.....can get atleast £30,000 a week to live on? Yet on average a common person in the U.K. gets £15,000 a year in the U.K. I like playing football, but don't like watching it for 1hour plus, I prefer to watch the summary. Should WE not oppose this? I mean the amount of money they receive????? Or do we love such a game and don't care what they earn, as long as they entertain us.
2006-10-05 00:16:53 · 16 answers · asked by Abu J 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
I completely agree with you. I will not go and watch a game unless my son wants me to take him to a local match. The money that hard working people spend on match tickets, kits and other merchandise goes straight into players wages. Yet people are happy to pay anything up to £60-70 to watch a Premiership match (not mentioning any team names, but I'm sure you can guess).
You are right, if people stopped paying £40-50 for a replica kit; stopped paying however many hundreds of pounds to watch Premiership teams, the clubs would be forced to at least bring the cost of such things down.
It'll never happen though....
2006-10-05 02:19:13 · answer #1 · answered by Andy J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It`s up to the Fan`s if they want to buy Football Shirt`s etc. If people do not agree with what Footballer`s get paid, the best thing for them to do is stay away from the Football games, that way they are not putting any money toward the Football Players wages. But there are many thousands of people that love to go and watch their Club`s play Football. I can not see many people opposing it.
2006-10-05 01:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by madge 51 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same way here in the United States. They get paid outrageous sums of money. But, the American public loves football, and they don't care how much the players make. Our football is different from yours.
It is a very popular form of entertainment here, and alot of merchandise is sold pertaining to their favorite team.
As long as fans support the teams, it's here to stay, and that looks like a very long time.
I am a football fan, but I watch it on TV from my home.
2006-10-05 00:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by FL Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because these people need something to belong to. It's a tribal instinct that is still very strong in some people. This instinct is exploited by big business all the time. If it isn't football, it's religion, a political movement or party, having the latest phone, having an Ipod... etc.
Humans evolved as pack animals, so that trait still manifests today but just in a modern environment. I'd say that even the most independantly minded of us are to some extent controlled by this instinctive need to belong.
2006-10-05 00:29:39 · answer #4 · answered by Mark C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, these payers are overpaid etc etc,
Blame Jimmy Hill (And if you dont know why, DONT COMMENT!)
But being at a match is Far better than the TV, Just like being at a concert is better, Just is...
If you dont mind paying the money to watch fine, But its up to the individual NOT to fall into THE MARKETING TRAP.
But dont forget MOST money comes from TV and European Competition.
2006-10-05 00:34:29 · answer #5 · answered by Banderes 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iv'e not been to a football match since 1976. It was because of the hooligans at the time, but now i wont go because i refuse to pay 25 -£30 for a couple of hours, " overpaid players "
2006-10-05 00:20:54 · answer #6 · answered by pat.rob00 Chef U.K. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i've got faith Wayne Rooney became behaving like a spoilt brat and he could apologise because of believe and love human beings have continuously strengthen on him. human beings initiate booing, a sheer sign of unhappiness. are you able to blame them, whilst the clicking has placed England in such pedestal that all of us is made to have faith that that's the team which is going to hold the cup returned! Regards to how plenty those persons could jerk as much as observe uninteresting video games, can every person blame the utter disgust, a feeling of being short exceeded by gamers who've shown with out doubts their credibility is in basic terms club point. that's going to likely be a rip of if the English area would desire to no longer make it to the subsequent around you recognize why, because of the fact brotherhood and solidity is a 2 way highway. you do no longer in basic terms permit your followers down and you verify you do your superb!!!
2016-12-26 10:15:14 · answer #7 · answered by belis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, but! i hope you don,t mind me saying this, my daughter play s footie, i only like watching her play and after a serious accident she damaged her knee after 5 ops, one we payed private for ,her football team did nothing to help her , not even a physio, wait for it" Manchester City". She was and pray good enough from an early age to eventually play for England, but! through pressure and also not really understanding at first theres now a lot of damage shes just turned sixteen
2006-10-05 00:38:53 · answer #8 · answered by dawny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's our national sport which brings pleasure to thousands & thousands of people in our country.
I'd rather pay money for shirts & games that give me years of enjoyment rather be on of those people "oh I'll not pay any money for those overpaid footballers"
No one likes paying council taxes, but it ya don't pay then ya get banged up.
2006-10-05 00:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Sluugy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Football is a religion....
The average earnings in uk is approx 20 - 25k per annum, not 15 as you suggest!!
2006-10-05 01:22:04 · answer #10 · answered by matthu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