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Burn Gone

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:34 pm
by Ghost_Of_1883
Mutual Consent, according to the official site.

I wonder if the FA Cup prize money gave us the funds to pay the waster off?

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:39 pm
by JasonDeVos
Amazing what you can do with prize money! Wonder if he will turn up anywhere else or that’s him finished?

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
by LoidLucan
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:14 pm
by PierremontQuaker03
I think the unwillingness to go out on loan says a lot. Best scenario him going, local lad that has not done himself any favours.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
by PierremontQuaker03
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:45 am
by spen666
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

If other sides are offering 2 year contracts, then to attract players, Darlington are going to have to either match contract lengths, or pay higher wages than rivals.

If you offer less security to employees than your rivals and do not compensate for this by offering higher wages, then the majority of people are going to chose a different employer.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:53 am
by H1987
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.
I'd alter that to we shouldn't be offering them to players who aren't a sure fire thing. Spen is right somewhat, you've got to offer these contracts sometimes to get ahead of your rivals. I'd be entirely relaxed about us handing them to all the lads from Blyth this year, as they're all clearly proven at this level. Tommo and Galbraith would be others for sure. Fitness records also have to be important. This should've disqualified Ainge, for example.

We've been stung with numpties by both MG and TW. TW for clearly chucking far too large wages at players and leaving us with a crippled, tiny squad. MG for also being reckless with money, but in another way. I'd be depressingly confident that Ainge and Burn were on more than Caton.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:15 am
by super_les_mcjannet
H1987 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:53 am
MG for also being reckless with money, but in another way. I'd be depressingly confident that Ainge and Burn were on more than Caton.
All on very similar from my understanding both Gray and Wright got carried away with spend v's quality. They obvisouly believed that Ainge, Burn and Caton were all worth top end wages on 2 year contracts, which those decisons ultimately cost the club.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:45 am
by Comfortably_numb
it doesn't look great that Burn didn't want to go on loan.....let's see if any more info comes out of the wash - there might be reasons behind what's happened in his time with him.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 am
by Ghost_Of_1883
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:45 am
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

If other sides are offering 2 year contracts, then to attract players, Darlington are going to have to either match contract lengths, or pay higher wages than rivals.

If you offer less security to employees than your rivals and do not compensate for this by offering higher wages, then the majority of people are going to chose a different employer.
Captain Obvious.

Trouble is that other sides are offering longer contracts AND higher wages than we can pay?

We simply can't pay more than other clubs who in their desperation to be taken seriously can afford to offer £950 a week on a 2 year deal with a £20,000 signing on fee for a player. Neither can we afford to offer a nice wedge on a 2 year contract to a previous 20 goal a season man, then bench him week in week out.

If only we could attract the sort of sustainable "sponsorship" that some other clubs can - but to be honest even if we could I would be uncomfortable offering a ludicrous wage to a part time level 6 player.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm
by spen666
Ghost_Of_1883 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:45 am
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

If other sides are offering 2 year contracts, then to attract players, Darlington are going to have to either match contract lengths, or pay higher wages than rivals.

If you offer less security to employees than your rivals and do not compensate for this by offering higher wages, then the majority of people are going to chose a different employer.
Captain Obvious.

Trouble is that other sides are offering longer contracts AND higher wages than we can pay?

We simply can't pay more than other clubs who in their desperation to be taken seriously can afford to offer £950 a week on a 2 year deal with a £20,000 signing on fee for a player. Neither can we afford to offer a nice wedge on a 2 year contract to a previous 20 goal a season man, then bench him week in week out.

If only we could attract the sort of sustainable "sponsorship" that some other clubs can - but to be honest even if we could I would be uncomfortable offering a ludicrous wage to a part time level 6 player.

Unless you can introduce individual player wage caps, (which is illegal), then you are left in the stupid financial situation where clubs at all levels are paying far more than is viable competing for the holy grail of promotion.

