I'm not the biggest fan of the PFA and it's clear they have a vested interest in keeping players' wages as high as possible. However, the report they produced yesterday was a very thorough and damning indictment of this salary cap; I found it hard to disagree with any of their arguments.
I'm all for collective bargaining and Trades Unions in general, but the PFA are a bunch of self gratificationERS.
Just as well they were there a few seasons ago when they paid our players wages
Surely the best way would be to have a 25 or 30% relegation wage drop in each player's contract.
Gordon Taylor is so out of touch he might as well live on the moon.
It would make sense but it would depend on who was putting the clause in the player's contracts. There is nothing to stop clubs doing that now, but how many are or are willing to? And how many players are accepting it in their contracts? There is obviously no traction in this at all so far from clubs as it is a battle to offer better contracts in order to attract the best players. Unfortunately expecting clubs to be self regulating is a bit of a pipe dream.
I am not sure how standard it would be. I expect it could well vary player to player let alone club to club. Remember, this is football, don't expect common sense to come into it. Clubs are forever looking upwards to entice players to them, not many players and agents will be asking about relegation unless it's to make sure there is a clause to get them out of there.
That's a very good point! My limited experience in the business of football has taught me that pretty much everything costs more than you think it would!
