LondonOllie
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- Jul 17, 2003
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I was reading the other post discussing what players we would ideally add to the squad. Everyone wants that world class player (mostly one of our old boys) like a Bale or a Modric in midfield or attacking positions.
That got me thinking about how much of the attraction to most players, is what they can earn.
And then, what other factors are involved and generally how that might be weighted in most of their decision making processes when deciding which club to join.
We've seen that there are some players who have ended up in China earning a fortune, which is I suspect far more than they could earn elsewhere. But...they have to play away from the world stage and are not playing with overall high quality players around them. However, for some the salary seems to be everything. I can't blame them, especially if they are getting up their in years and want one last big pay day before they retire.
The truly world class players I suspect would all join Real Madrid or Barcelona if all things were equal over: Manchester United (currently), Man City, Bayern, Arsenal, and maybe one or two other second tier clubs.
We saw that Chelsea had a little success and then were taken over by the (alleged) corrupt Russian. They then started to spend huge amounts on transfers and wages to attract players. That in turn lead to greater success with the right management in place. We saw the same thing happen at City. They now have a world class manager, and some great facilities i understand. How much of a turn off is it to be based away from the capital city or another city in Europe that might be a better place to live? Suppose Stoke were bought out by a billionaire, built a great new stadium etc and could pay the going rate for the best players. How many would be prepared to live in Stoke (and how much more would they need to be paid to live there vs say, an offer from Barcelona)?
So lets take Spurs. Say once we build our shiny new stadium and we manage to remain in the top four and are able to get into the latter stages of the Champions League a few years in a row. The manager stays with us, our best players don't jump ship. How much do all the other factors aside from wages and transfer fees, matter? How much more attractive would we be to a player?
I suspect that being based in London is a big one.
The stadium and training facilities must have some draw to it.
Playing for Poch, as an up and coming manager?
Other players on the squad?
And I guess, success. If you're successful and can win things, that's got to be one of the biggest things aside from wages?
I don't believe we're suddenly going to break the bank and our wage structure for a number of years, so will all the other factors help us attract a higher caliber of player than we currently can, or will it still come down to what we will spend on wages and the rest of the things I've listed not really make too much difference?
Apologies for rambling on in advance!
That got me thinking about how much of the attraction to most players, is what they can earn.
And then, what other factors are involved and generally how that might be weighted in most of their decision making processes when deciding which club to join.
We've seen that there are some players who have ended up in China earning a fortune, which is I suspect far more than they could earn elsewhere. But...they have to play away from the world stage and are not playing with overall high quality players around them. However, for some the salary seems to be everything. I can't blame them, especially if they are getting up their in years and want one last big pay day before they retire.
The truly world class players I suspect would all join Real Madrid or Barcelona if all things were equal over: Manchester United (currently), Man City, Bayern, Arsenal, and maybe one or two other second tier clubs.
We saw that Chelsea had a little success and then were taken over by the (alleged) corrupt Russian. They then started to spend huge amounts on transfers and wages to attract players. That in turn lead to greater success with the right management in place. We saw the same thing happen at City. They now have a world class manager, and some great facilities i understand. How much of a turn off is it to be based away from the capital city or another city in Europe that might be a better place to live? Suppose Stoke were bought out by a billionaire, built a great new stadium etc and could pay the going rate for the best players. How many would be prepared to live in Stoke (and how much more would they need to be paid to live there vs say, an offer from Barcelona)?
So lets take Spurs. Say once we build our shiny new stadium and we manage to remain in the top four and are able to get into the latter stages of the Champions League a few years in a row. The manager stays with us, our best players don't jump ship. How much do all the other factors aside from wages and transfer fees, matter? How much more attractive would we be to a player?
I suspect that being based in London is a big one.
The stadium and training facilities must have some draw to it.
Playing for Poch, as an up and coming manager?
Other players on the squad?
And I guess, success. If you're successful and can win things, that's got to be one of the biggest things aside from wages?
I don't believe we're suddenly going to break the bank and our wage structure for a number of years, so will all the other factors help us attract a higher caliber of player than we currently can, or will it still come down to what we will spend on wages and the rest of the things I've listed not really make too much difference?
Apologies for rambling on in advance!
