Lindau Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Shows what we are up against when trying to sign and resign players, so what a fantastic job the management and board have done to get a lot of our players signed up on long term contracts! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161114/d44d5092bd253bb3432711aa14883db1.jpg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metz Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 That's probably were I expected we would figure in a salary table. If the figures are real the encouraging thing is we really aren't that far away from most of the teams. What an average table doesn't recognise though is the depth of the squad which is another area we are maybe deficient in compared to most. It really does say that an increase in attendance would make a huge difference as another 400 per match would be circa £100k per season which in a squad of 20 would reduce the gap considerably and make us very competitive with our peers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Got to say the order looks much as I imagined it would and I doubt it will be a surprise to many. Even so it's a fairly meaningless survey as average wages don't necessarily correspond on a relative basis with an overall player budget. For instance I'd be very surprised if Motherwell and Killie spend more on total wages than County. And pertaining particularly to County we don't know if accommodation costs etc are factored in. Misleading as it is it still does nothing to detract from what a good job Archie is doing under such financial restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) Would imagine guys like Osman, Cerny, Barton, Erskine and a few others are on a fairly decent wage. At the last Development game we were at, we were discussing what guys that are on the fringes of the 1st team squad like Wilson, McDaid, Penrice and Nisbet are on. None of us had a clue! Edited November 15, 2016 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 we were discussing what guys that are on the fringes of the 1st team squad like Wilson, McDaid, Penrice and Nisbet are on. None of us had a clue! Just as long as they're not on what Jordan McMillan was on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 The bottom4 clubs have to take a lot of credit for what they have done over the past 4 seasons imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 The biggest surprise for me is the gap between Aberdeen and Hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted November 15, 2016 Members Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'd imagine Killie's wages have dropped substantially this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 The biggest surprise for me is the gap between Aberdeen and Hearts That may be an example of what I was hinting at in an earlier post. Haven't checked but Hearts always appear to have a huge squad. So if that's still the case their player budget could be a lot closer to Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 That may be an example of what I was hinting at in an earlier post. Haven't checked but Hearts always appear to have a huge squad. So if that's still the case their player budget could be a lot closer to Aberdeen I agree - the chart would be much clearer if it showed the total squad size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Average wage figures are meaningless really. Total playing budget and squad sizes would be more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Average wage figures are meaningless really. Total playing budget and squad sizes would be more interesting. I think the average wage would mean quite a lot to the players though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I think the average wage would mean quite a lot to the players though As it works out at around 138,000 I suppose it would if many of them were earning it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggybunnet Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 As it works out at around 138,000 I suppose it would if many of them were earning it! Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Eh? Taking the average of the averages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Average wage figures are meaningless really. Total playing budget and squad sizes would be more interesting. Which is why they will never be published Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 As has been stated above, this is nothing more (or less) than an exercise in smoke and mirrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milton Keynes Jag Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 No idea how accurate or honest the figures are. But the list came from the USA (via P& and the SPL is only one of many leagues and many sports in the report. You can download the whole thing here and it contains some nice trivia. http://www.globalsportssalaries.com Probably the most remarkable thing is they thought the SPL was worth including as most Euro leagues and all South American leagues are omitted. Of the 333 teams covered, we are number 332. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) What I wonder is if the club really is making the most of the youngsters being trained. In this article, which is supposed to be about a wonder coach, the training for youngsters at Hoffenheim (which has a population of just over 3000) has boosted that club in the Bundesliga. Read from the heading "Age Concern?" down. http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/37888868 Edited November 28, 2017 by Fearchar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Earl of Hathaway Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 G And pertaining particularly to County we don't know if accommodation costs etc are factored in. I'd be interested to know how many flats Thistle own/use for player accomodation. I think (from Conrad's tweets!) that there's a couple down at Lancefield Quay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) I saw this earlier - don't know how accurate it is but we appear to have taken a leap up the wages' table (if accurate...) - World ranking / Avg annual pay £ / Avg weekly pay £ 203 - Celtic - £735,040 / £14,135 256 - Rangers - £329,600 / £6,338 313 - Aberdeen - £136,382 / £2,623 316 - Hearts - £95,514 / £1,837 318 - Hibs - £87,100 / £1,675 334 - Dundee - £59,904 / £1,152 337 - Partick Thistle - £58,175 / £1,119 338 - Ross County - £56,394 / £1,085 341 - Kilmarnock - £55,100 / £1,060 346 - St Johnstone - £47,992 / £923 347 - Motherwell - £42,662 / £820 348 - Hamilton - £41,488 / £798 Edited November 27, 2017 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 Makes sense given our financial position and years established in premier league. But so much depends on how it's calculated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCjag Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) Subject to the usual caveats (e.g. accuracy, sources etc etc), the Annual Global Sports Salaries Survey makes interesting reading. Proof, if it was ever needed, that: 1. The whinging of the East End mob about “level playing fields” shows that, amongst their many deficiencies, a lack of awareness of irony is one of the most prominent; 2. That Sevco continue to display that fiscal reality is a stranger to Ayebrokes! Edited November 27, 2017 by CCjag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Again I say I've no idea how this is calculated. No club/private business is going to willing release figures and in any case footballers wages are subject to a plethora of variables (win/draw/final league place bonuses being just a few). Even if the average wage figures were correct that in no way reflects on the player budget due to squad size. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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