Wages for non league players is better than league 1 and 2

Redlips

Redlips

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I have read a few comments from Curtis Woodhouse and Jamie Vardy that the wages in non league are superior to professional football.

I have heard quotes of £400 income a week from football plus a full time wage.

In the years to come I bet a lot of talented players in the mould of vardy are playing non league football.

This season we welcome Harrogate Town and Barrow to the professional set up.
 
I can believe it. But the obvious catch being you need a decent job alongside your football. Probably pretty gruelling training, playing matches and doing a full days work. Particularly if you do a more physical job. Not much time left for socialising and family you'd think.
 
Redlips said:
I have read a few comments from Curtis Woodhouse and Jamie Vardy that the wages in non league are superior to professional football.

I have heard quotes of £400 income a week from football plus a full time wage.

In the years to come I bet a lot of talented players in the mould of vardy are playing non league football.

This season we welcome Harrogate Town and Barrow to the professional set up.
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That was always the case, which is why there are in many cases non-league players who could play at a higher level but can't afford to do so!
 
I think £400 per week is a very conservative estimate. I would expect National League players to be on far more than that.

Look at Salford when they were Non-League. They took that guy Rooney from Aberdeen as they offered him a better deal. I think Aberdeen were runners up in the SPL that year!
 
League Two will be very interesting next season with Salford, Barrow and Harrogate paying big money to players.

Bradford and Bolton are also big teams in that league.

I can a lot of clubs facing administration also.
 
BernieisGod said:
I think £400 per week is a very conservative estimate. I would expect National League players to be on far more than that.

Look at Salford when they were Non-League. They took that guy Rooney from Aberdeen as they offered him a better deal. I think Aberdeen were runners up in the SPL that year!
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not directly comparable though a Salford is a pet project owned by several players like beckham, giggs, the nevilles, butt and Scholes. Rooney is on 4k a week. They bought promotion and have only managed to finish 11th I league 2 and Rooney only managed 8 goals - used to be a safe bet for First goal scorer for Aberdeen.

doubt many other national league clubs could have afforded him. He’s moved to Solihull moors now, so seems to have found his level - you look on their forums though and their fans are concerned about spending well beyond their means
 
TheFair86 said:
not directly comparable though a Salford is a pet project owned by several players like beckham, giggs, the nevilles, butt and Scholes. Rooney is on 4k a week. They bought promotion and have only managed to finish 11th I league 2 and Rooney only managed 8 goals - used to be a safe bet for First goal scorer for Aberdeen.

doubt many other national league clubs could have afforded him. He’s moved to Solihull moors now, so seems to have found his level - you look on their forums though and their fans are concerned about spending well beyond their means
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I take your point about Salford and the incredible backing they have.

However, my point remains about £400 at NL level being a very conservative estimate, in my opinion.

I know people playing several steps down who earn £150 per week.
 
Chorley were playing National League football last season - the whole team being semi-professional.
Unfortunately they were often on the end of a good hiding - their players couldnt really compete with the other clubs who are reportedly all professional.

When Alan Hardy was the owner / chairman of Notts County - up untill just over 19 months ago - he lead the club to the brink of bankruptsy and extinction.
In his first year he sanctioned buying of players on salaries completely unsustainable in Dividion two of the EFL.

Reportedly some players were on 5K week + bonuses with a squad of 35 players!

In his first season in charge the Magpies were in play-off position, headed towards Division one, but fell away at the end of the campaign. The following season, three managers later, the overpaid squad was fractious with reported cliques in the dressing room, divided loyalties and dwindling crowds. The club plummeted towards relegation and dropped into the National League on the last day of the season at Swindon.

The club was days away from extinction when the Reetz brothers bought the club and cleared out the muck from top to bottom.

29 players left the club in the summer! [incliding some on loan].

The manager, Neil Ardley, had 6 players on his books with a week to go before kick off! In his first full season he ended up being defeated by Harrogate in the play-off final! That is some acheivement.

The whole point is that there is so much inequity in the lower leagues, including the National League. Notts have a self -imposed wage cap. The new owners have business and man-mangement experience.

Notts home crowds averaged 5300 with the highest 9090 against Fylde (!) - in the first season in the National League.
Many clubs broke home attendance records v Notts - the former oldest club in league football being a massive pull for fans.

In comparison, the likes of Boreham Wood, Eastleigh and Ebbsfleet have average crowds a fraction of those of county.

The point is that not all clubs have the same resources, such that bigger clubs, which have the ability to offer better contracts. Its going to be difficult to police, though the intention is good.
 
r00fie1 said:
Chorley were playing National League football last season - the whole team being semi-professional.
Unfortunately they were often on the end of a good hiding - their players couldnt really compete with the other clubs who are reportedly all professional.

When Alan Hardy was the owner / chairman of Notts County - up untill just over 19 months ago - he lead the club to the brink of bankruptsy and extinction.
In his first year he sanctioned buying of players on salaries completely unsustainable in Dividion two of the EFL.

