Sterling is a professional and would want to play football but if I was in his shoes and at his age f**k the 🤡🤡 in charge run that contract down🤣🤣

1 hour ago, terraloon said:

We can only base this sort of comment of what is being reported so if the numbers are right

Transfer fees Sterling £48 million , Fernandez £107 million. Sterlings is a 5 year deal . Fernandez is on an 8 year deal

Sterlings weekly wage £325k. Fernandez £180. so that’s £16.9 million Pa Sterling £9.3million Fernandez

Two/ three ways of looking at this

 Sterlings annual amortisation £9. 6million plus wages of £16.9 = £ 26.5 million.  Fernandez is £ 12.5 million + £9.3 million = £21.8 million.

So over a 5 year time line the cost for Sterling  would be £132.5 million & Fernandez £109 million. After five years there would still be £47 million of Fernandez fee left to be amortised and £27.9 wages still to pay

Juat A little + is that class I employers nic on Sterlings reported wage is £42k and Fernandez £ £24 k.. so over 5 years The club will have paid £10.9 nic in respect of Sterling and £6.2 in respect of Fernandez. Of course then% of their overall package will be paid by way of image rights.

In effect the annual cost of Sterling is greater than Fernandez. However there’s those three additional years to factor in but the logic would be that Fernandez in another 3 years ( when Sterlings contract ends) would have some sort of fee whereas it’s unlikely that Sterling would have any.

 

I get all that..

BUT how on earth have football fans become concerned with fees, wages, amortisation etc instead of the actual football side of a well, football club ?

In my old school opinion, our owners were mugged off with what we paid for Enzo.

More ludicrous was Todd giving himself the sporting director job and giving Sterling a 350k a week contract.

6 hours ago, Andy North said:

My main point was that  it is inconceivable that there isn't somebody telling Maresca who to pick. It's happening far too much and it undermines Maresca's authority in front of the team. Its a constant at the moment. Apparently Maresca has applauded Sterling's preseason efforts and has said he's an important player. Afterward the statement yesterday he said he was left out for a 'technical reason'. I seriously question if he knows who's in or out on daily basis at the moment.

These owners are playing hard and fast with the transfer market to detriment of thier new manager and the matchday team selection. 

This could all turn very ugly as all Sterling has to do is turn up for training and do his utmost to get selected. Will the owners put him on the naughty step along with the others is yet to been but its getting a bit crowded there and the window is fast approaching.

If we are to believe EM then one assumes then that 'technically' Sterling hasn't grasped what EM wants him to do ...which I find difficult to believe given Sterlings career and the managers he's played for.   I still think Sterling has not really impressed anyone since arriving here given his time at City and what he achieved there and now it's caught up with him.  I for one am certainly not going to miss him when he leaves.  However, I will say that this bunch of morons running the club appear to be rubbing everyone up the wrong way the way in the way they are handling the bloated squad which they created and aren't doing themselves any favors by ballsing it up which ever way they turn..

Any truth to him removing Chelsea FC from his Instagram Bio?

Don't know what he had before but seems happy enough to be wearing a shirt still in the profile picture!

4 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

I get all that..

BUT how on earth have football fans become concerned with fees, wages, amortisation etc instead of the actual football side of a well, football club ?

In my old school opinion, our owners were mugged off with what we paid for Enzo.

More ludicrous was Todd giving himself the sporting director job and giving Sterling a 350k a week contract.

this.

 

 

 

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by OneTommyLangley

Seeing a lot of the tabloid headlines and I'm not sure if they're factual or guesswork, but apparently not only was Sterling left out this weekend but Maresca told him on Friday he will struggle for any game time here now.

It is more and more evident to me that this is a board orchestrated move to force him out. The elephant in the room has to be his wages. Looking at the style of football that Maresca wants to play, players that he wants have to have good touch, control and a comfortable range of passing. They need to have adaptability.  I said on the day Maresca was appointed that Mudryk was the most at risk player, because he has very few of these attributes.  His skill lies with his pace, his ability to stretch and out strip defences and to get in behind. Maresca doesn't play this style of football. 

With Felix coming in you'd have to say that Mudryk is now the weakest and most vulnerable forward player we have for Maresca's system. For Sterling, who admittedly is pretty much a one trick pony himself, to be singled out ahead of Mudryk it can only be for financial reasons over footballing, surely.

51 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Seeing a lot of the tabloid headlines and I'm not sure if they're factual or guesswork, but apparently not only was Sterling left out this weekend but Maresca told him on Friday he will struggle for any game time here now.

