Wage Structure

[The_Next_Legend]

Right okay, having a debate with people in my college about how much aberdeen players earn

 

I was saying they are probably no more than 3k a week (for the highest paid player)

 

Where as a couple of my mates are saying like 5/6/7k!? Surely not

 

might already be a topic on this but i couldnt be arsed looking for it so started a new one.

 

Any idea? Maybe youv seen it in the paper or that, just curious is all

[a don in oz]

No one knows; it's not released.

[Tord31]

In terms of basic salary (i.e. before appearance/win/loyalty/season bonuses and expenses - remember many of the top players get living allowances etc) I reckon it has varied beween

[Henry]

Just pick a figure out of your arse and pass it off as fact.

[spamspamspam]

ask stoney, he knows

[StandFree1982]

No idea, but I very much doubt its as high as 6k, otherwise we'd have signed up Arnason for a few more years.

 

I wish more clubs around the UK had proper wage structures, it's about time we put a stop to these over inflated wages that footballers are getting. Unfortunately for us, if the English clubs aren't doing it then we're only going to get scraps. The rest of Scotland is pretty much the same as us bar Celtic.

[barassie_afc]

Willie Miller is on at least 2k per week

[Stoney]

Club accounts are online if you want to take a stab at working it out.

 

We have the 4th / 5th biggest budget in the league! Dont think our players are as hard done by as some on here would like you to think!

[StandFree1982]

Club accounts are online if you want to take a stab at working it out.

 

We have the 4th / 5th biggest budget in the league! Dont think our players are as hard done by as some on here would like you to think!

I wouldn't say hard done by, but If you were being paid 10-100 times less than someone else doing the same job you'd want some of that too. regardless of how much you are getting paid, if you were on 1k a week and someone in a rival company doing exactly the same job was earning 10k a week...you would have your CV ready to be sent out!

[Dandyesque]

3k per week, plus or minus 10 percent at the very most.

[a don in oz]

The club accounts tell you how much is paid on wages across the company with the x highest paid directors only split out I think. There is no way of knowing how much that equates to in terms of player wages.

 

So really you could do a lot of analysis based on a bunch of assumptions from that figure (been there, done that, bought the t-shirt), or pull a number out your arse and sound authoritative while you say it. Take your pick.

 

 

 

 

 

[barassie_afc]

sure i did some analysis on this before and the average wage per employee was 50k per annum (thats all employees)

[sheepiekev]

I was told that Arnason was offered around

[Redstar]

I was told that Arnason was offered around

[sheepiekev]

This probably pretty acurate...with Mackie and Langfield being the highest earners...deals signed when JC was at the helm

 

Incredible to think that Mackie is earning around

[Redstar]

Incredible to think that Mackie is earning around

[a don in oz]

There we go. Pull numbers out of the arse. Sorry, be "told" them. Yep.

[Redstar]

There we go. Pull numbers out of the arse. Sorry, be "told" them. Yep.

That comes from Mackie's brother

[sheepiekev]

There we go. Pull numbers out of the arse. Sorry, be "told" them. Yep.

 

I hope you are not suggesting I've made the figures up that I posted?

[The Boofon]

I hope you are not suggesting I've made the figures up that I posted?

 

Think he meant Redstar Kev. Your figures look reasonably accurate. :thumbs:

[tommo1903]

I was told that Arnason was offered around

[a don in oz]

I was meaning *anyone* that posts anything here because it's all hearsay and butt-numbers.

 

With the next step then being to decry the players for earning that much and still being shite usually.

 

 

[tup]

Mackie earns far too much and is shite at football.

[barassie_afc]

Mackie earns far too much and is shite at football.

 

that's the most salient stuff you have ever spouted on here, well done

[Redstar]

I was meaning *anyone* that posts anything here because it's all hearsay and butt-numbers.

 

With the next step then being to decry the players for earning that much and still being shite usually.

 

The figures being mentioned are not big numbers (for a pro player) if you factor in the cost of living in Aberdeen...ok for Mackie and Langfield they are way over the top...to hear Arnason was offered less than

[V for Vendetta]

Much debated and no official answer so its an endless debate..

 

[DD1903]

Too much considering the pish they produce every week