The money clubs are paying in wages is ridiculous across football in general

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:08 pm
by H1987
Ghost_Of_1883 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:45 am
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

If other sides are offering 2 year contracts, then to attract players, Darlington are going to have to either match contract lengths, or pay higher wages than rivals.

If you offer less security to employees than your rivals and do not compensate for this by offering higher wages, then the majority of people are going to chose a different employer.
Captain Obvious.

Trouble is that other sides are offering longer contracts AND higher wages than we can pay?

We simply can't pay more than other clubs who in their desperation to be taken seriously can afford to offer £950 a week on a 2 year deal with a £20,000 signing on fee for a player. Neither can we afford to offer a nice wedge on a 2 year contract to a previous 20 goal a season man, then bench him week in week out.

If only we could attract the sort of sustainable "sponsorship" that some other clubs can - but to be honest even if we could I would be uncomfortable offering a ludicrous wage to a part time level 6 player.
Thing is, and it should've been obvious to a good manager, was that Ainge was obviously a strange signing at the time when we had Styche. It was said on here, and at games, how obviously similar the two were, and Styche was just better. I'm not sure how TW thought they would work as a front two.

Ironically, Ainge seemed to lose all ability to play up front, and we lost Styche as a consequence of signing Ainge, because we had to trim the wage bill and he was the saleable asset. An absolute horror show of a decision, which was above all else, entirely unnecessary.

I think having a clear wage structure, but also a sensible manager, is absolutely key. The wage structure was bent too much for Gray, and for Wright, we kept the wage structure tight, but then he used it horribly, with near disastrous consequences. Overall, I think Wrights successor was given a club in a better place than it was when he took it over, but that doesn't excuse some very poor use of money.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:59 pm
by Breedon
H1987 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:08 pm
Ghost_Of_1883 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:45 am
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

If other sides are offering 2 year contracts, then to attract players, Darlington are going to have to either match contract lengths, or pay higher wages than rivals.

If you offer less security to employees than your rivals and do not compensate for this by offering higher wages, then the majority of people are going to chose a different employer.
Captain Obvious.

Trouble is that other sides are offering longer contracts AND higher wages than we can pay?

We simply can't pay more than other clubs who in their desperation to be taken seriously can afford to offer £950 a week on a 2 year deal with a £20,000 signing on fee for a player. Neither can we afford to offer a nice wedge on a 2 year contract to a previous 20 goal a season man, then bench him week in week out.

If only we could attract the sort of sustainable "sponsorship" that some other clubs can - but to be honest even if we could I would be uncomfortable offering a ludicrous wage to a part time level 6 player.
Thing is, and it should've been obvious to a good manager, was that Ainge was obviously a strange signing at the time when we had Styche. It was said on here, and at games, how obviously similar the two were, and Styche was just better. I'm not sure how TW thought they would work as a front two.

Ironically, Ainge seemed to lose all ability to play up front, and we lost Styche as a consequence of signing Ainge, because we had to trim the wage bill and he was the saleable asset. An absolute horror show of a decision, which was above all else, entirely unnecessary.

I think having a clear wage structure, but also a sensible manager, is absolutely key. The wage structure was bent too much for Gray, and for Wright, we kept the wage structure tight, but then he used it horribly, with near disastrous consequences. Overall, I think Wrights successor was given a club in a better place than it was when he took it over, but that doesn't excuse some very poor use of money.
Think its only fair to point out Wright actually did sign us some good players through his Nuneaton experience (Trotman, Elliott and Nicholson all had very good showings last season) and made a great decision with an outstanding short term loan of Nelson as well as Jake Turner in goal. Where Wright got it wrong was all of his big signings. Maddison was a considerable downgrade in goal and needed replacing towards the end of the season, Ainge was a steady defender but on star striker wages, Hughes was about 3 stone overweight and Burn was a complete waste of space.

As for Burn, I think everything speaks for itself. I'd be surprised if anyone, even Northern League clubs want anything to do with him. He seems to have no interest in football anymore.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:03 pm
by LoidLucan
I'm not surprised you forgot about Henshall....

