Rodallega demands too rich for Everton

Another one bites the dust!

Could this be fact? The teams that can throw that money for fun, aren't in for him. We're hardly the only team would like to have him but won't meet such a demand.

No, not 'another one bites the dust' at all. Instead, another arrogant tosser who thinks the sun shines through his ass who is, at best, especially on the basis of what we saw last season, a mediocre player who does not give his all and who has, to boot, another bad hair-cut.

I can't bear these tossers. Prem wages are disgracefully sky-high and these bit-players want a piece of the pie, and make outrageous demands (if accurate) based on fucking what? Whimsical, I know, but spend a day in the real world prick. And, remember, you trot around the turf with an occasional burst of near speed for the pie-eaters FFS. A move to us would take you two or three rungs up the ladder. Stupid prick. If these demands are indeed accurate, then let the mediocrity warm the bench at QPR.

No responsibility falls on the club for this one. Nor Moyes in any shape or form. Quite right Moyes, break off any talks. Just another example if ever we needed one of the hyped-up, high-minded, head in the clouds and up asses, dilletante, disloyal, money-minded pricks who, sadly, are becoming more and more the norm these days in the wage-crazy prem.

Last nostalgic thought. Just wish he could have run into 'bite-yer-legs' Norm or pocky face Tommy or 'chopper' Harris. Fluffy fops for the most part these days. Good-bye Rodallega and, quite frank;y, didn't want you in the first place either.

Any club willing to pay an average player £70k a week can have him. A bullet dodged I think.

£70,000 is way too much. Bainsy and Felli get around £70,000 a week. Rodallega cannot be compared to those players. Maybe he wants to go to China or Qatar?

He's only worth half that ... Injury prone, lumbering lump who looks disinterested at times ... No great loss - Fulham can have him!

Greedy SOB.....Glad we didn't pay 70k to get him....too much for an average player. Not worth the risk.

Agree with all above. Not to be held to ransom by players with an inflated sense of their own worth. On a free transfer I'd maybe offer rodallega 40k max with some goals/appearances bonuses thrown in.

Hoilett instead?

Doubt it Sam, Hoilett will demand a similar wage. It's all down to the manager. Does he think such a signing will improve the team, ie a player that has got a first team place allocated, for instance Peinnar, if so then either increase the signing on fee or pay the weekly wage. Like everyone else that has commented I don't think Rodellaga is worth 3.5 million a season, but for no fee there are "free" transfers that are. Personally I don't think Hoillet is worth that amount of money either.

Yep, it's not only the money, it's the mindset behind it. The executioners blog referred to his arrogance and mentality.... It's almost more important we doged that! If true, IF, then don't want him.

You're probably right Gareth, though for some reason I feel that Hoilett is a 'better egg' than rodellaga and im also convinced that he will become a much better player than him.

At the end of the day its up to Moyes how he allocates the precious resources he has and he usually does a fairly good job of it. Pienaar and Hoilett would make me very happy indeed but we will see...

Truly unbelievable wage demands. I think he would've been a good signing but not on that kind of money!

Some idiotic team will pay that amount, I guarantee you, it's just crazy that someone who scored 2 goals last year demands that wage.

I know we are operating a tight ship and I'm the first to flip the lid when we lose out on players but even I'm happy to let Rodallega walk for this money.

Worth about half that! I would expect 20 goals a season for 70k.

I think he is a good player but agree with the above. 40k max. He would be joining as 2nd best striker so there is no way you can pay him more than Jelavic! Can't see anyone paying him 70k in this country though so good luck to him!

Brilliant rant Paul.......totally agree with the premise, over-hyped "prick" who is a "legend in his own mind"

Its funny how some believe everything a newspaper prints.

This cannot be true; no club is going to pay him £70k a week. Like a few have already said, it's about half of that I'd pay him.

Indeed Brian. I know a lot of people have been careful to include IF this is true in their analysis but "prick" and "legend in his own mind"? Relax lads, incase he might actually sign for us and then we'd have to do the old football fan trick of changing your mind completely cos he's wearing the right jersey.

Just thinking that Shane, if he did end up signing for us, how he would all of a sudden be a "great player" "cracking lad" etc.

This is the problem with the Chelski & cittehs of the world, by paying Tevez £200 pw, it sets a new benchmark, where as the Rodallega's of the world; decent reasonable footballers but let's face messi he ain't now start thinking (of more to the point his agent starts thinking) my boy ONLY wants £70k, not £100's of thousands.

The sooner the EPL does a lehman Bros the better it will be for everyone

Shane and Brian, My name is Tony and I am a fickle football fan, I will change direction like the wind should I so choose.

It has been two months since my last relapse, but I will keep it up and these meetings help me a lot...etc

David 420;

Yes, Tevez et al on their Sky-high wages have created new benchmarks... but clubs like QPR, who are now more powerful than the mighty EFC, are creating benchmarks for the likes of Rodgaella and Hoilett – and they will pay them £70k a week.

DARK DAYS!

The Echo have confirmed that we're no longer in for him. Whether of not the £70,000 quoted is accurate there's no way that we can pay over the odds for a player with Rodallega's record. £70,000 a week would equate to £3.6m a year, which gives 'free transfer' a whole new meaning. In the case of Hoilett at least he's good enough to justify top dollar, but we'd be paying out a shedload in wages and signing on fees, and with so many other clubs interested I just can't see it happening.