It is more and more evident to me that this is a board orchestrated move to force him out. The elephant in the room has to be his wages. Looking at the style of football that Maresca wants to play, players that he wants have to have good touch, control and a comfortable range of passing. They need to have adaptability.  I said on the day Maresca was appointed that Mudryk was the most at risk player, because he has very few of these attributes.  His skill lies with his pace, his ability to stretch and out strip defences and to get in behind. Maresca doesn't play this style of football. 

With Felix coming in you'd have to say that Mudryk is now the weakest and most vulnerable forward player we have for Maresca's system. For Sterling, who admittedly is pretty much a one trick pony himself, to be singled out ahead of Mudryk it can only be for financial reasons over footballing, surely.

From football pov, no way you select guiu, mudryk, madueke over Sterling. 

 

13 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

I get all that..

BUT how on earth have football fans become concerned with fees, wages, amortisation etc instead of the actual football side of a well, football club ?

In my old school opinion, our owners were mugged off with what we paid for Enzo.

More ludicrous was Todd giving himself the sporting director job and giving Sterling a 350k a week contract.

Absolutely spot on. Accountancy should be left for the accountants, whilst we on a football forum should be judging the football we see with our own eyes. 

3 hours ago, WhiteWall said:

Seeing a lot of the tabloid headlines and I'm not sure if they're factual or guesswork, but apparently not only was Sterling left out this weekend but Maresca told him on Friday he will struggle for any game time here now.

It is more and more evident to me that this is a board orchestrated move to force him out. The elephant in the room has to be his wages. Looking at the style of football that Maresca wants to play, players that he wants have to have good touch, control and a comfortable range of passing. They need to have adaptability.  I said on the day Maresca was appointed that Mudryk was the most at risk player, because he has very few of these attributes.  His skill lies with his pace, his ability to stretch and out strip defences and to get in behind. Maresca doesn't play this style of football. 

With Felix coming in you'd have to say that Mudryk is now the weakest and most vulnerable forward player we have for Maresca's system. For Sterling, who admittedly is pretty much a one trick pony himself, to be singled out ahead of Mudryk it can only be for financial reasons over footballing, surely.

I think that's on the, um, money.

5 hours ago, Bob stark said:

From football pov, no way you select guiu, mudryk, madueke over Sterling. 

 

you maybe dont, but Maresca wanted to, and thats all that matters. Him and his team crying and whining about it an hour before the first match of the season is an absolute c**ts trick, should be sacked for it. wont beecause hes an "asset", but he can get to f**k as far as I care now.

6 hours ago, Bob stark said:

From football pov, no way you select guiu, mudryk, madueke over Sterling. 

 

Guiu and Madueke both play a different position. 

Mudryk is the only one you could argue and at least his pace offers something different. 

sadly for Sterling Nkunku and Neto are simply better than him.

Dick move, but dont blame him given the turnover of players... Kind of expecting it from a number of others before the window closes or season ends. TBH im amazed players still want to sign for us. Hope Stirling gets his move because the propsect of him, Kepa, Lukaku, Gallagher, Challobah, Broja all training on a five a side pitch at cobham without squad numbers would be criminal. 

7 hours ago, WhiteWall said:

Seeing a lot of the tabloid headlines and I'm not sure if they're factual or guesswork, but apparently not only was Sterling left out this weekend but Maresca told him on Friday he will struggle for any game time here now.

It is more and more evident to me that this is a board orchestrated move to force him out. The elephant in the room has to be his wages. Looking at the style of football that Maresca wants to play, players that he wants have to have good touch, control and a comfortable range of passing. They need to have adaptability.  I said on the day Maresca was appointed that Mudryk was the most at risk player, because he has very few of these attributes.  His skill lies with his pace, his ability to stretch and out strip defences and to get in behind. Maresca doesn't play this style of football. 

With Felix coming in you'd have to say that Mudryk is now the weakest and most vulnerable forward player we have for Maresca's system. For Sterling, who admittedly is pretty much a one trick pony himself, to be singled out ahead of Mudryk it can only be for financial reasons over footballing, surely.

Surely indeedy.

8 hours ago, WhiteWall said:

Seeing a lot of the tabloid headlines and I'm not sure if they're factual or guesswork, but apparently not only was Sterling left out this weekend but Maresca told him on Friday he will struggle for any game time here now.

It is more and more evident to me that this is a board orchestrated move to force him out. The elephant in the room has to be his wages. Looking at the style of football that Maresca wants to play, players that he wants have to have good touch, control and a comfortable range of passing. They need to have adaptability.  I said on the day Maresca was appointed that Mudryk was the most at risk player, because he has very few of these attributes.  His skill lies with his pace, his ability to stretch and out strip defences and to get in behind. Maresca doesn't play this style of football. 

