Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

[Uke]

leaked West Ham salary list

WEST HAM UNITED - FIRST TEAM SQUAD 2009-2010 - CONTRACTS & SALARIES
No Player Position Weekly Yearly Joined Fee Notes
Gianfranco Zola Manager £36,300 £1,887,600 Sep 2008 N/A Contract Sep 2008 - June 2011; Ext Jun 2013 (@Apr 2009)
Steve Clark Assist Man £24,200 £1,258,400 Sep 2008 N/A Contract Sep 2008 - June 2011; Ext Jun 2013 (@Apr 2009)
Kevin Keen Head Coach £12,100 £629,200 Jul 2002 N/A Contract Oct 2006 - June 2009; Ext Jun 2011 (@Sep 2008)
Kevin Hitchcock Coach (GK) £3,000 £156,000 Mar 2010 N/A Contract March - June 2010 (@Mar 2010)
1 Robert Green Goalkeeper £30,000 £1,560,000 Aug 2006 £2,000,000 Contract Aug 2006 - Jun 2010; Ext Jun 2011 (@Aug 2008)
4 Danny Gabbidon Defender £50,000 £2,600,000 Jul 2005 £1,500,000 Contract Aug 2005 - Jun 2008; Ext Jun 2010 (@Aug 2007)
7 Kieron Dyer Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Aug 2007 £6,000,000 Contract Aug 2007 - Jun 2011
8 Scott Parker Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Jun 2007 £7,000,000 Contract Aug 2007 - Jun 2012
9 Mido (Ahmed Hossam) Forward £1,000 £52,000 Feb 2010 Loan Loan Feb 2010 - Jun 2010
10 Guillermo Franco Forward £20,000 £1,040,000 Sep 2009 Loan Contract Sep 2009 - Jun 2010
11 Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna Forward £19,231 £1,000,000 Feb 2010 Loan Loan Feb 2010 - Jun 2010
12 Carlton Cole Forward £50,000 £2,600,000 Jul 2006 £1,000,000 Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010; Ext Jun 2013 (@Nov 2008)
13 Luís Boa Morte Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Jan 2007 £5,000,000 Contract Jan 2007 - Jun 2010
14 Radoslav Kovác Midfield £20,000 £1,040,000 Jan 2009 £3,250,000 Contract Aug 2009 - Jun 2012
15 Matthew Upson Defender £70,000 £3,640,000 Jan 2007 £7,500,000 Contract Jan 2007 - Jun 2011
16 Mark Noble Midfield £20,000 £1,040,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Aug 2004) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013) (@Apr 2009)
17 Benni McCarthy Forward £38,462 £2,000,000 Feb 2010 £2,500,000 Contract Feb 2010 - June 2012
18 Jonathan Spector Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Jun 2006 £500,000 Contract Aug 2006 - Jun 2010
20 Julien Faubert Midfield £30,000 £1,560,000 Jun 2007 £6,100,000 Contract Jul 2007 - Jun 2012
21 Valon Behrami Midfield £30,000 £1,560,000 Jul 2008 £5,000,000 Contract Jul 2008 - Jul 2013
22 Manuel da Costa Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Aug 2009 £2,000,000 Contract Aug 2008 - Jun 2012
23 Hérita Ilunga Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Sep 2008 Loan / Fee Loan Aug 2008 - Jun 2009; Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013
28 Péter Kurucz Goalkeeper £5,000 £260,000 Feb 2009 Loan / Fee Loan Jul 2008 - Jun 2009; Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
29 Marek Stech Goalkeeper £3,000 £156,000 Jul 2006 Academy (2006) Debut (Sub only) (Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010)
30 James Tomkins Defender £4,000 £208,000 Jul 2005 Academy (2005) Debut (Mar 2008) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013) (@Apr 2009)
31 Jack Collison Midfield £2,000 £104,000 Jul 2005 Academy (2005) Debut (Jan 2008) (Contract Jul 2008 - Jun 2013)
32 Alessandro Diamanti Forward £30,000 £1,560,000 Aug 2009 £6,000,000 Contract Aug 2009 - Jun 2014
33 Fabio Daprelà Defender £10,000 £520,000 Jul 2009 £500,000 Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
34 Oliver Lee Midfield £400 £20,800 Jul 2009 Academy (2009) Debut (Sub only) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)
36 Anthony Edgar Midfield £400 £20,800 Jul 2004 Academy (2004) Debut (Jan 2010) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)
41 Zavon Hines Forward £400 £20,800 Jul 2006 Academy (2006) Debut (Aug 2008) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)
45 Jordan Spence Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2004 Academy (2004) Debut (N/A) (Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010)
46 Junior Stanislas Midfield £1,500 £78,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Mar 2009) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014) (@Apr 2009)
£705,792 £36,701,200 £55,850,000
£187,831 £9,767,200
£182,100 £9,469,200 Released (March): 35 Josh Payne, 44 Bondz N’Gala, Nick Barrett, Davide Ferrari,
£178,462 £9,280,000 Peter Loveday, Danny Kearns, Conor Okus, Jack Lampe.
PLAYERS ON LOAN
19 Freddie Sears Forward £4,000 £208,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Mar 2008) (Contract Jul 2008 - Jun 2013) (@Feb 2008)
24 Frank Nouble Forward £10,000 £520,000 Jul 2009 £500,000 Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2008 Academy (2008) Debut (N/A) ~ On loan to Roeselare, Belguim (to May 2010)
Matt Fry Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2001 Academy (2001) Debut (N/A) ~ On loan to Gillingham (to May 2010)
Out of contract - June 2010
Out of contract - June 2011
Out of contract - June 2012
WHUFC-FIXTURES-2009-2010.xls/28.03.2010 WHU SQUAD 2009-2010

