Is He Kidding?

[Bobbisox1]

Most of Premier league players can take a pay cut, the Premier League have voted overwhelmingly to do this and Rooney has kicked off!

https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/rooney-players-in-no-win-situation/178928

[Bobbisox1]

I don’t know the answer to that Mozz ( sorry)

[bednobs]

how do YOU know about footballers? Yes, they earn loads, but people who earn loads 1)pay loads of tax and 2) have commitments commensurate with their income. I earn more now than i did whaen i was 20 but don't have any more left over money - i have a bigger house, bigger bills and bigger commitments

[Denton]

There will be a big loss in Income Tax revenue,apparently if that happens.

[Ken4155]

Nowt to do with Rooney, really, he doesn't play in the PL. He plays for Derby County in the Championship. And I don't believe he's living in America while plying his trade at Derby.

[Bobbisox1]

Is he back here now Ken , I wasn’t sure if he’d taken the managers job there

[woofgang]

I agree with him....footballers are a soft target.

[Mozz71]

Player/coach Bobbs.

[Bobbisox1]

Thanks Mozz , didn’t know he and Colleen were back

[Mozz71]

Yeah, I think he came back in the January transfer window.

[Bobbisox1]

Still think he and others in the PL are Divas ( haha)

[Zacs-Master]

God save Answerbank from such nonsensical question.

[Bobbisox1]

Maybe you should put a few up then :0)

[douglas9401]

I agree with woofgang, footballers are soft.

[Bobbisox1]

As rocky horses chit Douglas :0)

[Deskdiary]

Why are people so anxious to give away other people’s money? I bet those that do wouldn’t be prepared to give away their own money.

Pretty much everybody I mix with earns over £100k. Pretty much everybody I mix with has a thumping great mortgage, so I just don’t get this eagerness to give other people’s money away.

[sp1814]

Bobbisox

Would you support a 30% pay cut for all PL footballers, or would you cap it at a certain salary?

[Bobbisox1]

Probably cap it as its on a scale , am I right in thinking they don’t all earn the same sp?

[sp1814]

At what point would you cap it?

What would the salary have to be?

[Bobbisox1]

I’m in no way a monetary whizzwoman lol I’ll leave that to someone cleverer than I am( sorry )

[sp1814]

Bobbisox1

No worries.

:-)

I suspect there will be a lot to rethink over the coming months and years. Things we valued highly might feel less necessary.