?

It's joke money - that's why we have a joke team

But at least we are trying to survive and being sensible about it all.

When the 92 clubs start to fold I reckon we will be in the last 72 (crosses fingers and toes) - After that who knows?

As we all know money has ****ed OUR game true and proper

 

[Bigbee]

BB

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500 quid a week? don't most labourers get a 100 a day?

about £75 a day, but they work a whole day and dont **** off at lunch time and play golf or gamble.At least playing in the FL for us puts players in the shop window.If they desire it enough and give it a real go, some will play higher and eventually earn decent money.If not the can " learn " to be labourers if they fail

 

[Aussie Bee]

most labourers I knew in England went to the pub/gambled/drank etc at lunchtime and didn't really break into a sweat all day at work!

500 is a disgrace to pay a talented player - end of story

 

[scudnut]

It makes sense to me BigBee, maybe some room there also for a little education. I would think a good education could be got in the younger (uncertain) years. Colleges would be falling over themselves to have the boys on their register and I couldn't imagine many of the boys having to pay anywhere near full fees.

 

[saffrey]

The lowest paid labourer on a civil engineering site gets paid in over £400 pw, for a 50+ hour week. A footballer trains for a few hours a day, and has no more qualifications than a labourer, but a labourer working on a site is working in the most dangerous industry - construction, and has a much greater risk of career or even life-threatening injury than a pro footballer. You make your mind up.

 

[Bigbee]

who me ?

make my mind up about what ?

 

[Bee49]

We have players now that have been with us more than two seasons and a footballers career is fairly short.They want to buy a house or flat like everyone else.You try getting a mortgage on £500 a week,what with property prices as they are in the South.

The players who are coming in to make their mark like the juniors,maybe you can start them on low wages but what about the likes of Dobson,Fieldwick,Paul Smith,Evans,O'Connor,Roget and Sonko.These guys are going to want alot more than £500 a week.

I'd be interested to know the salaries of some of the above but I doubt Bees United will divulge.

 

[Simon C]

How about giving a few of the younger players a few extra quid to work in the shop, answer the phones, cut the grass on the pitch, work on the turnstiles, etc?

 

[8 Bee]

How about giving a few of the younger players a few extra quid to work in the shop, answer the phones, cut the grass on the pitch, work on the turnstiles, etc?

A good idea but will Tabby have to operate the turnstiles with his boots and kit on so that he can leg it down to the pitch in time for the kick-off?

 

[afrimleybee]

But it doesn't explain why many Conference sides have chosen to go down the full time route in a bid for promotion and league status
I seem to recall Barnet being part timers when they first achieved promotion, but had to change when they found they were at a disadvantage playing against full time opposition
Maybe if league rules changed so that all teams had to be part time, then that would be a different matter