I dont think anyone's actually disputing some of what you're saying Ess, but even if there career is over by 34 which tbh if you look at beckham & others going on until 40 they still earn a hell of alot more money than avergae joe possibly dream of in our lifetime, interest, business investments & tbh most of these footballers have got such good medical facilities its not to often they suffer from career ending damage, I mean you look at some of the horrific breaks we've seen in legs, ankles where the leg/foot are actually bent the other way or just dangling & they come back from that, there's the odd one that does end careers but they have insurance worth millions in place for this, of course some of the lower leagues are not as fortunate which is sad but still they earn alot of money, I mean average salaries are supposed to be around 20-25k(******) for us mortals, he gets basically what 150k a week so thats between 6-7 years salary in a week, ok taxman 40%, but still they usually last a fair number of years in top flight, so for me those so called few short years earn them enough to live like kings for the rest of there lives, plus a number get involved with TV, managing, coaching etc etc so it doesnt end when there playing days end, but they're stupid to go wasting there money on outragous things I mean look at Gazza man, enough said, but question is if we were them would we buy an S3 or an Aston Martin, I know I'd do the latter, but its a weeks wages for the car so I cant see how they truly squander so much money, really cant
But you gotta admit there's being a very talented player & being a gentlemen about it & then there's shere arrogance which I personally dont look to in a player thats supposed to be one of the faces of football these days, but saying that as I said before loyalty is nothing to do with this, its purely money & I cant begrudge him for that whatsoever, but maybe he could be a little less arrogant about it
& yes its a business but the busness revolves around us mere mortals watching games, sky etc etc so its gotta be affordable, catch 22, they need best players & they're not cheap but also they need us to watch etc, so difficult to balance whats fair price to pay for player & charge for tickets/sky contract for premiership if you get me, personally I dont get involved with football anymore cause for me its out of hand the cost to watch a game & also sky has become outrageous, so happy to keep my money & spend it on my car I guess even if it is a mere A3 for now, its alot better than going to a game & hearing swearing in my ear hole for 90 minutes & then some idiots fighting afterwards, ok not many but you get my point I'd rather spend it on something that doesnt have some neanderthals ruining my day out possibly, lol
