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Post by toonarmy on Jun 23, 2019 9:54:22 GMT
Did they really, let me ask you what you would do, you are earning a decent wage doing the day job and a nice weekly boost playing football, to be then offered a few hundred quid a week extra to play full time but give up a very well paid day job, what would you do? I know what I would do and it would be similar to what Tom did Did I say he made the wrong decision 🤷🏼♂️I think you will find I said the opposite. But I heard they offered him a very good deal. It may have sounded like a good deal however if you are earning a good salary in your day job and you have to give this up to earn less playing football, then it’s a no brainer
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Post by daveu on Jun 23, 2019 10:27:50 GMT
If what I heard is true he was offered more than I get for working full time, so yes, I would say the club did everything they could to persuade him to stay. Dave not sure what your job is, but in today’s society you get paid more if you have a trade or a skill set that is needed I'm in IT. Not the best salary in the world but then it's my choice to work locally. Having said that, it's certainly what I would consider pretty decent for a NL standard player. I'm not going to reveal it on here except to say that it's above the national average although possibly in the lower quartile of what an experienced web developer could expect.
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Post by butlerisalegend on Jun 23, 2019 10:30:07 GMT
Did I say he made the wrong decision 🤷🏼♂️I think you will find I said the opposite. But I heard they offered him a very good deal. It may have sounded like a good deal however if you are earning a good salary in your day job and you have to give this up to earn less playing football, then it’s a no brainer And where have I disagreed with that. Nobody is in the wrong here. Club offered him a good deal at that level (if rumours are true) if he could earn more through his day job then fair enough. I am struggling to work out where your issue is.
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Post by toonarmy on Jun 23, 2019 12:12:35 GMT
It may have sounded like a good deal however if you are earning a good salary in your day job and you have to give this up to earn less playing football, then it’s a no brainer And where have I disagreed with that. Nobody is in the wrong here. Club offered him a good deal at that level (if rumours are true) if he could earn more through his day job then fair enough. I am struggling to work out where your issue is. I have no issue, all I am saying is what was offered to Tom didn’t make financial sense to him, hence he didn’t take it, I’m not sure why people are struggling to understand that and keep saying he was offered a good salary, it obviously wasn’t good for him.
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Post by sword65 on Jun 23, 2019 22:15:31 GMT
There was a case many years ago when Kim Casey broke all the goalscoring records year after year but refused every opportunity to turn professional because they could never come even close to what he was earning away from football .
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Post by jdl on Jun 23, 2019 22:49:15 GMT
When Britelite were last our sponsors, back in the 80s, our captain, Kenny Name-Escapesme, was nominally employed by Britelite, but was free to attend training whenever required, travel to mid-week games, etc. Surely something similar could be arranged/negotiated with the employer of players whom clubs wanted to keep, but who didn't want to turn pro?
Millsy, for instance, probably wouldn't have been pro for more than two or three years, so it wouldn't have hurt his employers to let him take time off as required (perhaps for a reduced salary), with a guarantee of returning to full-time employment when his pro career was over. Employers keep good employee and ensure loyalty (at a reduced cost), club gets the player it wants, player gets the chance to try out going pro and achieve his potential - wins all round.
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Post by Bernie on Jun 23, 2019 22:58:25 GMT
Not if you need your employee to work on a matchday. Then it's a bad deal that will cost you a lot of money and even lost customers.
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Post by butlerisalegend on Jun 23, 2019 23:09:02 GMT
When Britelite were last our sponsors, back in the 80s, our captain, Kenny Name-Escapesme, was nominally employed by Britelite, but was free to attend training whenever required, travel to mid-week games, etc. Surely something similar could be arranged/negotiated with the employer of players whom clubs wanted to keep, but who didn't want to turn pro? Millsy, for instance, probably wouldn't have been pro for more than two or three years, so it wouldn't have hurt his employers to let him take time off as required (perhaps for a reduced salary), with a guarantee of returning to full-time employment when his pro career was over. Employers keep good employee and ensure loyalty (at a reduced cost), club gets the player it wants, player gets the chance to try out going pro and achieve his potential - wins all round. Hill is the name you are looking for.
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Post by Better things to do in life on Jun 23, 2019 23:52:22 GMT
When Britelite were last our sponsors, back in the 80s, our captain, Kenny Name-Escapesme, was nominally employed by Britelite, but was free to attend training whenever required, travel to mid-week games, etc. Surely something similar could be arranged/negotiated with the employer of players whom clubs wanted to keep, but who didn't want to turn pro? Millsy, for instance, probably wouldn't have been pro for more than two or three years, so it wouldn't have hurt his employers to let him take time off as required (perhaps for a reduced salary), with a guarantee of returning to full-time employment when his pro career was overf. Employers keep good employee and ensure loyalty (at a reduced cost), club gets the player it wants, player gets the chance to try out going pro and achieve his potential - wins all round. Hill is the name you are looking for. [Why Kenny Hill - a club legend for sure who led us through those FA cup games at Priestfield and the Valley.
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Post by jdl on Jun 24, 2019 8:24:22 GMT
When Britelite were last our sponsors, back in the 80s, our captain, Kenny Name-Escapesme, was nominally employed by Britelite, but was free to attend training whenever required, travel to mid-week games, etc. Surely something similar could be arranged/negotiated with the employer of players whom clubs wanted to keep, but who didn't want to turn pro? Millsy, for instance, probably wouldn't have been pro for more than two or three years, so it wouldn't have hurt his employers to let him take time off as required (perhaps for a reduced salary), with a guarantee of returning to full-time employment when his pro career was over. Employers keep good employee and ensure loyalty (at a reduced cost), club gets the player it wants, player gets the chance to try out going pro and achieve his potential - wins all round. Hill is the name you are looking for. Yeah, came to me minutes after posting. What fun it is getting old.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 10:10:42 GMT
Hill is the name you are looking for. Yeah, came to me minutes after posting. What fun it is getting old. Yeah. I remember the line up at the back, Kenny Aitken, Chris Edwards, Billy Hill, and Glen Kinnear. No problem with my memory, but I must remember to keep taking those tablets.
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Post by frankinstone on Jun 24, 2019 10:33:41 GMT
JDL - trapped in the past. trapped in his spare room
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Post by jakeyboi on Jun 24, 2019 12:03:53 GMT
JDL - trapped in the past. trapped in his spare room Not for much longer he,s on the phone to Bill letting out his spare room as we talk.
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Post by jdl on Jun 24, 2019 12:09:22 GMT
JDL - trapped in the past. trapped in his spare room Worse - sometimes I have to wear the gimp mask too...
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Post by shamstone on Jun 24, 2019 12:19:01 GMT
trapped in his spare room Worse - sometimes I have to wear the gimp mask too... Gimp mask, big hairy bollocks, spare room. Not well
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