Who is our highest wage earner?

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Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by fidelcastro » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:11 pm

Does anyone know the answer to this? I'm talking about the players rather than anyone else connected to the club. If so, roughly how much will they be on?

Just curious.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Dike Muff » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:21 pm

Remco Van Der Schaff; still.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Down_Rover » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:24 pm

Ben Gibson

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:25 pm

More than a years wage in a week for most on here, then double it for some.

Pitchforks and Molotov cocktails out!

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by fidelcastro » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:26 pm

Down_Rover wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:24 pm
Ben Gibson
I wondered that.

:(

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Royboyclaret » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:29 pm

Been debated before on the MMT thread, but the truth is that no-one outside of the Club has that level of information. We know all the historical Wage bills in total and the fact that the players' wages are very highly incentivised in terms of bonuses, but that's about it.

The Wage bill suggests that the first team squad possibly earn in the region of £40k/£45k per week plus bonuses.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:34 pm

fidelcastro wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:26 pm
I wondered that.

:(
It really wouldn't surprise me if he was,would it you?

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Post by fidelcastro » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:38 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:34 pm
It really wouldn't surprise me if he was,would it you?
No. I hope I'm wrong though.

I guess all clubs make signings that don't work out.

Plenty more than us!

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Moorite » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:41 pm

I’d be surprised if it isn’t Ben Mee.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:45 pm

Moorite wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:41 pm
I’d be surprised if it isn’t Ben Mee.
And well deserved if he is!

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Bertiebeehead » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:49 pm

Dyche

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Chester Perry » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:51 pm

Dyche is the top earner, followed by Wood and Mee who are thought to be on the same wage

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Royboyclaret » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:59 pm

Chester Perry wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:51 pm
Dyche is the top earner, followed by Wood and Mee who are thought to be on the same wage
The OP did ask specifically for the highest paid player. I think it's pretty common knowledge that Sean Dyche is the highest paid employee on the books, although his salary is often exaggerated particularly on here.

I doubt anyone has that level of knowledge regarding the players, although we can all speculate.
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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by ksrclaret » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:02 pm

Just imagine earning that amount of money every week for playing football. What would you even do with it all? Mind boggling.
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Post by Wile E Coyote » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:05 pm

seeing those wages actually makes me become a hater of football immediately. best not put those figures in the spotlight, I would rather regard the Burnley players as something else, something that makes me want to support them.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Iloveyoubrady » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:06 pm

Mee, tarks, Wood, Pope, Gibson, Jay will all be up there

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Chester Perry » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:09 pm

Royboyclaret wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:59 pm
The OP did ask specifically for the highest paid player. I think it's pretty common knowledge that Sean Dyche is the highest paid employee on the books, although his salary is often exaggerated particularly on here.

I doubt anyone has that level of knowledge regarding the players, although we can all speculate.
Roy, I answered both the OP title and the OP content

I concur that only a few at the club (the Premier League, the FA, agents, lawyers. accountants) know for certain but there are specialist websites out there that offer such detail and on the better ones the sums appear to add up to the ball park figure when bonuses are included

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Royboyclaret » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:15 pm

ksrclaret wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:02 pm
Just imagine earning that amount of money every week for playing football. What would you even do with it all? Mind boggling.
But that's whats required for simply being part of the Premier League, Wile.

Remember we are paid around £120 million each season by the PL and they expect that Income to be utilised on players.

Also, at our levels, we are still in the bottom three in the Prem in terms of total Wage bill.
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Post by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:46 pm

I don’t get the hate and jealousy when PL players wages are talked about.
Film stars or rock stars and nobody gives a flying one. These are amongst the best in the world. They train hard and then get kicked up in the air on a Saturday. They earn every penny. They don’t come close to US sports stars, golfers and tennis players but because everybody thinks they can kick a ball around for some strange reason they get a doing whenever salary comes up.
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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Vegas Claret » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:59 pm

fidelcastro wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:11 pm
Does anyone know the answer to this? I'm talking about the players rather than anyone else connected to the club. If so, roughly how much will they be on?