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:47 pm
by Breedon
LoidLucan wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:03 pm
I'm not surprised you forgot about Henshall....
He was very forgettable :lol:

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:28 pm
by Darlo_Pete
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Ainge probably on paper seemed like a good signing at the time, but we seem to get more than our share off duffers that seemed to be god at the time.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:59 pm
by don'tbuythesun
He certainly wasn't a god!!

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:17 pm
by HarryCharltonsCat
H1987 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:08 pm
Ghost_Of_1883 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:45 am
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm
LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:04 pm
It's really sad that the signing of a Darlington lad should have turned into this awful saga. Whatever the rights and wrongs, thank God it has finally been brought to an end.
We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

If other sides are offering 2 year contracts, then to attract players, Darlington are going to have to either match contract lengths, or pay higher wages than rivals.

If you offer less security to employees than your rivals and do not compensate for this by offering higher wages, then the majority of people are going to chose a different employer.
Captain Obvious.

Trouble is that other sides are offering longer contracts AND higher wages than we can pay?

We simply can't pay more than other clubs who in their desperation to be taken seriously can afford to offer £950 a week on a 2 year deal with a £20,000 signing on fee for a player. Neither can we afford to offer a nice wedge on a 2 year contract to a previous 20 goal a season man, then bench him week in week out.

If only we could attract the sort of sustainable "sponsorship" that some other clubs can - but to be honest even if we could I would be uncomfortable offering a ludicrous wage to a part time level 6 player.
Thing is, and it should've been obvious to a good manager, was that Ainge was obviously a strange signing at the time when we had Styche. It was said on here, and at games, how obviously similar the two were, and Styche was just better. I'm not sure how TW thought they would work as a front two.

Ironically, Ainge seemed to lose all ability to play up front, and we lost Styche as a consequence of signing Ainge, because we had to trim the wage bill and he was the saleable asset. An absolute horror show of a decision, which was above all else, entirely unnecessary.

I think having a clear wage structure, but also a sensible manager, is absolutely key. The wage structure was bent too much for Gray, and for Wright, we kept the wage structure tight, but then he used it horribly, with near disastrous consequences. Overall, I think Wrights successor was given a club in a better place than it was when he took it over, but that doesn't excuse some very poor use of money.
Anyone who thought Ainge and Styche were similar needed a new guide dog.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:59 am
by D_F_C
I understand that AA has tried everything with Burn. Offered him out on loan to Whitby where he would have received same money (with us paying part wages). Offered to Whickham permanently, in same wages. Offered to train with first team with view to playing RB but made no effort in training so it was shelved. What choice did the club have. Think they needed him out, now let’s draw a line and move on


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Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:16 am
by MB86DFC
D_F_C wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:59 am
I understand that AA has tried everything with Burn. Offered him out on loan to Whitby where he would have received same money (with us paying part wages). Offered to Whickham permanently, in same wages. Offered to train with first team with view to playing RB but made no effort in training so it was shelved. What choice did the club have. Think they needed him out, now let’s draw a line and move on


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If a player is refusing to cooperate, train, turn up etc (not saying he was, but that is the general feeling in this thread), was the club not in a position to fine his wages / discipline with a view to terminate?

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:23 am
by lo36789
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm
Unless you can introduce individual player wage caps, (which is illegal), then you are left in the stupid financial situation where clubs at all levels are paying far more than is viable competing for the holy grail of promotion.

The money clubs are paying in wages is ridiculous across football in general
I’ll bite on this one which law says that a competition couldn’t set this in their competition rules?

I mean it would be pointless because wages would just be paid via another company which didn’t have a controlling share of the football club but still...