Hoax? http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100505/ ... 84_2043856

Tbf fair they would say that because it got out

I also have a very good source who says its spot on

[From Despair To Where?]

How on earth did that get leaked out? If this is accurate I reckon there could be a bunch of mightily upset players at West Ham looking to get away as soon as possible.

Let's hope this is the first step on a return to the football league for them next season.

Considering he's just stated that everone bar Scott Parker is for sale, I'd be very surprised if a certain Mr D Sullivan wasn't behind this leak, assuming it's genuine.

Kind of backs up his point of the financial ineptitude of previous owners if Luis Boa Morte has been on 70 grand a week for the past 3 years.

[Messiah]

WEST HAM UNITED - FIRST TEAM SQUAD 2009-2010 - CONTRACTS & SALARIES

Gianfranco Zola Manager £36,300 £1,887,600 Sep 2008 N/A Contract Sep 2008 - June 2011; Ext Jun 2013 (@Apr 2009)
Steve Clark Assist Man £24,200 £1,258,400 Sep 2008 N/A Contract Sep 2008 - June 2011; Ext Jun 2013 (@Apr 2009)
Kevin Keen Head Coach £12,100 £629,200 Jul 2002 N/A Contract Oct 2006 - June 2009; Ext Jun 2011 (@Sep 2008)
Kevin Hitchcock Coach (GK) £3,000 £156,000 Mar 2010 N/A Contract March - June 2010 (@Mar 2010)
1 Robert Green Goalkeeper £30,000 £1,560,000 Aug 2006 £2,000,000 Contract Aug 2006 - Jun 2010; Ext Jun 2011 (@Aug 2008)
4 Danny Gabbidon Defender £50,000 £2,600,000 Jul 2005 £1,500,000 Contract Aug 2005 - Jun 2008; Ext Jun 2010 (@Aug 2007)
7 Kieron Dyer Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Aug 2007 £6,000,000 Contract Aug 2007 - Jun 2011
8 Scott Parker Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Jun 2007 £7,000,000 Contract Aug 2007 - Jun 20129 Mido (Ahmed Hossam) Forward £1,000 £52,000 Feb 2010 Loan Loan Feb 2010 - Jun 2010
10 Guillermo Franco Forward £20,000 £1,040,000 Sep 2009 Loan Contract Sep 2009 - Jun 2010
11 Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna Forward £19,231 £1,000,000 Feb 2010 Loan Loan Feb 2010 - Jun 2010
12 Carlton Cole Forward £50,000 £2,600,000 Jul 2006 £1,000,000 Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010; Ext Jun 2013 (@Nov 2008)
13 Luís Boa Morte Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Jan 2007 £5,000,000 Contract Jan 2007 - Jun 2010
14 Radoslav Kovác Midfield £20,000 £1,040,000 Jan 2009 £3,250,000 Contract Aug 2009 - Jun 2012
15 Matthew Upson Defender £70,000 £3,640,000 Jan 2007 £7,500,000 Contract Jan 2007 - Jun 2011
16 Mark Noble Midfield £20,000 £1,040,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Aug 2004) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013) (@Apr 2009)
17 Benni McCarthy Forward £38,462 £2,000,000 Feb 2010 £2,500,000 Contract Feb 2010 - June 2012
18 Jonathan Spector Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Jun 2006 £500,000 Contract Aug 2006 - Jun 2010
20 Julien Faubert Midfield £30,000 £1,560,000 Jun 2007 £6,100,000 Contract Jul 2007 - Jun 2012
21 Valon Behrami Midfield £30,000 £1,560,000 Jul 2008 £5,000,000 Contract Jul 2008 - Jul 2013
22 Manuel da Costa Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Aug 2009 £2,000,000 Contract Aug 2008 - Jun 2012
23 Hérita Ilunga Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Sep 2008 Loan / Fee Loan Aug 2008 - Jun 2009; Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013
28 Péter Kurucz Goalkeeper £5,000 £260,000 Feb 2009 Loan / Fee Loan Jul 2008 - Jun 2009; Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
