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comment by Blarmy (U14547)

posted on 5/9/14

if you want to find out wages just google the player name and wages and it comes up at the top

comment by Blarmy (U14547)

posted on 5/9/14

Google puts Falcao at 300k btw

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Blarmy (CheG) - Crespo did fine - Free Iraq (U14547)
posted 1 minute ago
if you want to find out wages just google the player name and wages and it comes up at the top
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This is the sort of thing that bugs me. He has almost doubled Costa's wages & posted them as fact & gawd knows what he has done with Falcao's.

£280k x 37 weeks = £10.36m

He came up with £21m, that's more than double

comment by Neo (U9135)

posted on 5/9/14

Falcao was the best, followed by Balotelli then Remy, Arsenal have overpaid for average Welbeck.

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Blarmy (CheG) - Crespo did fine - Free Iraq (U14547)
posted 3 minutes ago
Google puts Falcao at 300k btw
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That was the original figure I saw quoted, but that was with Monaco paying a third of it

posted on 5/9/14

Is 280k a week paid weekly over a season or over a year?

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 42 seconds ago
Is 280k a week paid weekly over a season or over a year?
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This is where the loan actually helps United. An owned player is paid for the full year, a "season long" loan is paid until the end of the season when his loan ends.

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 42 seconds ago
Is 280k a week paid weekly over a season or over a year?
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This is where the loan actually helps United. An owned player is paid for the full year, a "season long" loan is paid until the end of the season when his loan ends.
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Yeah of course but on the down side then he goes home....!

posted on 5/9/14

comment by scouse-heart (U3234)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 42 seconds ago
Is 280k a week paid weekly over a season or over a year?
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This is where the loan actually helps United. An owned player is paid for the full year, a "season long" loan is paid until the end of the season when his loan ends.
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Yeah of course but on the down side then he goes home....!
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As I said earlier, depending on how it goes, that might not be a bad idea.

If there is a younger CF available that is also worth £50m that may be a better option, especially if we are back in CL

comment by Blarmy (U14547)

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by scouse-heart (U3234)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 42 seconds ago
Is 280k a week paid weekly over a season or over a year?
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This is where the loan actually helps United. An owned player is paid for the full year, a "season long" loan is paid until the end of the season when his loan ends.
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Yeah of course but on the down side then he goes home....!
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As I said earlier, depending on how it goes, that might not be a bad idea.

If there is a younger CF available that is also worth £50m that may be a better option, especially if we are back in CL
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i doubt he wuld be willing to cut his pay by much either to join you given he would still have like 2 years at his 'peak'

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Blarmy (CheG) - Crespo did fine - Free Iraq (U14547)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by scouse-heart (U3234)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 42 seconds ago
Is 280k a week paid weekly over a season or over a year?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This is where the loan actually helps United. An owned player is paid for the full year, a "season long" loan is paid until the end of the season when his loan ends.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah of course but on the down side then he goes home....!
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As I said earlier, depending on how it goes, that might not be a bad idea.

If there is a younger CF available that is also worth £50m that may be a better option, especially if we are back in CL
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i doubt he wuld be willing to cut his pay by much either to join you given he would still have like 2 years at his 'peak'
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If he only had 2 more years at his peak, with no real sell on value, £50m is a huge fee, hence why it might not be a bad thing to have a 1 year loan.

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Blarmy (CheG) - Crespo did fine - Free Iraq (U14547)
posted 1 minute ago
if you want to find out wages just google the player name and wages and it comes up at the top
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This is the sort of thing that bugs me. He has almost doubled Costa's wages & posted them as fact & gawd knows what he has done with Falcao's.

£280k x 37 weeks = £10.36m

He came up with £21m, that's more than double
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obviously with a dodgy work calculator.......

Unsure how I came to that figure.....With the loan fee it will be £17M. Still a lot for ONE year though.....

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Sanchez is a little red hot Chile. Ready to burn the Arsé-nal records. And he is not from Russia...yeaa!! (U6483)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by Arctic Monkey (U14534)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Blarmy (CheG) - Crespo did fine - Free Iraq (U14547)
posted 1 minute ago
if you want to find out wages just google the player name and wages and it comes up at the top
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This is the sort of thing that bugs me. He has almost doubled Costa's wages & posted them as fact & gawd knows what he has done with Falcao's.

£280k x 37 weeks = £10.36m

He came up with £21m, that's more than double
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obviously with a dodgy work calculator.......