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:25 am
by MCFCDarlo3
MB86DFC wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:16 am
D_F_C wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:59 am
I understand that AA has tried everything with Burn. Offered him out on loan to Whitby where he would have received same money (with us paying part wages). Offered to Whickham permanently, in same wages. Offered to train with first team with view to playing RB but made no effort in training so it was shelved. What choice did the club have. Think they needed him out, now let’s draw a line and move on


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If a player is refusing to cooperate, train, turn up etc (not saying he was, but that is the general feeling in this thread), was the club not in a position to fine his wages / discipline with a view to terminate?
Refusing to cooperate,turn up yes but just not being arsed would be a lot harder to prove and probably result in costly litigation proving it.

Hes gone now, obviously something not right with him.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:58 am
by spen666
lo36789 wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:23 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm
Unless you can introduce individual player wage caps, (which is illegal), then you are left in the stupid financial situation where clubs at all levels are paying far more than is viable competing for the holy grail of promotion.

The money clubs are paying in wages is ridiculous across football in general
I’ll bite on this one which law says that a competition couldn’t set this in their competition rules?

I mean it would be pointless because wages would just be paid via another company which didn’t have a controlling share of the football club but still...
Its classed as restraint of trade. It's why the authorities in all sports have avoided this route.

Even to have a cap on total squad salaries is very difficult.

I agree re ways round it

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:58 am
by H1987
HarryCharltonsCat wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:17 pm
H1987 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:08 pm
Ghost_Of_1883 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:45 am
PierremontQuaker03 wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:16 pm


We should not be offering 2 year contracts to anybody, ok Galbraith and Thommo are exceptions but this has been worse than the James Caton saga.

If other sides are offering 2 year contracts, then to attract players, Darlington are going to have to either match contract lengths, or pay higher wages than rivals.

If you offer less security to employees than your rivals and do not compensate for this by offering higher wages, then the majority of people are going to chose a different employer.
Captain Obvious.

Trouble is that other sides are offering longer contracts AND higher wages than we can pay?

We simply can't pay more than other clubs who in their desperation to be taken seriously can afford to offer £950 a week on a 2 year deal with a £20,000 signing on fee for a player. Neither can we afford to offer a nice wedge on a 2 year contract to a previous 20 goal a season man, then bench him week in week out.

If only we could attract the sort of sustainable "sponsorship" that some other clubs can - but to be honest even if we could I would be uncomfortable offering a ludicrous wage to a part time level 6 player.
Thing is, and it should've been obvious to a good manager, was that Ainge was obviously a strange signing at the time when we had Styche. It was said on here, and at games, how obviously similar the two were, and Styche was just better. I'm not sure how TW thought they would work as a front two.

Ironically, Ainge seemed to lose all ability to play up front, and we lost Styche as a consequence of signing Ainge, because we had to trim the wage bill and he was the saleable asset. An absolute horror show of a decision, which was above all else, entirely unnecessary.

I think having a clear wage structure, but also a sensible manager, is absolutely key. The wage structure was bent too much for Gray, and for Wright, we kept the wage structure tight, but then he used it horribly, with near disastrous consequences. Overall, I think Wrights successor was given a club in a better place than it was when he took it over, but that doesn't excuse some very poor use of money.
Anyone who thought Ainge and Styche were similar needed a new guide dog.
In theory, he's (was?) a big, line leading front man, with a good goals to games ratio. That's what Styche was good at anyway.

But you're right. There was next to no similarity in the end. Styche was good. Ainge was rubbish.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:38 am
by HarryCharltonsCat
Styche was mobile, ran the channels, had a trick or two, liked to run at defenders. Ainge could head a ball. Not similar at all.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:46 am
by Darlogramps
Styche also had a much more mobility (when he wasn’t in a strop). Ainge’s injury meant he wasn’t mobile enough to play in that role, beyond being a big target man for us to lump balls towards when we ran out of ideas.

With hindsight, it’s hard to fathom why TW signed him. The style of play TW initially had in mind never suited Ainge’s game.

