Robert Green complaining publicly about wages

[Destort 0]

I''m sorry but footballers seem to be on a different planet to the rest of us. Since when has it been ok under contract to come out and rubbish your wage when the rest of us can''t afford to put petrol in the car. There seems to be no loyalty despite the fact these players agree to the terms in the beginning. He knew he was signing for 5 years and now because he doesn''t like it he sulks. I can''t imagine any other profession getting away with it. This summer just seems to have been dominated by sulks: Ronaldo, Berbatov, Barry, Green... the list goes on.

Huckerby had the right attitude acknowledging he earned more than the man on the street and was lucky to do so. I just think something needs to give a bit of power back to the clubs as contracts don''t seem to be worth the paper they''re written on.

[alex_ncfc 584]

I think it''s a shame Greeno has come out with this after the good work he has done this summer (unless it''s just crazy paper talk)

I can''t imagine he''s on less than 30K to be honest. There is simply no right to complain being on that sort of money, whether it''s the lowest of the squad or not. He needs to remember that when he signed he wasn''t first choice (I believe?) and his contract would reflect this.

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green. hmm he''s a funny one. didn''t think he would turn out like this when i had him under my wing for a short period, but then again didn''t think delia would turn like how she is. so eyy whats the the world coming too ?

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[quote user="alex_ncfc"]

He needs to remember that when he signed he wasn''t first choice (I believe?) and his contract would reflect this.

[/quote]He was first choice when he signed a new 5-year contract last summer... which surely gives him even less grounds for complaint.

[gissing canary 2]

[quote user="Destort"]

I''m sorry but footballers seem to be on a different planet to the rest of us. Since when has it been ok under contract to come out and rubbish your wage when the rest of us can''t afford to put petrol in the car. There seems to be no loyalty despite the fact these players agree to the terms in the beginning. He knew he was signing for 5 years and now because he doesn''t like it he sulks. I can''t imagine any other profession getting away with it. This summer just seems to have been dominated by sulks: Ronaldo, Berbatov, Barry, Green... the list goes on.

Huckerby had the right attitude acknowledging he earned more than the man on the street and was lucky to do so. I just think something needs to give a bit of power back to the clubs as contracts don''t seem to be worth the paper they''re written on.

[/quote]I agree with you in some ways but disagree in others, yes it is incensitive to the rest of the world.  But he is a footballer, and rumours are he earns 20k+ a year, last year he was west hams best and most consistent player.  He did not miss 1min of premiership football, meanwhile, Dyer, Ljungberg, Bellamy.... earn 3time what he does, and they dont try and are never fit or on particularly impressive form.If I worked harder than everyone else in my job and earned a third of what they do, I wouldnt be happy either!  I know he still earns astronmical amounts, but I work in the city in finance, and I know people who earn crazy amounts of money and complain they dont earn more!  People cant hold up Cullum as our saviour and dismiss Green, I dont think Cullum got his 2bill by accepting he earned a "good" wage.

[Destort 0]

[quote user="gissing canary"][quote user="Destort"]

I''m sorry but footballers seem to be on a different planet to the rest of us. Since when has it been ok under contract to come out and rubbish your wage when the rest of us can''t afford to put petrol in the car. There seems to be no loyalty despite the fact these players agree to the terms in the beginning. He knew he was signing for 5 years and now because he doesn''t like it he sulks. I can''t imagine any other profession getting away with it. This summer just seems to have been dominated by sulks: Ronaldo, Berbatov, Barry, Green... the list goes on.

Huckerby had the right attitude acknowledging he earned more than the man on the street and was lucky to do so. I just think something needs to give a bit of power back to the clubs as contracts don''t seem to be worth the paper they''re written on.

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I agree with you in some ways but disagree in others, yes it is incensitive to the rest of the world.  But he is a footballer, and rumours are he earns 20k+ a year, last year he was west hams best and most consistent player.  He did not miss 1min of premiership football, meanwhile, Dyer, Ljungberg, Bellamy.... earn 3time what he does, and they dont try and are never fit or on particularly impressive form.
If I worked harder than everyone else in my job and earned a third of what they do, I wouldnt be happy either!  I know he still earns astronmical amounts, but I work in the city in finance, and I know people who earn crazy amounts of money and complain they dont earn more!  People cant hold up Cullum as our saviour and dismiss Green, I dont think Cullum got his 2bill by accepting he earned a "good" wage.

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I see what you''re saying but the main point I really want to get across is the fact these players are contracted and therefore have no grounds to complain.

[I beat Atalanta 0]

[quote user="gissing canary"] and rumours are he earns 20k+ a year,[/quote]All he deserves...... simpletonIts no co-incidence that he was never accepted by the squad at Norwich and the same has happened at West Ham. Tens of thousands of people who cant afford to give time and money to charitable causes do so with no recognition or thanks so no big deal thereAnyone who''s ever met the lad would agree he''s a very very strange character. He will never look you in the eye.

[Rupethebear 0]

Crazy, he wasn''t complaining last year when he signed.

Should think himself lucky most of us are worse off due to inflation, falling house prices etc etc and we don''t earn £30K a week.

[O.T.B.C 0]

I would not complain with 20-25k a week. But what he is trying to say is that others are getting better wages. He has signed contract and agreed to those wages, so in reality he should stick to that. He was also offered a review when he signed it last year, that is due for renewal next year.

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Personally .. i want to bring him back to norwich [:''(]

[Syteanric 1]

[quote user="I beat Atalanta"][quote user="gissing canary"]

 and rumours are he earns 20k+ a year,

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All he deserves...... simpleton

Its no co-incidence that he was never accepted by the squad at Norwich and the same has happened at West Ham. Tens of thousands of people who cant afford to give time and money to charitable causes do so with no recognition or thanks so no big deal there

Anyone who''s ever met the lad would agree he''s a very very strange character. He will never look you in the eye.
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i''ve often thought Greeno a little eccentric as well.. the next David Ike perhaps?

jas :)

[I beat Atalanta 0]

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]

i''ve often thought Greeno a little eccentric as well.. the next David Ike perhaps?

jas :)

[/quote]LOL - actually he''s a little more modest than Ike

[Mr. Bump 0]

[quote user="Glenn Roeder"]green. hmm he''s a funny one. didn''t think he would turn out like this when i had him under my wing for a short period, but then again didn''t think delia would turn like how she is. so eyy whats the the world coming too ?[/quote]

Yourself and Green have never worked together?

[Mr. Bump 0]

Anyway, he''s being treated like a slave.