“iancarn he is something else for sure, very odd posts.”

“ghostof66 That would be good If professional footballers got paid on performance rather than reputations, But that would never happen, Theres a demand a market to charge silly prices for there services, And thats why footballers can get away with been so well paid, But If sky went bust and the sponsors dryed up, They will have to start getting paid ALOT less, But cant see that happening, Sky turns a profit every year, And Is getting bigger If anything, But the Championship and the football league In general has got lower tv money, From next season onwards, So soon Instead of average Chamoionship been 10 12 grand a week It will have to be 6 7 grand a week, Because the tv money Is lower, And clubs cant afford pay the players more, Whats that gonna create Is massive gap In quality between the Premiership And Chamionship, More than It already Is, And Championship clubs gonna find It hard to hang onto there best players to Premiership clubs, That be able provide Premiership football and MORE money, But even tho we moan, IF we was on the money these footballers are on we WOULDNT BE MOANING, Still think Football League and Premiership should have a Salary Cap, That way clubs ONLY spend what they can afford, And dont get Into silly amounts of debt and risk going bust, But cant see It hapening, Uefa got something similar for clubs wishing to be In european football whether europa league or champions league.”

“ghostofwhatever..who the hell do you think you are,say they get this say they get that..you are a joke.chappy your not much better are ya mate because your not following them until they play like a team are ya...you joke,call yourself a fan,i dont.”

“A bit complicated Chappy but wouldn't it be great if the was a sliding salary scale for players and managers.
1.A basic salary for signing a professional contract. Say £2.000 a week. That's plenty.
2.An extra amount depending on what league your club are in.
ie: Non league = £0. Div 2 = £100. Div 1 = £300. Championship = £500. Premier = £1000 bonus per week.
3.An extra amount for being an international player. Say £500 per call up and £1000 per cap.
4.A bonus for every European match played in. Say £500 a match.
5.A bonus of £200 for a win if in the squad and £500 if taken part in the game.
6. A bonus of £500 for a clean sheet.
I know this could go on into bonuses for winning titles, cups etc but at least once in place we would all know that to get to the top earnings the players/manager would need to be successfull.
Also, I would like to see a sliding scale of prices that clubs can charge fans to get into games. This ridiculous Gold and platinum grading leaves fans having to pay £32 on the gate to watch lcfc v Ipswich on boxing day. We aint doing too good and Ipswich were near the bottom and £15 would have been hard to justify!”

“Chappy must live on another planet !”

“Chappy how true, The fans are fast losing faith in these over rated players. What a rubbish headline by the Mercury, No wonder the sales are going down the pan just like our footy team........”

“Here is one way to stimulate team work

If you lose and the other team keep a clean sheet by more than one goal you take home the statutory Salary, Minus forefeits, All adjustments are given to charity, and during your "time off" you will not play golf - you will coach kids or visit the elderly or disabled, and train.

If you lose and the other team keep a clean sheet by one goal, you take home the Statutory Pay, no bonuses, but you must do community service as described above.

If you get a score draw - everyone gets their statutory pay - Performance bonuses are calculated (i.e. Scorer, if keeper saves a penalty etc)

If you get a no score draw, you get your basic pay and a clean sheet bonus.

If you win - then everyone gets their negotiated bonuses,
If you win 2 in a row the bonuses rise as do the benefits - (time off)
Clean sheet bonuses will be paid on top.

It is not unreasonable to expect players to work as a team or to work hard in training,
if the wages of the whole team depend on the performances of the whole team (even those not on the bench), then there will be support for those who are on the pitch, better teamwork, and more determination to take their place if they aren't performing. It will no longer be in your interests to sit on your backsides and take the money.

Trouble is they already have their contracts, so they wouldn't change, and new players will go where there aren't (unfair restrictions), a Fifa wide Wage cap is the only way to bring players earnings back into line with what they actually do for a living.

Something a lot of ordinary people do as a hobby, for free (even paying to use pitches), every day of the week. Fair do's it takes dedication, training instead of drinking and other things when you are in your teens, but ultimately those sacrifices are not that huge in the grand scheme of things.

Footballers take on average 30 quid out of every supporters pocket a week, how many people begrudge 2 pounds a month to charities.. when put in context.. it makes us sound a bit wrong.. but for 2 pounds a month you can guarantee the recipient will probably be grateful, whilst those you willingly pay 30 quid to, often look like they couldn't give a toss..”

“Another pathetic headline from the LM.................................

HARD TIMES?

Think of those who have lost their jobs and houses and those who can't afford to pay for their little lads (or girls) to join the local team!

This lot have to train for about 2 hours 2-3 days a week then run around for 1 hour and a half once or twice a week. Not hard times, RUBBISH times.”