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45% wage cut across the board... 21:58 - Feb 25 with 8224 views

Heard today that players under existing contracts have a 45% wage cut when we drop into L1. ME said in his Stu Watson interview that the club has always been prepared for this kind of thing financially and shouldn’t impact as significantly as what may seem on the eye. Wonder if this is what he meant.

Heard anything aligned with this Phil?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:41 - Feb 25 with 5974 views

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Phil is pulling the same stunt on Gav if we're relegated.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:44 - Feb 25 with 5967 views

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Momentum cutting my commission on here by about the same.

No, not at the moment

45% wage cut across the board... on 23:48 - Feb 25 with 5959 views

bournemouthblue

A good measure financially but I can't imagine it will do much for morale?

That being said, how many of our top wage earners will remain here in the summer?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:51 - Feb 25 with 5955 views

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It's a 45% cut in the wage budget, not in individual player salaries, to comply with the losses of relegation and the new League One FFP. Many contracts will terminate at the end of the season, along with the loans.. at present the ones likely/definitely going ae...

Knudsen
Pennington
Chalobah
Spence
Keane
Ward
Donacien
Judge
Bree
Elder
Quaner
Dawkins
Adeyemi
Roberts

So thats 14 players from the current 32. Huws, Chambers, Skuse, Gerken and Bart are still up in the air, where as Lankester, Downes, Sears and Bishop will definitely be here next season.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 00:05 - Feb 26 with 5925 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:51 - Feb 25 by LeagueOne

Is Ward definitely off, that would be a shame

I know he has gone off the boil but certainly looked like he had a lot of potential when he first came in?

Of that list you'd probably want Judge to stay and us to consider signing both Keane and perhaps Bree?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 04:31 - Feb 26 with 5768 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:51 - Feb 25 by LeagueOne

There will be clauses in individual contracts too, ME hinted as much in his interview and it’s a common provision

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45% wage cut across the board... on 04:49 - Feb 26 with 5755 views

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That means it will be cheaper to get in then.

45% wage cut across the board... on 05:49 - Feb 26 with 5713 views

textbackup

45% wage cut across the board... on 04:49 - Feb 26 by Benters2
That means it will be cheaper to get in then.

or they keep the prices the same to then help fund wages for better players to take us back up again.

as the next thing will be "i'm not going even if it is 15 quid a game, the players are rubbish"

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45% wage cut across the board... on 06:31 - Feb 26 with 5621 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 05:49 - Feb 26 by textbackup
or they keep the prices the same to then help fund wages for better players to take us back up again. as the next thing will be "i'm not going even if it is 15 quid a game, the players are rubbish"

Paying top Dollar has really helped this season.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 07:04 - Feb 26 with 5500 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:48 - Feb 25 by bournemouthblue
A good measure financially but I can't imagine it will do much for morale? That being said, how many of our top wage earners will remain here in the summer?

It may hit morale badly, but unfortunately they haven’t been good enough over the season so far to be earning a championship wage next season.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 07:41 - Feb 26 with 5359 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 06:31 - Feb 26 by Benters2
Paying top Dollar has really helped this season.

MAybe if more turned up weekly it might have helped?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 07:54 - Feb 26 with 5293 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:44 - Feb 25 by ZedRodgers
Momentum cutting my commission on here by about the same.

Can understand the players having to take a wage cut but why the board, what have we done?! Will my pension be affected?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 08:02 - Feb 26 with 5255 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 07:41 - Feb 26 by textbackup
MAybe if more turned up weekly it might have helped?

What's £12 divided by the number of players in our first-team squad?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 08:05 - Feb 26 with 5238 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 07:41 - Feb 26 by textbackup
MAybe if more turned up weekly it might have helped?

Hmmm me thinks...is that like the chicken and the egg?

