As we all know, Chris Solly has had a fantastic season and will quite rightly win the clubs POTY award.
Last spring, Powell & the board were desperately trying to get Jenkinson to commit to the club with Powell saying he wanted to build a team around him. So, if he had decided to stay, what would have happened to Solly?
Some will no doubt say that, without the money raised by the sale of Jenkinson, CP wouldn't have been able to assemble this squad, as it was funded from the money we received from Arsenal. Personally, I'm not too sure about that and it seems that none of us really know that for sure.
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there's money there and it's shrewdly hidden
and good luck to them
My thinking exactly. Just a clever ruse so that other clubs didn't bump up the price when we came a calling........................
i mean they're not gonna come here for the scenery and cos they spent their childhood dreaming of playing for charlton
And how much do a club like Watford, who have had their own financial worries had pay in wages? Maybe similar to what we paid this year.
The whole budget is shrouded in mystery. I don't buy the line the Jenkinson money paid for it all. Maybe his fee covers the fees paid but that still leaves a lot of wages. The 2010/11 accounts showed the Club lost £6.1. We didn't get that much for Jenks or Elliot
Our stadium and facilities are a factor as as Powell and Dyer. Yes, the wages are very important but no the be all and end all that Ooh Aah is making it seem.
There may have been some significant bonuses for promotion built into remuneration but on the whole, I doubt the wage bill is as massive as The Massives.
I am sure that Jenkinson's worth to the club was talked up - "he is the future and we want to keep him etc" is the kind of thing you would say at the start of any potential negotiation. Chris would have known of Solly's potential/capability fairly early on making the decision to sell Jenks easier.
I have no doubt that the Jenkinson money was used to improve the squad.
As for what Stephens or Wiggins are on, well it is still possible to have the modest budget claimed and make an exception for one or two players. Frankly I doubt they are much bigger money than the rest, as that could affect morale in the camp. I suspect that any differential may be built into a signing on package.
Players are swayed by money but the hunger and desire shown by this squad was about performance and results.
I was talking to someone a few weeks ago at the club and he said nobody was on more than £2500 a week. He's got no reason to lie and he has been involved with the club for a long long time so I'm inclined to believe him.
Others also took on this view as they watched 8 goals go round him at Man U.
Solly is the man. No shirking, no nonsense, a well deserved POTY in a team of Champions.
Jenkinson will be on the subs bench at FC Helsinki-Shminkidinki before you know it.
Yet we must be paying decent wages to sign them in the first place. £2.5-3k a week was probably still a big increase if they were on £1k or so at a smaller club.
I guess they probably have bonuses or clauses if they achieve promotion, and/or maybe if they play a certain number of games.
Really have no idea but that way becoming a regular in the team and winning promotion would be rewarded.