| The life of a lower league back-up keeper 16:11 - Nov 4 with 1069 views | Illinoisblue |
The keeper we’ve just signed is described as being a free agent. Does that literally mean he’s been unemployed and signing on every week?
Always found the stories of players scraping a living at the lower end to be genuinely fascinating. |  |
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| The life of a lower league back-up keeper on 16:18 - Nov 4 with 1017 views | clive_baker |
Maybe been doing a bit of coaching, depends on his financial situation though which is of course a very personal thing. Life as a footballer in the lower leagues isn't as glam as some believe it to be though, for some. Fine if you're a Morsy on £500k a year but there's plenty of players in L1 on less than £30k a year, and it's a uncertain and short career.
There gets to a point where you're better off playing semi pro on the same money without the daily commitments and maintaining a day job as well. |  |
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| The life of a lower league back-up keeper on 16:33 - Nov 4 with 944 views | ITFC_Forever |
Bro-in-law played Conference / L2 level for 15 years, and in his days playing in the Conference for one of the part-time sides, some of the players in his side were earning £2k - £3k a week so they didn't need another job.
Interestingly, when they were offered the opportunity to play for some of the L2 clubs, the L2 clubs were offering less, and tried to sell it that the benefit in kind was that they would be playing Football League level and not non-league. |  |
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| The life of a lower league back-up keeper on 17:48 - Nov 4 with 753 views | Illinoisblue |
| The life of a lower league back-up keeper on 16:33 - Nov 4 by ITFC_Forever |
Bro-in-law played Conference / L2 level for 15 years, and in his days playing in the Conference for one of the part-time sides, some of the players in his side were earning £2k - £3k a week so they didn't need another job.
Interestingly, when they were offered the opportunity to play for some of the L2 clubs, the L2 clubs were offering less, and tried to sell it that the benefit in kind was that they would be playing Football League level and not non-league. |
Guess having an EFL patch on your sleeve doesn’t really help pay the bills! | |
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| The life of a lower league back-up keeper on 17:54 - Nov 4 with 736 views | XYZ |
| The life of a lower league back-up keeper on 16:33 - Nov 4 by ITFC_Forever |
Bro-in-law played Conference / L2 level for 15 years, and in his days playing in the Conference for one of the part-time sides, some of the players in his side were earning £2k - £3k a week so they didn't need another job.
Interestingly, when they were offered the opportunity to play for some of the L2 clubs, the L2 clubs were offering less, and tried to sell it that the benefit in kind was that they would be playing Football League level and not non-league. |
Not many Wrexham players would leave for a League 1 contract ... |  | | |
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