Relegation clauses in contacts

[gaz]

I hope all of the players have a 50-75% wage drop relegation clause in their contracts. Worst case scenario when they signed them, probably never thought they'd get activated.

 

Wasn't that Rupes forte, adding things like that in?

Edited 23 April, 2009 by gaz

[trousers]

It's OK. We can let most of them go under the trades descriptions act I'd have thought....

[saintalan]

IMHO that was one of Lowe's biggest mistakes. In any business in a situation like that you lose the good guys and the rest want to stay!

[TheSaint75]

Why can't players be made redundant, if a company falls on hard times it makes cut backs...... why don't football clubs get rid of surplus players to solve wage demands?

I know the football world works in funny ways but could it be done by law?

[SET]

Why can't players be made redundant, if a company falls on hard times it makes cut backs...... why don't football clubs get rid of surplus players to solve wage demands?

I know the football world works in funny ways but could it be done by law?

 

Not possible as you can't make a position redundant and then suddenly have it back again.

 

So if you make the players redundant, you are stopping yourself from replacing them.