Harry Kewell's contract

I know their may be others but I will just use this as an example.

Harry Kewell has signed for Melbourne Victory in the A-League, because this is such a big signing, it would appear that he will receive the gate of away teams when he comes to play, because of his pulling power etc.

Will this be in the game?

Unlikely this will make it.

Unlikely this will make it.

I thought so, but there's no harm in asking!

He isn't getting the gate payments for away games. To answer your question, currently I cannot replicate his 80% of Melbourne Victory revenue contract so this will be represented differently in-game.

Probably one for the Australian data issues thread though.

He isn't getting the gate payments for away games. To answer your question, currently I cannot replicate his 80% of Melbourne Victory revenue contract so this will be represented differently in-game.

Probably one for the Australian data issues thread though.

Thanks, but I'm sure he tried for some of the away gate. That might also have been negotiating with the FFA anyway. However, I'm sure this would work in some of the other leagues, but obviously it isn't common. May also be hard to code in.

FFA are giving him $500k for advertising purposes but he is not getting away gate takings. The reason was if other players came home and tried the same thing there wouldn't be enough to go around and thus you wouldn't be able to attract players home. He is getting 80% of increased revenue from ticket sales and marketing of Victory. Other clubs will not be giving him anything, even though earlier it was reported as such.

Needs a 20 in the money grubbing %^#$ stat. Lost all respect for him long ago when he would whinge about having to play for Australia.

At least he is coming home (as well as Emerton). Brescicano and Neill could take a leaf out of their books.

FFA are giving him $500k for advertising purposes but he is not getting away gate takings. The reason was if other players came home and tried the same thing there wouldn't be enough to go around and thus you wouldn't be able to attract players home. He is getting 80% of increased revenue from ticket sales and marketing of Victory. Other clubs will not be giving him anything, even though earlier it was reported as such.

They aernt anymore.

They were going to give him this, but negotiations broke down because of conflict with Kewells sponsorships, however a loop hole was found which meant if Kewell signed a standard player contract that he could keep all sponsorships (that were sponsors before he signed the contract). Thats why the whole process took so long.

FFA are giving him $500k for advertising purposes but he is not getting away gate takings. The reason was if other players came home and tried the same thing there wouldn't be enough to go around and thus you wouldn't be able to attract players home. He is getting 80% of increased revenue from ticket sales and marketing of Victory. Other clubs will not be giving him anything, even though earlier it was reported as such.

Sorry, that was my mistake. At least he is still coming home!

Unless this becomes a widespread contract condidtion, I doubt that it will be implemented just for 1 or 2 players.

I was of the understanding it is common in Brazil

I was of the understanding it is common in Brazil

Really? I honestly did not know that, how common?

Given the successful implementation of marquee player deals over the last few years I'm going to assume not.

To widen out this very specific question, I hope SI don't add in the ridiculous loyalty payments players commonly get when they force through a transfer.

I know their may be others but I will just use this as an example.

Harry Kewell has signed for Melbourne Victory in the A-League, because this is such a big signing, it would appear that he will receive the gate of away teams when he comes to play, because of his pulling power etc.

Will this be in the game?

actually Kewell will be receiving 60% of the additional profits at away games in games he plays. So for eg - Melbourne heart vs Melb Victory. if normally they get 25,000 and with Kewell playing they get 30,000 then Kewell will get 60% of the additional $$ from the 5000 extra people in the crowd

actually Kewell will be receiving 60% of the additional profits at away games in games he plays. So for eg - Melbourne heart vs Melb Victory. if normally they get 25,000 and with Kewell playing they get 30,000 then Kewell will get 60% of the additional $$ from the 5000 extra people in the crowd

No, he isnt.

in other words, no one really knows what the actual deal entails.

if normally they get 25,000 and with Kewell playing they get 30,000 then Kewell will get 60% of the additional $$ from the 5000 extra people in the crowd

I can tell you that they really don't get 25,000

But yeah, I'm with Eleanor. How can FM implement this if no-one actually knows the terms?

