One Man's Worth

How have Manchester United managed to get themselves into the mess that they are in with the ridiculous weekly wage packet Wayne Rooney receives?  What has he done that is so exceptional that has resulted in a 300 thousand pound a week pay deal?  Anyone?  Any idea?

Seeing how money is thrown around by the top teams now-a-days, it is hard to be surprised when you hear that another player is being paid in excess of 100 thousand pounds a week to kick a ball about.  Surely you want value for money?  I know I would!

Let’s take the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League season so far for example.  Wayne Rooney is paid 300K per week and has scored 15 goals, Luis Suarez is paid 120K per week and has scored 29 goals, then there is Daniel Sturridge who is paid 70K per week (with it set to double to 140K per week for his good run of form) and he has scored 20 goals.  We go back to my point about value for money!

For me, Wayne Rooney should be top scorer without questions every season.  For what he is being paid, I want to see him take on entire teams single handed and score a hat trick of goals at least every other game!  His team mates say he is hard working?  I don’t see it myself.  When I watch Manchester United play, I see him as lazy.  He is one player who can go 89 minutes without any impact on the game, but make one pass in the final minute that will lead to a goal (which the scorer of the goal still works for) and everyone is like ‘oh Wayne is pure class’?

 

For that wage, I don’t want moments of brilliance, I want brilliance for at least 80 minutes of every game that he plays!  Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo spring to mind.

Maybe it is time that top players are made to work for their money by way of performance related pay.  If you underperform, you don’t get your full wage for the week.  If you consistently under perform for the season then your wage is cut for the next season.  If you’re unhappy, jog on!  See who else will have you for that money.  Oh, no one will; which is why despite being unhappy at Manchester United you have decided to sign a new deal.  So much for the love of the sport!