Reportedly some players were on 5K week + bonuses with a squad of 35 players!

In his first season in charge the Magpies were in play-off position, headed towards Division one, but fell away at the end of the campaign. The following season, three managers later, the overpaid squad was fractious with reported cliques in the dressing room, divided loyalties and dwindling crowds. The club plummeted towards relegation and dropped into the National League on the last day of the season at Swindon.

The club was days away from extinction when the Reetz brothers bought the club and cleared out the muck from top to bottom.

29 players left the club in the summer! [incliding some on loan].

The manager, Neil Ardley, had 6 players on his books with a week to go before kick off! In his first full season he ended up being defeated by Harrogate in the play-off final! That is some acheivement.

The whole point is that there is so much inequity in the lower leagues, including the National League. Notts have a self -imposed wage cap. The new owners have business and man-mangement experience.

Notts home crowds averaged 5300 with the highest 9090 against Fylde (!) - in the first season in the National League.
Many clubs broke home attendance records v Notts - the former oldest club in league football being a massive pull for fans.

In comparison, the likes of Boreham Wood, Eastleigh and Ebbsfleet have average crowds a fraction of those of county.

The point is that not all clubs have the same resources, such that bigger clubs, which have the ability to offer better contracts. Its going to be difficult to police, though the intention is good.
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Eastleigh pay big money. They were in the same league as my local club, Fareham Town, not so long ago. Crowds of about 30!
 
BernieisGod said:
Eastleigh pay big money. They were in the same league as my local club, Fareham Town, not so long ago. Crowds of about 30!
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Eastleigh - apparently they do pay relatively higher salaries than the likes of Aldershot, Sutton Utd and Fylde - they are not in a good position to sustain themselves.

Is it true that Eastleigh are just posh Southampton fans?
 
r00fie1 said:
Eastleigh - apparently they do pay relatively higher salaries than the likes of Aldershot, Sutton Utd and Fylde - they are not in a good position to sustain themselves.

Is it true that Eastleigh are just posh Southampton fans?
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Weren't Eastleigh another vanity project by a loaded local businessman ? - the guy who then bought Sunderland and left them in the lurch? (name escapes me - too early in the morning ;))
 
Malaguena said:
Weren't Eastleigh another vanity project by a loaded local businessman ? - the guy who then bought Sunderland and left them in the lurch? (name escapes me - too early in the morning ;))
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Not entirely up to date with dubious businessmen involved with Sunlun - too many over the years - but I believe Eastleigh were one of those toys some bloke thought he could get into the league.

As an aside: Barrow have invested hundreds of thousands into players and their ground before they were promoted. They were bricking it when it appeared the season was going to be declared null and void.

They took a calculated risk and survived.
 
r00fie1 said:
Eastleigh - apparently they do pay relatively higher salaries than the likes of Aldershot, Sutton Utd and Fylde - they are not in a good position to sustain themselves.

Is it true that Eastleigh are just posh Southampton fans?
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Not sure about how posh they are to be honest. I went to watch them in an FA Cup replay in December at Crewe. They ran a free coach and it was a new ground for me so I went along. The people on that certainly weren't posh!!

From what I know, they're not a popular club in non league circles, mainly due to the money they pay.
 
bear66 said:
That was always the case, which is why there are in many cases non-league players who could play at a higher level but can't afford to do so!
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True, a lad I used to work where I did was a top Northern League player and was offered a deal at Darlington in the 80’s but would have been worse off financially and as he had a young family he needed more security than a 2 year contract could offer.
 
There's been a couple of players choose South Shields over Sunderland in recent months so the salaries must be competitive for the bigger non league clubs.

Shields have more financial backing and bigger gates than most clubs at that level though (3000 gate for the last game prelockdown)
 
There should be a wage cap implemented in the Premier League.

The money these goons 'earn' is obscene and, frankly, a blight on our society.
 
It's long been the case, even in the Northern League when I was playing in it. Some of the more ambitious clubs (Bedlington/Dunston/South Shields) paying competitive wages and able to let the players be semi pro, is obviously a more attractive option than earning £400 playing in League 2. I seem to remember Bedlington signing the Hartlepool United goalkeeper in the later 90s and matching his wage and gave him a job somewhere.
 
Obscene figures quoted.

Lewis Wing shows that players can make the grade from non~league to the top two divisions.

How was Jamie Vardy missed by so many team. He is quality.
 
Redlips said:
Obscene figures quoted.

Lewis Wing shows that players can make the grade from non~league to the top two divisions.

How was Jamie Vardy missed by so many team. He is quality.
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There are probably lots of players around the country playing non league who would fit in well at league level eg Wing and Hugill. However not many that will be superstars, Vardy is very rare.

Clubs concentrate on their academies so probably don't look much at local league level
 
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