Paul Ferry, spot on!

Agree with all the above. Just shows how crazy football has become these days. Just because no transfer fee is payable to Wigan the player and agent think they can milk the club trying to sign him.

I really hope that no club comes in for him for that price which'll force him to lower his wage demands to a sensible level around 30k max would have been my guess. Even thats 1.5m a year for 3-4 years ffs!

70k a week for a slightly above average player - players and agents really are living on another planet.

Free transfer aside...that amount £70k is actually what Van der Vaart want if his move to Germany is successful. And he is ba much etter player .

Good, point, Brian. We mock most of the rumours but are happy to believe anything negative about someone who doesn't want to join us, I actually don't think he's much good.

Totally agree Sam those two on our wings and an outside chance of keeping our best players would really give us a chance for next season but, again this 'free' signing situation really elevates a players position when discussing personal terms. Sadly Hoillett will be no different to Rodellega if he or his agent thinks a club will be prepared to pay. As I commented above on the basis of one season I wouldn't be prepared to part with that sort of money.

Paul Ferry, I couldn't agree with you more. If the stories are indeed true that he was asking for £70k per week then he must have one hell of an agent. I find it laughable that some lads who have to live on benefits and doing odd jobs just to put food on the table and credit on their iPhones, talk about £70k per week as if it was small change.

Say it slowly to yourselves: s e v e n t y t h o u s a n d p o u n d s p e r w e e k... The Sky money is ruining this game, but it is making a lot of moderately talented young men very rich indeed.

Paul, spot on.
Shaun, your say it slowly is very good also. He will be playing in front of fans who would have to work 5-6 YEARS in some cases to earn what he would make in one WEEK.

Money is wasted at every club at different levels. We pay Cahill £50k a week

Reds pay Andy Carroll £100k a week, and Glen Johnson £139k a week

Rooney played hardball with Utd to get over £200k a week, and they gave in to his demands.

Hibbert's, Cahill's & Yobo's wages must amount to over £110k a week, and they (hopefully) won't even be in the starting 11.

Shaun and Mark, I worked this out last summer. Wayne Rooney, between the middle of May when the season ends and the start of July when pre-season starts, is on his summer holidays. Over that six- or seven-week period, he earns what I earn over the next 30 years before I retire.

Joe (441) - Players get paid what some owner will pay them. Not a penny more. With that, I wouldn't lump our guys in with Carroll and Johnson. Cahill, Hibbert, and Yobo worked they way up to those wages over a career span. Using Carroll and Johnson, there's an argument our fellows are underpaid.

And Rooney? Given what he has meant to ManU's fortunes all these years, he was grossly underpaid. Even now, he's not overpaid. He's like Ronaldo and Messi. Their presence generates so much income for club owners (on and off the pitch), they're worth whatever they get.

The Carrolls and Johnsons of the game? Yikes! I have to ask, you didn't hit a wrong key typing in Johnson's wages did you? He's really on £139k a week? Double Yikes! (Am I undervaluing his worth in yikes?)

I'm in total agreement with Paul 356 — another jumped up twat who thinks he's Billy Big Bollocks. I'm sick of these average players and their absurd wage demands. Not needed, not wanted, mate! Good luck with your Champions League quest with the mighty Fulham... not!

Can any Premier League player be considered underpaid, even in relative terms? They are all extremely fortunate to be playing at a time when technology in telecommunications, market globalisation, and rampant capitalism in previously under-exploited regions of the world have combined to make the perfect storm of funds available for what is essentially part of the entertainment industry.

In many ways, it is a house of straw, being based on theoretical values (try liquidating all of those assets at once and see their value tumble) and underpinned by huge amounts of debt. Success is important, as a way of tapping into the splurge of money, but not necessarily at any cost.

The saddening part is how far behind we are slipping in the wage stakes if what has been quoted in previous posts is true. Is it worth trying to match them in the chase for success? I would doubt it.

I think a lot of the overseas markets aren't quite as ripe for the picking as we would hope. I would imagine you would need at least 3-4 years at the very top (i.e. 1st or 2nd) to start drawing substantial numbers of fans from the likes of the Mancs, Chelski and the RS. That would require a huge outlay from someone with the will to make a long-term gamble.

Does anyone know whether Citeh or Spurs have made inroads, or are they mainly reliant on the domestic market and their personal benefactors for now?

I do think for free transfers you are going to have to expect some wage inflation, as a transfer fee has been saved and the player will expect to be rewarded for the gamble he has taken in running down his previous contract. Just up to the club to decided whether the figures stack up.

Personally haven't seen enough from Rodallega to think he is worth £70k a week, but you can understand why he might be aiming for it if the likes of Glen Johnson are on virtually double.

Cheeky greedy SOB – not worth that money he is asking for... enjoy your time at Fulham. Hoillet is not worth them wages either. I work with a Blackburn season ticket holder – he says he is hit and miss and very lazy, never gets back to help out.

£70k a week?!? – we have had a lucky escape.

Nice one, Paul.

This is a player who has steadily performed worse every year since he has been at Wigan, and in a steadily improving side. He promises much and delivers little. He will probably have a good Autumn and then normal service will be resumed.

Lucky escape.