Heard on the grapevine that

The young'uns were being paid very little (between a tenth and a fifth of some of the first teamer salaries mentioned) , hence the regular little and often new contracts that a few of them have signed over the last nine months.
Shouldn't be too much of a surprise. There's a world of difference between being a youngster on the fringes of the squad, to playing occasionally in the Cup, to cementing your place in the first team, to winning young championship player of the season in a winning side.

I'd not normally pass this on but it came from a friend of the family discussion and sounded about right.

Same source also said our contracts are low on the salaries, but high on success/appearance bonuses... Which would seem to also fit the plan and the culture.

Worked last year, suppose it might bite us in the arse. We can only wait and see.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on July 18th 2019 at 09:54:30

Message Thread

The Max hoo-ha (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 18, 08:48:32
- maybe we've got a really really good release clause on him (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 18, 11:22:20
- Who would have thought a lawyer would be querying a contract? (n/m) (NCFC) - camcan, Jul 18, 11:17:22
- given the depth of the bedwetting i think it's understandable (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 18, 10:22:54
  - Particularly as people were moaning that we were going to sell him to Palace. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jul 18, 10:27:54
    - if a silly offer is received we may yet! (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 11:41:37
      - Oh indeed - and that's fine. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jul 18, 12:43:31
        
        How much did they get for Wan Bissaka,50m? I know he's (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 18, 13:04:07
- Agreed. these new contracts are just indicative of the fact (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 18, 09:38:34
  - It means he is committed for the season (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Jul 18, 17:04:27
  - how is is £20million "very little"? (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 11:15:36
    - Are you referring to the promotion bonuses or wages? (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 18, 15:19:11
    - which relative to our peers, would be very little I suspect? (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 18, 11:19:30
      - it depends on your view (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 11:38:12
        
        I’m not having a go at the club here merely pointing out that the new contracts (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 18, 15:20:26
        
        1p5 peers? snigger (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 18, 13:19:25
  - I think we we had one of the highest paid squads in the champs in 16/17 which didn’t help (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jul 18, 10:46:29
    - City's expenditure is generally governed by income (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 11:40:32
  - agreed but remember the loan players the others lost, especially Villa (n/m) (NCFC) - Gazzaman, Jul 18, 09:48:28
  - Lighten up Jim.😳 (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 18, 09:48:15
    - But (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 18, 09:57:31
  - We're doing both though. (NCFC) - norway, Jul 18, 09:47:04
    - Drmic the forgotten man already? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 18, 09:52:06
      - who? (n/m) (NCFC) - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Jul 18, 11:28:42
      - I'm sure he'll be fine! (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jul 18, 10:15:53
      - New escape goat. (NCFC) - APB, Jul 18, 09:52:43
  - Do you think or do you know that we were “paying very little”? (NCFC) - APB, Jul 18, 09:46:57
    - Most of the key players won’t have been on much (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 18, 10:59:38
      - To be honest I’m never excited by the transfer window anyway. (NCFC) - APB, Jul 18, 11:04:44
    - Heard on the grapevine that (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 18, 09:54:30
      - If so, that's very good management, and results back that up (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Jul 18, 11:14:25
      - Wasn’t that what they did in 92/93? (NCFC) - APB, Jul 18, 09:58:06
        
        Sutton was on £500 a goal which at the time seemed MASSIVE to me (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jul 18, 10:39:55
    - I'm assuming that last year our wage bill was somewhere in the middle (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 18, 09:53:32
    - (Actually we do have millionaires owning, if not financing, the club) (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jul 18, 09:49:15
- A patriae makes Max feel valued, which can't be a bad thing (n/m) (NCFC) - rosarioslovelyhair, Jul 18, 09:00:07
  - Ffs,autocorrect is taking the piss.🤬 (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 18, 09:01:59
    - Looks like Jacob Rees Mogg’s autocorrect, turns it into Latin (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 18, 09:04:46
      - He's tapped into cambridge analytics,duttee bastard. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 18, 09:39:01
  - A payrise, even (n/m) (NCFC) - rosarioslovelyhair, Jul 18, 09:00:22
- An extra 5mil when we eventually sell him I suppose. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 18, 08:53:27
  - True, but I bet we’re now paying him extra wedge in return for the extension (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 18, 09:03:57
    - True,but I doubt he was on alot before. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 18, 09:06:55
- You don't come up with a photoshop and accompanying tagline that good, and not use it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 18, 08:51:03
  - Fair point (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 18, 08:52:42
- Moaning old git (n/m) (NCFC) - CauldRon, Jul 18, 08:50:59
  - If we hadn't tripled his wage he'd have almost certainly asked to leave (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Jul 18, 09:40:25
  - Good moaning to you too.😘👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 18, 08:57:27
  - Come round (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 18, 08:52:26
    - On way (n/m) (NCFC) - CauldRon, Jul 18, 09:36:30

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