I will admit that I got very excited by Ainge’s signing. It was a shame it didn’t work out for him but like others have said, I can’t see Ainge ever being a striker.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:06 pm
by EDJOHNS
spen666 wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:58 am
lo36789 wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:23 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm
Unless you can introduce individual player wage caps, (which is illegal), then you are left in the stupid financial situation where clubs at all levels are paying far more than is viable competing for the holy grail of promotion.

The money clubs are paying in wages is ridiculous across football in general
I’ll bite on this one which law says that a competition couldn’t set this in their competition rules?

I mean it would be pointless because wages would just be paid via another company which didn’t have a controlling share of the football club but still...
Its classed as restraint of trade. It's why the authorities in all sports have avoided this route.

Even to have a cap on total squad salaries is very difficult.

I agree re ways round it
Please explain

Rugby league. ... This country. 1 mil 750 grand MAXIMUM wage cap in SL and less in the Championship no matter how many players you employ. Many clubs do not pay full cap.
2 players who must be named to be allowed to be outside cap and can be paid for by whatever means the club like be that supporters clubbing together or someone sponsoring them for publicity etc.

Of course it can work. That is not in any way "restraint of trade" merely paying what can be afforded.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:56 pm
by spen666
EDJOHNS wrote:
Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:06 pm
spen666 wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:58 am
lo36789 wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:23 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm
Unless you can introduce individual player wage caps, (which is illegal), then you are left in the stupid financial situation where clubs at all levels are paying far more than is viable competing for the holy grail of promotion.

The money clubs are paying in wages is ridiculous across football in general
I’ll bite on this one which law says that a competition couldn’t set this in their competition rules?

I mean it would be pointless because wages would just be paid via another company which didn’t have a controlling share of the football club but still...
Its classed as restraint of trade. It's why the authorities in all sports have avoided this route.

Even to have a cap on total squad salaries is very difficult.

I agree re ways round it
Please explain

Rugby league. ... This country. 1 mil 750 grand MAXIMUM wage cap in SL and less in the Championship no matter how many players you employ. Many clubs do not pay full cap.
2 players who must be named to be allowed to be outside cap and can be paid for by whatever means the club like be that supporters clubbing together or someone sponsoring them for publicity etc.

Of course it can work. That is not in any way "restraint of trade" merely paying what can be afforded.
You obviously havent read what I put.

I distinguished between individual player salary caps and squad salary limits.

I am fully aware of rugby league squad salary caps. I even mention caps on total squad salaries

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:49 pm
by EDJOHNS
spen666 wrote:
Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:56 pm
EDJOHNS wrote:
Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:06 pm
spen666 wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:58 am
lo36789 wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:23 am
spen666 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm
Unless you can introduce individual player wage caps, (which is illegal), then you are left in the stupid financial situation where clubs at all levels are paying far more than is viable competing for the holy grail of promotion.

The money clubs are paying in wages is ridiculous across football in general
I’ll bite on this one which law says that a competition couldn’t set this in their competition rules?

I mean it would be pointless because wages would just be paid via another company which didn’t have a controlling share of the football club but still...
Its classed as restraint of trade. It's why the authorities in all sports have avoided this route.

Even to have a cap on total squad salaries is very difficult.

I agree re ways round it
Please explain

Rugby league. ... This country. 1 mil 750 grand MAXIMUM wage cap in SL and less in the Championship no matter how many players you employ. Many clubs do not pay full cap.
2 players who must be named to be allowed to be outside cap and can be paid for by whatever means the club like be that supporters clubbing together or someone sponsoring them for publicity etc.

Of course it can work. That is not in any way "restraint of trade" merely paying what can be afforded.
You obviously havent read what I put.

I distinguished between individual player salary caps and squad salary limits.

I am fully aware of rugby league squad salary caps. I even mention caps on total squad salaries
It avoids "restraint of trade" but has the effect. Which is why they went that way.

Re: Burn Gone

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:50 am
by D_F_C
how does a transfer window work in terms of 'restraint of trade'. Surely this is restrictive?