29 Marek Stech Goalkeeper £3,000 £156,000 Jul 2006 Academy (2006) Debut (Sub only) (Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010)
30 James Tomkins Defender £4,000 £208,000 Jul 2005 Academy (2005) Debut (Mar 2008) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013) (@Apr 2009)
31 Jack Collison Midfield £2,000 £104,000 Jul 2005 Academy (2005) Debut (Jan 2008) (Contract Jul 2008 - Jun 2013)
32 Alessandro Diamanti Forward £30,000 £1,560,000 Aug 2009 £6,000,000 Contract Aug 2009 - Jun 2014
33 Fabio Daprelà Defender £10,000 £520,000 Jul 2009 £500,000 Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
34 Oliver Lee Midfield £400 £20,800 Jul 2009 Academy (2009) Debut (Sub only) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)
36 Anthony Edgar Midfield £400 £20,800 Jul 2004 Academy (2004) Debut (Jan 2010) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)
41 Zavon Hines Forward £400 £20,800 Jul 2006 Academy (2006) Debut (Aug 2008) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)
45 Jordan Spence Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2004 Academy (2004) Debut (N/A) (Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010)
46 Junior Stanislas Midfield £1,500 £78,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Mar 2009) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014) (@Apr 2009)
£705,792 £36,701,200 £55,850,000
£187,831 £9,767,200
£182,100 £9,469,200 Released (March): 35 Josh Payne, 44 Bondz N’Gala, Nick Barrett, Davide Ferrari,
£178,462 £9,280,000 Peter Loveday, Danny Kearns, Conor Okus, Jack Lampe.
PLAYERS ON LOAN
19 Freddie Sears Forward £4,000 £208,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Mar 2008) (Contract Jul 2008 - Jun 2013) (@Feb 2008)
24 Frank Nouble Forward £10,000 £520,000 Jul 2009 £500,000 Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2008 Academy (2008) Debut (N/A) ~ On loan to Roeselare, Belguim (to May 2010)
Matt Fry Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2001 Academy (2001) Debut (N/A) ~ On loan to Gillingham (to May 2010)
Out of contract - June 2010
Out of contract - June 2011
Out of contract - June 2012
WHUFC-FIXTURES-2009-2010.xls/28.03.2010 WHU SQUAD 2009-2010[/quote]

Idiots.

[Uke]

Idiots.

Post of the day

[The Surgeon of Crowthorne]

I think this is the most shocking on that list:
Steve Clark Assist Man £24,200 £1,258,400 Sep 2008 N/A Contract Sep 2008 - June 2011; Ext Jun 2013 (@Apr 2009)

More than Mike Phelan at Man Utd, reputedly.

[Wax Jacket]

had to get him from chelsea though

if you look at it with Scott Parker as your base though it's more horrifying - he's their only good player, most of the rest should be on about 50% of what he gets at absolute most

[BReal]

goalkeeping coach seems to be a right hustle.

take a few practice shots at the keeper pre-game every saturday - £150K


yes please

[The Prisoner]

The reformed Chester FC were granted the lease to the old Chester City FC Deva Stadium at midnight last night by the council and have applied to the FA to be considered as a reformed club this morning (as opposed to being a new club which would put them near the bottom of the pyramid). They should go into the Unibond League 1 (3 below conference national) for the start of next season, and have advertised for a new manager. Budgets are to be announced shortly so that the manager can start looking at players.

