Floodlights cost

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josie andrews wrote: Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:28 pm
Caboosegg wrote: Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:09 pm It's blows my mind that anyone can think footballer deserve their wages it's gross over inflation of worth.

I'd rather the doctors and nurses on standby at matches be paid those figures.
Me too!
They should be in the hospitals not the DW. Whatever happened to the St John's staff who I grew up with at Central Park??
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moto748 wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:14 am I'll say this about that issue: footballers get stick about being overpaid, and logically, rightly so, they earn ridiculous money. And yet, at least footballers have a rare skill, that is worth whatever the market thinks it's worth. The world is full of fools with no discernable talent whatsoever, from Ant and Dec to Boris Johnson. And big (and much less successful) sportsmen like golfers don't seem to attract the same levels of opprobrium.
Totally agree with this

Yes what they earn is astronomical but its not like footballers all gathered around and said "we should earn this much" - they earn that much because they have a specific talent. Its no different than a painter selling a piece for x million. If there wasnt a talent to it then everyone would do it, but they cant only a few can.

The earnings against other professions is a reflection on society or we the people. The people make footballers earn what they do by buying tickets and shirts and watching matches.
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Wigan_forever1985 wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:22 pm
moto748 wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:14 am I'll say this about that issue: footballers get stick about being overpaid, and logically, rightly so, they earn ridiculous money. And yet, at least footballers have a rare skill, that is worth whatever the market thinks it's worth. The world is full of fools with no discernable talent whatsoever, from Ant and Dec to Boris Johnson. And big (and much less successful) sportsmen like golfers don't seem to attract the same levels of opprobrium.
Totally agree with this

Yes what they earn is astronomical but its not like footballers all gathered around and said "we should earn this much" - they earn that much because they have a specific talent. Its no different than a painter selling a piece for x million. If there wasnt a talent to it then everyone would do it, but they cant only a few can.

The earnings against other professions is a reflection on society or we the people. The people make footballers earn what they do by buying tickets and shirts and watching matches.

This is Totally correct, i think though there is a threshold that people will stop paying over, that will be a big wake up call for the sport i fear, although i know a lot of the bigger clubs make money from cooperate seats so they may ride some of it out
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I note that wigan athletic have parted company with their manager something very wrong in paradise
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What's the cost to sit in the East stand, row G, seat 131, that's smack bang on halfway and was my seat until we left then compared to the same seat at the football, our top earner is (Bateman or is it French now?), then their top earner on what?, I'm presuming it's costs more to watch the football than rugby, so my question is would you pay more as in my opinion rugby players be it for Wigan or Bramley deserve every penny they should get and it's not enough at the moment when you consider Andy Farrell signed a 5 year deal about 20 years ago for £1 million that's £200k a year 20 years ago, if I remember correctly Rads in his book says he got the same deal as Andy Farrell too, (if my mind's not playing tricks on me he said Dave Whelan treated it like a business deal on the day of the meeting and it was life changing for Rads?) summats wrong somewhere.
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kitt green warriors wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:08 am What's the cost to sit in the East stand, row G, seat 131, that's smack bang on halfway and was my seat until we left then compared to the same seat at the football, our top earner is (Bateman or is it French now?), then their top earner on what?, I'm presuming it's costs more to watch the football than rugby, so my question is would you pay more as in my opinion rugby players be it for Wigan or Bramley deserve every penny they should get and it's not enough at the moment when you consider Andy Farrell signed a 5 year deal about 20 years ago for £1 million that's £200k a year 20 years ago, if I remember correctly Rads in his book says he got the same deal as Andy Farrell too, (if my mind's not playing tricks on me he said Dave Whelan treated it like a business deal on the day of the meeting and it was life changing for Rads?) summats wrong somewhere.
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ian.birchall wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:25 pm
josie andrews wrote: Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:28 pm
Caboosegg wrote: Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:09 pm It's blows my mind that anyone can think footballer deserve their wages it's gross over inflation of worth.

I'd rather the doctors and nurses on standby at matches be paid those figures.
Me too!
They should be in the hospitals not the DW. Whatever happened to the St John's staff who I grew up with at Central Park??

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fozzieskem wrote: Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:26 am I note that wigan athletic have parted company with their manager something very wrong in paradise
I sit in row D 137 which is bang on the halfway line in the East Stand it’s an end of the row seat For me it’s £135 for the season but I’m over 65😊
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josie andrews wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:26 am
fozzieskem wrote: Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:26 am I note that wigan athletic have parted company with their manager something very wrong in paradise
I sit in row D 137 which is bang on the halfway line in the East Stand it’s an end of the row seat For me it’s £135 for the season but I’m over 65😊
Latics season tickets for 2022/23 but they have 23 home games compared to our 12-13
https://wiganathletic.com/tickets/2022- ... n-tickets
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