Premier League Club wages top £1.5billion for the first time
The wage bill is in and it makes for some interesting viewing.
TOP FIVE PREMIER LEAGUE WAGE BILLS, 2006-07
(2005/6 wages in brackets)
1. Chelsea - £132.8m (£114m)
2. Manchester Utd - £92.3m (£85.4m)
3. Arsenal - £89.7m (£82.9m)
4. Liverpool - £77.6m (£68.9m)
5. Newcastle Utd - £62.4m (£52.2m)
No surprises really for 1st and 2nd place. After all we've earned it.
The real interesting figure is Arsenal's expenditure.
After all of Wenger's professing about not breaking wage structures and being frugal. He's spends as much as us and he still can't win.
What's the point of his penny pinching on transfers when he pays out only £3 million less than United on player wages.
The real question, however, is who's earning all this money? I mean isn't Fabregas one of their top earners on £80 000 a week?
For comparison we pay Wes Brown £60 000 a week. He's not even close to Rooney & Ronaldo in wage parity. So where's the cash going?
Unless Wenger is paying himself £20 000 000 a year I don't understand. How are they spending that. Any ideas?
The figures for club debt & lowest stadium usage were also released. They are more in line with expectations.
DEBT BURDEN OF PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS
(At end of 2006-07 season)
1. Chelsea - (£620m)
2. Manchester Utd (£605m)
3. Arsenal - (£268m)
4. Fulham - (£182m)
5. West Ham Utd (£142m)
PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS WITH LOWEST STADIUM UTILISATION
(Average percentage of stadium filled for home games)
1. Bolton Wanderers - 75%
2. Middlesbrough - 76.3%
3. Blackburn Rovers - 76.8%
4. Wigan Athletic - 76.9%
5. Sunderland - 89%
The wage bill is in and it makes for some interesting viewing.
TOP FIVE PREMIER LEAGUE WAGE BILLS, 2006-07
(2005/6 wages in brackets)
1. Chelsea - £132.8m (£114m)
2. Manchester Utd - £92.3m (£85.4m)
3. Arsenal - £89.7m (£82.9m)
4. Liverpool - £77.6m (£68.9m)
5. Newcastle Utd - £62.4m (£52.2m)
No surprises really for 1st and 2nd place. After all we've earned it.
After all of Wenger's professing about not breaking wage structures and being frugal. He's spends as much as us and he still can't win.
What's the point of his penny pinching on transfers when he pays out only £3 million less than United on player wages.
The real question, however, is who's earning all this money? I mean isn't Fabregas one of their top earners on £80 000 a week?
For comparison we pay Wes Brown £60 000 a week. He's not even close to Rooney & Ronaldo in wage parity. So where's the cash going?
Unless Wenger is paying himself £20 000 000 a year I don't understand. How are they spending that. Any ideas?
The figures for club debt & lowest stadium usage were also released. They are more in line with expectations.
DEBT BURDEN OF PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS
(At end of 2006-07 season)
1. Chelsea - (£620m)
2. Manchester Utd (£605m)
3. Arsenal - (£268m)
4. Fulham - (£182m)
5. West Ham Utd (£142m)
PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS WITH LOWEST STADIUM UTILISATION
(Average percentage of stadium filled for home games)
1. Bolton Wanderers - 75%
2. Middlesbrough - 76.3%
3. Blackburn Rovers - 76.8%
4. Wigan Athletic - 76.9%
5. Sunderland - 89%