Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:26 am
Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:44 am
Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:40 pm
Isawgarystevensscoreagoal wrote:More football wage insanity that we should hopefully see the end of.
He is now 31 so his £70k a week has been through his "prime" years.
In three seasons at Southampton he scored 16 goals in 71 appearances granted in a struggling side at bottom end of PL.
Playing in a quality West Brom side last year he managed 10 goals in 34 games, most off the bench, which is a record barely better than Glatzel or Pato.
He has a year left on his WBA contract and the question here really is what would he now command by way of a wage if he was out of contract?
Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:46 pm
skidemin wrote:Isawgarystevensscoreagoal wrote:More football wage insanity that we should hopefully see the end of.
He is now 31 so his £70k a week has been through his "prime" years.
In three seasons at Southampton he scored 16 goals in 71 appearances granted in a struggling side at bottom end of PL.
Playing in a quality West Brom side last year he managed 10 goals in 34 games, most off the bench, which is a record barely better than Glatzel or Pato.
He has a year left on his WBA contract and the question here really is what would he now command by way of a wage if he was out of contract?
oh if players contributions were as simplistic as that eh...
Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:14 pm
Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:54 pm
Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:32 pm
Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:03 pm
Isawgarystevensscoreagoal wrote:skidemin wrote:Isawgarystevensscoreagoal wrote:More football wage insanity that we should hopefully see the end of.
He is now 31 so his £70k a week has been through his "prime" years.
In three seasons at Southampton he scored 16 goals in 71 appearances granted in a struggling side at bottom end of PL.
Playing in a quality West Brom side last year he managed 10 goals in 34 games, most off the bench, which is a record barely better than Glatzel or Pato.
He has a year left on his WBA contract and the question here really is what would he now command by way of a wage if he was out of contract?
oh if players contributions were as simplistic as that eh...
Granted. Think point I'm making is he had a new three year contract two years ago. WBA in PL then and he was 28/29. His stock value, even before Covid, has inevitably taken a hit. If he had been out of contact now he would not be getting anywhere near £70k. He has no pace and is he going to produce more for us than Glatzel or Pato? I very much doubt it. We don't seem to have midfield players with an eye for regular goals and will Austin help get goals for Hoilett, Murphy, Ralls and co? I can't see it.
Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:13 pm
Isawgarystevensscoreagoal wrote:So he didn't go anywhere. WBA can retain the dubious pleasure of £70k a week.