The reformed team will be run by the supporters group - City Fans United.

http://www.devachat.com

[Wax Jacket]

that's good news

[Messiah]

The reformed Chester FC were granted the lease to the old Chester City FC Deva Stadium at midnight last night by the council and have applied to the FA to be considered as a reformed club this morning (as opposed to being a new club which would put them near the bottom of the pyramid). They should go into the Unibond League 1 (3 below conference national) for the start of next season, and have advertised for a new manager. Budgets are to be announced shortly so that the manager can start looking at players.

The reformed team will be run by the supporters group - City Fans United.

http://www.devachat.com

Brilliant news. Plenty to look forward to for once. Hope they make their way back to the FL very soon.

[Mr Optimist]

I'm particularly pleased Colwyn Bay escaped Unibond Div 1 via the play-offs now!! Chester should go through Div 1 fairly easily as FCUM have, although re-formed Halifax have taken two seasons before going up in style (100 points) this season.

Realistically means that any other club in Div 1 is left to scrabble around for one of the four play off places at best.

Good luck to Chester and I hope their fans take to this level of the pyramid with the reasonably good grace that Halifax have rather than trying to give it "the biggun" being a big fish in a small pond.

Colwyn Bay were the second best supported side in unibond div 1 last season and they average 350-400. Halifax averaged c.1500 which I would imagine Chester will do aswell; the problem they have is they will be everyone's cup final. Do you know if they will be in North or South Division yet?

[Barry the bird boggler]

If Gloucester's experience is anything to go by it wouldn't surprise me to see Chester dumped into the Southern League Midland Division.

[Smoking Kills Dancing Doe]

goalkeeping coach seems to be a right hustle.

take a few practice shots at the keeper pre-game every saturday - £150K


yes please

Come on, sometimes you gotta stand on the half way line and let em kick a ball to you.

Also who'd wanna get on Sal Bibbo's mrs?!

[Dirk Gently]

Recommended listening tonight is "The Report" on Radio 4 tonight : "Investigating the financial crisis facing Premiership and Championship football."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s7dw2

Below is a summary of the programme:

With the football season drawing to a close, Morland Sanders investigates the financial crisis facing Premiership and Championship
clubs. Many are saddled with huge debts.

One manager says his club's business model of high wages and bonuses simply does not stack up and threatens the viability of the national game.

And the outgoing Football League chairman has warned that the affairs of some clubs are not transparent, making it impossible to determine who the owners are - and the level of debts on the books.

[Wax Jacket]

Colwyn Bay were the second best supported side in unibond div 1 last season and they average 350-400. Halifax averaged c.1500 which I would imagine Chester will do aswell; the problem they have is they will be everyone's cup final. Do you know if they will be in North or South Division yet?

the Bay have always decentish crowds even when I was ballboying there in the late 80s

[Mr Optimist]

Didn't know you were from this part of the world Waxers.

Late 80s would have been after the move to Llanelian Road from Eirias Park but before the exile years in England? I've lived here since 98.

Just really trying to put in to persepctive how far down in to non-league football Chester will be going if the Bay are currently one of the bigger fish with crowds of 3 or 400! Most clubs get 100 or 200 watching them most weeks.

Nice relatively new club house at Llanelian Road and beer is a reasonable £2.50 a pint, chips and gravy, and you can see the game from the windows aswell...think I might spend more time there next season!

[Wax Jacket]

4 years growing up in the Bay 88-92 - when Mad Howard was still roaming!

Yes it was when Llanelian Rd was a new ground - promotion after promotion as well as Welsh Cup semi-finals, was great

[Tony Le Mesmer]

LOLiverpooLOL post a loss of £55m, £40m of which is interest payments.

[TFF]

and no CL money next season...

[Dirk Gently]

Just as a side-note on the Chester City affair, their obnoxious former owner has been charged with GBH on a Police officer after a fracas at a Wrexham pub.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8674336.stm