Unsure how I came to that figure.....With the loan fee it will be £17M. Still a lot for ONE year though.....
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Indeed (if it's a true figure) but it does throw all of your comparisons out of the window. If you believe everything in the papers, we pay Rooney £15.6m a year (as a comparison)

I still think it is the best option given his age & knee. If it works well we buy him, if not we look elsewhere, if he helps to get us top 4 in the meantime, it's worth every penny.

posted on 5/9/14

Falcao the best striker, Costa the best deal

posted on 5/9/14

Costa the best striker and best buy by some way IMO

posted on 5/9/14

comment by OnlyOneAlbion (U19830)
posted 13 seconds ago
Costa the best striker and best buy by some way IMO
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Falcao shiiits all over Costa

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Januzaj's Date (U19554)

posted 2 minutes ago

comment by OnlyOneAlbion (U19830)
posted 13 seconds ago
Costa the best striker and best buy by some way IMO
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Falcao shiiits all over Costa
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He hasn't kicked a ball in the prem yet

posted on 5/9/14

I'd rather of bought costa personally. So I think Chelsea got the better deal. Not that I like Chelsea, despise them after the Ramires diving incident last year but Especially at the price in comparison to the likes of DiMaria, lallana, shaw I think they've done very well

posted on 5/9/14

Indeed (if it's a true figure) but it does throw all of your comparisons out of the window. If you believe everything in the papers, we pay Rooney £15.6m a year (as a comparison)
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Rooney can be sold for probably £40M in January or next year if Man U want it to happen, they will make shed loads out of him.

Come June/July 2015 you will not make a penny out of Falcao or spend more money to buy him.

With Costa (again to you Chelsea fans I apologies, if I did add him in the thread he would had come close to Welbeck..........) They will get their return in what they pay and bought him for. If they sell in 2 years he is still going to be worth as much money as he is now if not more. They will recuperate some money from the deal......

Man U could lose £17M in one year on this deal without anything in return......

posted on 5/9/14

I think we should wait until the season has concluded. Anyone of those could have a brilliant season and anyone of then could turn out to be a disasterous signing.

Will Remy be a good 2nd choice striker? Is Falcao still the same player he was before his injury? Will Balotelli be able to keep his head straight? Will Welbeck be any good as a lone striker? So many questions.

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Sanchez is a little red hot Chile. Ready to burn the Arsé-nal records. And he is not from Russia...yeaa!! (U6483)
posted 3 minutes ago
Indeed (if it's a true figure) but it does throw all of your comparisons out of the window. If you believe everything in the papers, we pay Rooney £15.6m a year (as a comparison)
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Rooney can be sold for probably £40M in January or next year if Man U want it to happen, they will make shed loads out of him.

Come June/July 2015 you will not make a penny out of Falcao or spend more money to buy him.

With Costa (again to you Chelsea fans I apologies, if I did add him in the thread he would had come close to Welbeck..........) They will get their return in what they pay and bought him for. If they sell in 2 years he is still going to be worth as much money as he is now if not more. They will recuperate some money from the deal......

Man U could lose £17M in one year on this deal without anything in return......
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I think you underestimate how much each league place is worth, Falcao should make a big difference to where we finish. If it doesn't work out, I'd rather be "£17m" out of pocket than £50m (+ a years wages) if we bought him & he has a poor season, we would not get £50m back for him.

It's swings & roundabouts, until May, none of us really know.

posted on 5/9/14

"Assuming we go on £280 PW for 9 months is £21M plus £6M initial loan fee, thats £27M for 1 year only."



Can you show your workings please? £21,000,000 divided by £280,000 p/w equates to 75 weeks

And, we have established, via the BBC, that the wage is £265k meaning that the actual total loan value is £15,540,000.

posted on 5/9/14

"Welbeck was £16M and again £100K a week? thats £21M for his 4 years which again is less then the 1 year Man U have taken Falcao for."

Mate, your maths is atrocious !!!


Welbeck on £100k p/w x 52 weeks = £5,200,000 p/a x 4 years = £20,800,000 plus purchase price £16,000,000 = £36,800,000

posted on 5/9/14

comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Is 280k a week paid weekly over a season or over a year?
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It's 265.

posted on 5/9/14

comment by OnlyOneAlbion (U19830)
posted 28 minutes ago
I'd rather of bought costa personally. So I think Chelsea got the better deal. Not that I like Chelsea, despise them after the Ramires diving incident last year but Especially at the price in comparison to the likes of DiMaria, lallana, shaw I think they've done very well
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The price comparison is unfair, beacause we are out of the CL we had to pay higher prices(according to a lot of people on here)

As I said in a previous post, balancing the books isn't for me to worry about, just the players on the pitch. In that respect, I think United had a great transfer window, buying ready made players at an age where they will stay for a few years (Falcao aside)

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