45% wage cut across the board... on 08:14 - Feb 26 with 5215 views

LankHenners

Had heard some 'def info' earlier this season about the loss of income for players in the event of relegation. If what I heard was correct (which, despite seeming like quite a lot, it would be bizarre if the source of the info got it wrong) then your figure is way out.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 08:26 - Feb 26 with 5152 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 00:05 - Feb 26 by bournemouthblue
Is Ward definitely off, that would be a shame I know he has gone off the boil but certainly looked like he had a lot of potential when he first came in? Of that list you'd probably want Judge to stay and us to consider signing both Keane and perhaps Bree?

If we take out the sentimentality regarding Wards injury, he has flattered to deceive since he's been here. Hasnt excelled on the wing or in the middle.

Given the amount of time he'll be out for am not sure a contract can be justified.

45% wage cut across the board... on 08:35 - Feb 26 with 5110 views

Guthrum

45% wage cut across the board... on 23:51 - Feb 25 by LeagueOne

RE: your last sentence - unless they are sold.

Plus I understood there was a grace period following relegation to adjust before L1 FFP comes into full force.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 08:43 - Feb 26 with 5076 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 06:31 - Feb 26 by Benters2
Paying top Dollar has really helped this season.

Our prices this season aren't top dollar for Championship football.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 08:57 - Feb 26 with 5024 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:51 - Feb 25 by LeagueOne

Why is Bart "up in the air" when he signed a £20k a year contract last summer? I wonder if that one has a relegation clause.
Chambers's contract is up, but I think Town have an option. Sure we will think about either triggering it or, more likely, offering him a new deal on lower pay once relegation is confirmed.
Skuse has a year to go on his current contract.
Sears will be here, but probably unable to kick a ball in 2019.
Don't know why you think Donacien will go as he will have a couple of years on his contract. Yes, we could loan him out again or give him a pay-off as Lambert doesn't appear to rate him but in League 1 & a shortage of centre backs, who knows?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 09:26 - Feb 26 with 4914 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:51 - Feb 25 by LeagueOne

Bart's problem could be his performances this season, like Knudsen, Bart obviously thought he was world class after going to the World Cup and he's not. That has affected his performances and I don't see a big club coming in for him based on his form this season.

45% wage cut across the board... on 09:32 - Feb 26 with 4886 views

BtreeBlueBlood

45% wage cut across the board... on 05:49 - Feb 26 by textbackup
or they keep the prices the same to then help fund wages for better players to take us back up again. as the next thing will be "i'm not going even if it is 15 quid a game, the players are rubbish"

Its amazing really National League prices at my Local team are £17

So with the facilities at PR £20 would be a good price for a walk up price

Season tickets much lower -

45% wage cut across the board... on 09:36 - Feb 26 with 4865 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 08:14 - Feb 26 by LankHenners
Had heard some 'def info' earlier this season about the loss of income for players in the event of relegation. If what I heard was correct (which, despite seeming like quite a lot, it would be bizarre if the source of the info got it wrong) then your figure is way out.

Which direction is his figure out?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 09:57 - Feb 26 with 4789 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 23:48 - Feb 25 by bournemouthblue
A good measure financially but I can't imagine it will do much for morale? That being said, how many of our top wage earners will remain here in the summer?

I don't think that's really an issue to be honest.

Any player at the club clearly good enough to be playing in the Championship will be subject to interest elsewhere in the division.

Those that remain are largely players that deserve to play in League One or have played a large part in our inability to avoid dropping into that division and activating said clause.

If they are really that worried about earning £4,500 as opposed to £10,000 a week then they have a great incentive to get back into the Championship and get back up to that. Works both ways!

After all they either help get us promoted or they are top performers in League One and put themselves in a position to be subject to bids and offers of £10,000 from another Championship club. If they are genuinely good enough to earn that money in the first place they should surely be able to prove that with their performances?

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45% wage cut across the board... on 09:58 - Feb 26 with 4786 views

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45% wage cut across the board... on 09:36 - Feb 26 by Dubtractor
Which direction is his figure out?

I'm sure I read somewhere on here that Chambo's wage would be 25% of what it is in the Championship.

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45% wage cut across the board... on 09:59 - Feb 26 with 4779 views

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I'd be more interested to know if the staff face similar or any cuts. The guys in the ticket office, reception, admin etc. Imagine many of them could be facing redundancy.

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