>Not too sure why you'd get so angry about this Chris? No-one in their right mind would voluntarily take a drop in wages. OK, so he hasn't earned a tenth of >what he's earnt in the last 3 years - blame Ridsdale, he's the idiot who presumably agreed the salary.
It's a much-discussed topic John, but IMHO you cannot apply the same logic for someone who earns £23,000 per year, as opposed to someone who earns £23,000 per week. Bakke has earned £1.2million per year at Leeds - presumably his £4,000 fee per match played is on top of that. In short (unless he is an absolute idiot), he will never have any money worries, so why should a cut in wages really bother him? If an average guy in an average job on an average wage was asked to halve his wages, it would hit him hard - in fact, he probably wouldn't survive financially. What does it say about Bakke that he is quite prepared to sacrifice his playing career just to earn even more money? How many football players would give everything they've got just to play top flight football, yet Bakke couldn't care less. He doesn't care that he is bleeding the club dry, that has stood by him through drink driving and self-incurred injury, and paid him throughout. That makes me pretty angry too. Gaffer ----------------------------------------- This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
