Having paid a king's ransom to watch some of the most ghastly people in the world kick a ball about, people kid themselves that the team they are cheering for are something more than a motley collection of briefly hired mercenaries who owe allegiance to nothing whatsoever other than their agents and their bank balances!

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Savage quits Twitter after wages comments backlash

Robbie Savage: "Footballers worth every penny"
Outspoken former Wales international Robbie Savage has quit Twitter following the backlash to his apparent defence of extortionate wages in football.
Multi-millionaire Savage had enraged fans by claiming all players deserve their mind-boggling salaries.
The Derby County skipper, who resides in a £2.5million mansion in Prestbury, said: “The most common complaint is footballers earn too much.
“It is not our fault that we were good enough to play football and get handsomely paid for it.
“Why is it always footballers who get criticised for the money they earn?
“A top darts player can earn £1m a year. A cricketer £1m for two months, a golfer £7.4m for one tournament, a rubbish boxer £3m for one fight, a sprinter £400,000 for an appearance, a tennis player £800,000 for one week.
“But it’s always footballers who get criticised.”
Savage, who presents 606 on BBC Radio 5 Live, also boasted he did not get Halloween trick or treaters at his door because his driveway was so long no-one would dare walk up it.
Savage's comments sparked a bitter Twitter row with angry fans, who told him soldiers and emergency services staff should be paid more than him. It's this reaction which has forced him to quit the social networking site.
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1 comment:

  1. Car Dealer Data3 November 2010 at 02:37

    The Guy's got a point!
    Wonder if he'll put his car on www.cararena.co.uk to sell.

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