PopTart wrote:
It looks like guy is minted as he has at least 4 contracts, 1 for £100k, 1 for £100k over two years, 1 for £80k and 1 for £50.
Let's do some basic maths.
Last figure I recall was that we spent 1.3 million on wages per year, may be wrong but we have to start somewhere.
So according to the experts, based on last years squad of 34 players.
Lineham 100K+
Gaskell 100K+
Lino 100K+
Now the top earners allegedly were, and I'm guessing of course
Fifita. 125K
TJ 125K
Now for the others who must by any logic be on similar to Gaskell, but I'll give some slack.
Tanginoa. 80K
Tupou. 80K
Lynne. 80K
Miller. 80K
That lot comes to 870K
That leaves 430K to split between 24 players. These include the likes of Hood, Ashurst, Jowitt, Whitbread, Arona, Kay, Crowther, Batchelor and Pitts who won't be cheap. Put crudely thats 18K a player on average. I'd guess those players alone would be on a minimum of 40K a season and I'm being very mean there. That's 400K, leaving 30K to split between 14 players! That's 2.2K P/A!!!
I know I'm purely guessing but I'm doing so based on the Gaskell 100K+ figure and that has to be right surely.
Sorry if my maths may be slightly out, I've rushed this post a bit but you get the idea.
Figures don't stack up and as we know with Mr Carter the figures always have to stack up.