Good luck to Kewell in Australia...

He spent 3 years with galatasaray.

First year he was awesome,

but later he started to fail in fitness badly...

We will always wish him success in the future.

I'd like to see pay-as-you-play contracts come in

Might be able to do pay-as-you play contracts now. It will be tough though. Trying to get an agent to accept an offer with no weekly wage just clauses like 35,000 an apperience, goal bonuses etc.

Might be able to do pay-as-you play contracts now. It will be tough though. Trying to get an agent to accept an offer with no weekly wage just clauses like 35,000 an apperience, goal bonuses etc.

I've managed to get them going with no agent involved. I'm sure if you just bunged him a healthy agent fee, he wouldn't give two hoots what wage you were giving his player.

I can tell you that they really don't get 25,000

But yeah, I'm with Eleanor. How can FM implement this if no-one actually knows the terms?

The actual deal is as such:

Kewell will get 80% of any increased revenue in home ticketing and sales. If an extra 5000 people turn up to Victory home matches Kewell will pocket 80% of that. The kicker is, if Kewell isn't playing then he gets nothing so it is an 80% if you play. If there is no increase or there is a decrease then he gets nothing. This is only with home games. Away games have no impact. The same goes for merchandicing - 80% on any increase in revenue. If Victory had a revenue of $1m last season and they have $1.1m this season Kewell gets the $80,000 from the increased revenue and Victory get $20,000.

Make sense?

I don't think anyone really knows the exact terms, but the idea of it is what I was asking about.

Doesn't concern me too much that this isn't in the game. What wage would he be on per week though?

Anyone else find it ironic that a former Leeds star went to Galatasaray?

Doesn't concern me too much that this isn't in the game. What wage would he be on per week though?

Nothing. It depends on if it is a home or away game. At home, it depends on if the average crowd is higher or lower than last season. If higher, he gets 80% of the increase. For away games he earns nothing.

Anyone else find it ironic that a former Leeds star went to Galatasaray?

I find it odd that anybody goes to play in Turkey tbh

Doesn't concern me too much that this isn't in the game. What wage would he be on per week though?

About £25k/week before add-ons if I remember the tabloid figures correctly.

I find it odd that anybody goes to play in Turkey tbh

Why, may I ask?

Nothing. It depends on if it is a home or away game. At home, it depends on if the average crowd is higher or lower than last season. If higher, he gets 80% of the increase. For away games he earns nothing.

That's just the bonus, he still has a base salary,

Firstly - Turkey... the history around that part of the world is simply without peer and a cultured individual may enjoy being immersed for a while. That's the only thing I can think of!

Secondly - H Kewell's contract... don't know the details of what seems like a really tricky deal but for everyone's sake I hope he scores somewhere near the same amount of goals as Robbie Kruse did. Promotion or not the A League is not on free to air TV in any capacity save the news and that means the average Aussie will only see a lot of Harry if he is hitting the back of the net.

Just want to make clear I wasn't trying to knock the turkish league, Turkey has produced some fine players over the years and even more with turkish ancestory are coming through for germany/belegium etc.

What i did find strange was that Kewell chose Galatasary after what happened when Leeds went there for a Euro game a few years back when he was still playing for them IIRC and a couple of fans got stabbed to death. If the guy had any feelings for the club that trained him since he was a teenager and gave him his start in pro football he wouldn't have went to Gala. Total merc.

Please keep this on topic, just in case it might veer off course.

Please keep this on topic, just in case it might veer off course.

Thanks for reminding them!

I hope it isn't included in FM, as it would have to be done right as some players already demand too much. If your like me, you just move on then and pull out of negotiations.

I'm sure Kewell will get injured in the first 5 games anyway.

that's really silly, but i doubt it will happen

I don't think that they will put the % of revenue in a contract negotiation on Football Manager

That's just the bonus, he still has a base salary,

yeah, but the minimum wage in the A-League is $40k per year, which is what he is on (due to the law here)