Mr_Squirrel Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Because there is such a massive demand for his services. He is arguably in the top 10 strikers in the world, anyone who is in the best top ten people of what what they do can usually name their price. Quite... I noticed that during his performance at the world cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 But aside from that... why should the likes of Rooney be paid that much anyway? Because if he is not, he will move to some other club where he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dory Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Because there is such a massive demand for his services. Every hooker in Manchester is hoping so, there'll be upping there hourly rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Squirrel Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Because if he is not, he will move to some other club where he is. More the fool of any club deciding to part with that amount of cash for any player, especially one who seems to spend more time off the pitch with 'injury' or red carded for stomping on the heads of other players. I dont blame Rooney for taking the cash... good on him and we all would given the opportunity. I blame the clubs for agreeing to pay the fee in the first place. As i understand it, British (Club) footballers are the highest paid in the world yet on the world stage, appear poor in ability compared to foreign club players. What Rooney and his colleagues get paid matters to me not a jot, i dont pay to watch games and never will. If the supporters reckon he is worth that much then so be it, i hope they enjoy paying for him as much as i do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Lower wages should mean that ticket prices are reduced, ensuring more fans to be able to watch their clubs without crippling ticket fees. But aside from that... why should the likes of Rooney be paid that much anyway? After all... his antics both on and off the pitch are hardly inspiring illustrations of a 'sportsman' representing the game and 'sportsmanship' at a premium level. Nobody makes anybody pay to go to a match. If people are willing to pay then thats up to them. You can always vote with your feet. He shouldn't be paid anything, he is paid what his club thinks he is worth. Why should Tom Cruise command the salary he does per movie when he is like Bruce Campbell doing the same thing. Its basic free market economics. A salary cap is ridiculous, capping wages for anyone is restriction of trade and unfair. I say fair play to him, if you went into work on monday and you were offered a 75% pay rise and a generous bonus would you say no, would you thank your boss but assure him you weren't worth it and explain that you couldn't in all good conscience accept it because its unfair to others and unreasonable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandadowl Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Ferguson and rooney deserve each other, both obnoxiuos spoilt little brats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 It's just as obscene as movie stars, rock and pop stars and other sports stars get. So true, and care workers that save peoples lives get paid s*** . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Do they now? Interesting!.... Yet another example of clubs squandering hundreds of thousands of pounds over clearly a wasted exercise. Or maybe the professional scouts are a better judge of what constitutes a top class player than you are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 No-one is worth that sort of stupid money. Man Utd thinks Rooney is Stupid, or worth the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Stupid, or worth the money?Probably both but then again he's on that money and i'm not so who's really the stupid one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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