Just curious.
Ben Mee

https://www.spotrac.com/epl/burnley-fc/payroll/

if that is correct

This doesn't show Jay or Wood for some reason but I would imagine they will be right up there
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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by claret2018 » Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:43 am

We were paying Jason Shackell £35-40k a week back in the day as the clubs highest earner, so would expect wages to be a little higher now.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Woodleyclaret » Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:17 am

Jason was worth every penny ,he was the best o.g specialist in the country eclipsing even the legendary Graham Roberts, who back in the day managed two o.gs in our cup win v Spurs

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Spike » Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:30 am

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:17 am
Jason was worth every penny ,he was the best o.g specialist in the country eclipsing even the legendary Graham Roberts, who back in the day managed two o.gs in our cup win v Spurs
Worth every penny for the two goals against the Wovers!
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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Longsidelenny1882 » Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:07 am

What about the money the club is saving at these uncertain times with hart Lennon Hendrick going early now to me that is good housekeeping utc
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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by warksclaret » Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:32 am

Don't begrudge any of our top earners like Mee, Tarks, Pope earning those figurers. Its the world we live in, and we finished in the top half of the table.These guys could double their wages at certain other clubs

The maths I don't want to do with several of our players is to divide the annual salary by minutes played-that would somewhat depress me
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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by tarkys_ears » Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:12 am

Royboyclaret wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:29 pm
Been debated before on the MMT thread, but the truth is that no-one outside of the Club has that level of information. We know all the historical Wage bills in total and the fact that the players' wages are very highly incentivised in terms of bonuses, but that's about it.

The Wage bill suggests that the first team squad possibly earn in the region of £40k/£45k per week plus bonuses.
The wage bill suggest a bloody lot more than that

Double it. Triple it for some players.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Down_Rover » Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:14 am

Vegas Claret wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:59 pm
Ben Mee

https://www.spotrac.com/epl/burnley-fc/payroll/

if that is correct

This doesn't show Jay or Wood for some reason but I would imagine they will be right up there
I guess thats a guess.

I thought the range over the first team squad was more compacted. Certainly was a couple of years ago

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Chester Perry » Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:26 am

Longsidelenny1882 wrote:
Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:07 am
What about the money the club is saving at these uncertain times with hart Lennon Hendrick going early now to me that is good housekeeping utc
They are being paid for this month as well it is a football practice (rule?) that players are paid for the month after the end of their contract if not renewing to tide them over before finding a new deal - it is a very old practice but still vital for many players especially towards the lower leagues

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:57 am

A good source told me Bardsley was on 45k a week for his first deal here.

For a right back it shocked me a little, the n you realise he came from Stoke who were throwing wages about at the time. Not likely to throw a 70k a week contract away for 25k here.

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Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:00 pm

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:46 pm
I don’t get the hate and jealousy when PL players wages are talked about.
Film stars or rock stars and nobody gives a flying one. These are amongst the best in the world. They train hard and then get kicked up in the air on a Saturday. They earn every penny. They don’t come close to US sports stars, golfers and tennis players but because everybody thinks they can kick a ball around for some strange reason they get a doing whenever salary comes up.
I just look at it that players pay a lot of tax into our country from mainly foreign money.

Win win for all of us.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by claretandy » Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:54 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:57 am
A good source told me Bardsley was on 45k a week for his first deal here.

For a right back it shocked me a little, the n you realise he came from Stoke who were throwing wages about at the time. Not likely to throw a 70k a week contract away for 25k here.
I can see that if it includes bonus'.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:17 pm

Whoever it is they've pretty much all earnt it!

Given how much is built on relationships, team spirit and respect, I wouldnt be surprised if it was Ben Mee as Captain. While we have other more talented players and probably more sought after you cant argue with Captain being highest paid.

Equally I dont think any of the players would begrudge it being Wood - best goalscorer and biggest signing or Tarkowski. England Centre half.

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by jrgbfc » Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:12 pm

I'd guess the average is about 40 grand a week now, with maybe a few on 45-50.

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Post by claret2018 » Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:26 pm

If I remember rightly we paid Kightly’s wages in full when he was on loan from Stoke, which were more than any of our players that year (about £50k) I think

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Re: Who is our highest wage earner?

Post by icu81b4 » Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:25 pm

They'd be a lot less supercars made without football players.

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