With Felix coming in you'd have to say that Mudryk is now the weakest and most vulnerable forward player we have for Maresca's system. For Sterling, who admittedly is pretty much a one trick pony himself, to be singled out ahead of Mudryk it can only be for financial reasons over footballing, surely.

The fact Mudryk is ahead of Sterling clearly shows it's a financial decision. Mudryk has shown nothing to be here anymore and the only reason he's not up for sale is down to who signed him.

4 minutes ago, El regreso said:

The fact Mudryk is ahead of Sterling clearly shows it's a financial decision. Mudryk has shown nothing to be here anymore and the only reason he's not up for sale is down to who signed him.

This is all irrelevant really. Both will be sold eventually, it's just easier to give Mudyrk a pass and yet another chance. 

This Sterling saga is hilarious. There is even people who believe that Sterling is left out for footballing reason. 

It is fine if you believe that it just mean that our new manager is not even a  professional manager let alone a PL manager. Sterling played almost all of our pre season game. He is not in the same group as Chilwell, Conor or Chalo. 

But then we have a deal with Mendes and the club want to sell sterling and ask maresca not to include him in the squad. Done. 

 

 

 

16 hours ago, OneTommyLangley said:

this.

 

 

 

That

How wouldn't it be for footballing reasons? He's on £325kpw. If Sterling was putting out Palmer performances I sincerely doubt the club would be looking to get rid. 

The Felix deal probably just sped up the inevitable, that the club want to sell the underperforming players on high wages. 

11 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

How wouldn't it be for footballing reasons? He's on £325kpw. If Sterling was putting out Palmer performances I sincerely doubt the club would be looking to get rid. 

The Felix deal probably just sped up the inevitable, that the club want to sell the underperforming players on high wages. 

You're making comments about his wages to support your argument that he's been left out for footballing reasons ?

You're basically agreeing that it's for financial reasons LOL 

15 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

How wouldn't it be for footballing reasons? He's on £325kpw. If Sterling was putting out Palmer performances I sincerely doubt the club would be looking to get rid. 

The Felix deal probably just sped up the inevitable, that the club want to sell the underperforming players on high wages. 

If our transfer policy was based on football ability Mudryk, Enzo etc etc would be up for sale too.

As it is , we not only keep Enzo, we make him team captain.

Granted , Sterling's wages are ridiculous..but you know who gave him that contract after appointing himself sporting director?

 

7 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

If our transfer policy was based on football ability Mudryk, Enzo etc etc would be up for sale too.

As it is , we not only keep Enzo, we make him team captain.

Granted , Sterling's wages are ridiculous..but you know who gave him that contract after appointing himself sporting director?

 

Mudryk and Enzo probably get a free pass from the owners because fans buy a lot of their shirts. 

Enzo #1 in shirt sales in 23/24 and Mudryk #5 apparently.

Actual footballing performance is probably of lesser importance to Eghbali than the $$$$ 🙂 

 

Sterling f**ked up ... he should have spent some of his huge wage packet on buying a load of his #7 shirts LOL

17 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

You're making comments about his wages to support your argument that he's been left out for footballing reasons ?

You're basically agreeing that it's for financial reasons LOL 

I am agreeing. They go hand in hand. 

Had Sterling been delivering on a football level to what the club are paying him, he wouldn't be pushed out. 

6 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

If our transfer policy was based on football ability Mudryk, Enzo etc etc would be up for sale too.

As it is , we not only keep Enzo, we make him team captain.

Granted , Sterling's wages are ridiculous..but you know who gave him that contract after appointing himself sporting director?

 

Our transfer policy is not based on footballing ability now. Our transfer decisions are based on the following factors -

1. Fees amortization 

2. Player age 

3. Wage structure 

4. Pure profit

5. The next wonderkid

6. Youtube compilations

7. Buy cheap sell higher

8. Stockpiling players

I thought football was a simple game where transfer decisions were made based on signing players best suited to play in a certain role or formation and the club's budget available. But we're into all sorts of rubbish and the actual footballing reasons are not even evident in these decisions. 

4 minutes ago, Nick05 said:

Our transfer policy is not based on footballing ability now. Our transfer decisions are based on the following factors -

1. Fees amortization 

2. Player age 

3. Wage structure 

4. Pure profit

5. The next wonderkid

6. Youtube compilations

7. Buy cheap sell higher

8. Stockpiling players

I thought football was a simple game where transfer decisions were made based on signing players best suited to play in a certain role or formation and the club's budget available. But we're into all sorts of rubbish and the actual footballing reasons are not even evident in these decisions. 

Spot on mate 👍