The Rev Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Most of talk I see is about transfer budgets, but that's not my problem. I took over Oxford United and brought in a lot of new players. Didn't spent much money on players - most of them are Europeans who didn't have a club - but I'm obviously having to pay their wages. And a lot of players previously on £50 or £200 a week are asking for £1,000 or more when their contracts come up. So, although my wages are shown as £18,000 against a budget of £19,000 I'm showing as being over my wage budget. I presume this isn't a bug, but because when the new contracts kick in I'll be well over my wage budget. We're fifth in the table with five games to go so there's still a chance for promotion, which I'd hope would see the wage budget go up a bit, but I really need to get my wages down. In January I tried to offload some players, but only a few clubs bid and offered me ludicrously low sums of money for the players they wanted, then closed negotiations when I asked for more. So, how should I get my wage budget down? List players for loan and ask for contributions to their wages? Or should I release some players, even though that costs money? What effect does it actually have on me if I, say, release a player and end up having to pay £30,000 or so to get rid of them? I guess I should wait until the end of the season and see how things look then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottc18 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 If you release to many players the club will go bankrupt. The only way to get the wage budget down is to sell a couple of players or loan them out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crickie Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 is anybody you dont want out of contract at the end of the season???. If you get promoted then your wages budget should go up a bit but not much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 ive noticed 16 year old players demanding between 10 -20k a week now thats not very realistic i dont think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergkamp.10. Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 yea especially with the current money crunches affecting our economy lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 exactly!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergkamp.10. Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 about time somebody brought world-matters into here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 I got my wage bill down over the summer after my first season. (We missed out on a play off place, finishing sixth, but won the Setanta Shield - to which the board and fans reacted as if we'd just won the Champions League and FA Cup in the same week, or something.) How did I get the wages down? Easy! Lots of offers came in for my good players. Some I accepted, some I refused and some I had to accept due to that bane of the lower leagues, the big club release clause. And then clubs refused to sell me any decent players, so I had to find some cheap chaps without contracts. So, my finances are now solid, but I've got a significantly worse team. Ah well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergkamp.10. Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 good but bad + Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 just seen something weird playing with Luton my maximum wage allowed was 5k but when i bidded for Rivaldo it was willing to match his current contract of 75k! i was amazed by that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergkamp.10. Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 it would have used the thing where if they would become an important player then they allow for more, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 yeah but thats one hell of a jump an extra 70k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stiemens Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 just seen something weird playing with Luton my maximum wage allowed was 5k but when i bidded for Rivaldo it was willing to match his current contract of 75k! i was amazed by that This has been reported elsewhere and unfortunately it is a bug that slipped into the game at the last moment. It is reasonably 'avoidable' as these players with huge wages won't show up on your player search screen if you are only displaying interested players. Please also bear in mind that should you decide to sign these players using this exploit, your club will more than likely struggle for finances in the future... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 haha so have i found the first bug? It didnt work, he still kept rejecting me even though i offered him what he wanted, never mind Luton dont need Rivaldo when theyve got super Post banging them in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbchuz Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I had a 17 year old come through the ranks at Man Utd, and upon looking at his stats he was very impressive. When I went to offer him a contract he was asking for $200k (85k-ish pounds) per week! :o Obviously he didn't hit the jackpot, and at the end of the season he accepted a $50k a week contract which was still over the top but better than losing him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergkamp.10. Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I had a 17 year old come through the ranks at Man Utd, and upon looking at his stats he was very impressive. When I went to offer him a contract he was asking for $200k (85k-ish pounds) per week! :oObviously he didn't hit the jackpot, and at the end of the season he accepted a $50k a week contract which was still over the top but better than losing him lol imagine paying a 17 year old that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 thats what i mean its not very realistic in my opinion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukaboi Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Especially paying a 17 yr old 85k a week when he has no top flight experience! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 ive just had a 18 yr old, who i signed at 16, who was on £100 a week demand 8.5k in his new contract hes played a few games but still i think thats a bit too high Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukaboi Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Well look at Rooney, the greedy begger, good riddance to him and all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergkamp.10. Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 lol yeah 'cause he's no good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbchuz Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I know we've already established the wages problem, but I just had an interesting one: English youngster got promoted to my squad at Man Utd, on a salaray of $72,000 per week. This 18 year old fresh from the academy earns more in a week than I do in a year and he's actually pretty bad... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stiemens Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 English youngster got promoted to my squad at Man Utd, on a salaray of $72,000 per week Was he on this salary from the moment he was generated into your squad as a youth player? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbchuz Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Yep, I looked at him the day I got the news item to check out his skills Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Marc Vaughan Posted December 2, 2008 SI Staff Share Posted December 2, 2008 I know we've already established the wages problem, but I just had an interesting one:English youngster got promoted to my squad at Man Utd, on a salaray of $72,000 per week. This 18 year old fresh from the academy earns more in a week than I do in a year and he's actually pretty bad... Did you go on holiday or was this his wage in the game when he was promoted from the youth team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 English youngster got promoted to my squad at Man Utd, on a salaray of $72,000 per week. This 18 year old fresh from the academy earns more in a week than I do in a year and he's actually pretty bad... That is obscene it would take me nearly 5 years to earn that much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergkamp.10. Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 but he said it in dollars how many english pounds would that be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridley99 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 its about 36000 in us dollars, dont know about oz dollars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbchuz Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I never go on holiday, it was literally the instant I got the news item that I opened his profile, then saw his demands for a new contract ($72k per week, I guess about 30k pounds) and noted that he was already on that wage! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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