When did those meetings take place and since you seem to have been there please tell us what they were offered money wise in comparison to the clubs they went to. Rounded up to the nearest pound will do.
In other words you are shooting from the hip and have absolutely no idea how much they were offered.
It's a funny world when someone decides they are leaving and the assumption is no one would have asked them why?
Collingwood gives us no clues in his article if he asked them or not. If he wont ask the question then I'm asking it. Why did they leave?It's a funny world when someone decides they are leaving and the assumption is no one would have asked them why?
Love the idea that the answer is to pay them more and be promoted to the 1st division.
I'll just note one thing.
The season before last Durham nearly went bust there was a meeting with all the players because the fear was that Durham wouldn't be able to pay the wage bill. That's bound to have improved morale!
Durham could not get near matching the package Surrey offered Rocky and Borthwick not just in terms of money but length and terms of contract. That has been shown by Borthwick this close season.
Its an interesting one isnt it? Perhaps if Collingwood wasnt earning so much money they would have money to keep the likes of Coughlin et al.
I have no problem with Colly earning the salary he does but with Durhams finances and salary cap its simple economics that they can't pay to many that sort of money. The advantage with Colly is he signs 12 month deals which means the club are not committed to a long term deal like they did with Harmy.
Yes but its a bit rich of Collingwood to be moaning on about players leaving for more money (which appears to be the case) and that they should be staying out of loyalty when he is probably earning the highest salary of anyone at the club.
I don't know if he does or not. But if he does he deserves it quite apart from being club captain.
Someone has to be the highest salary earner and to be fair it should be him. The most consistent performer in the side for the last few seasons and double the age of the squad. Fair play to the bloke
I'm not saying that he doesnt. what I'm saying is that its a bit rich of collingwood, from such a lofty position as the clubs highest paid player, to be saying that people should stay out of loyalty and not chase the money.
By that statement he is right as he hasnt chased the money, he has stayed put and accepted terms from DCCC. If he had chased the money he wouldnt be at Durham would he?
Again I'm not saying that he shouldnt be. What I'm saying is that from that lofty position its very easy to tell others not to chase the money. I'm not surprised that that falls on deaf ears. Coughlin for example owes a loyalty to himself and his family and its incumbent upon him to get the best deal for himself that he can. I'd do exactly the same.
Why?
Well you would be if you were getting £200k per annum (or whatever) and no one else could match it. I dont know how much Colly earns but it could be that his wage is swallowing up the vast majority of whats available, and who knows he may be one of the best paid players on the county circuit - in either division.
Well there are perhaps 2 reasons why he stayed. One I wont go into but the second one is that he may be one of the highest paid players on the county circuit and perhaps that money dwarfs what England would pay. I'd be happy to be "loyal" if I was getting a kings ransom.
Your clearly not chasing anything if you are staying at the same club for 20+years (albeit some of that was during England career)
You clearly are if you are getting paid a fortune for staying put. What incentive is there to leave if you are being paid a fortune and are perhaps one of the best paid players on the county circuit? Who else would have him and pay him what he gets at Durham at this stage of his career? I would suggest probably no one.
Since nobody knows his salary its difficult to say whether he is a top earner in county circuit or not but i would imagine the big payers like Surrey, Yorkshire and Hampshire would have easily paid him more than Durham. I suspect his loyalty is two-fold. he doesnt want to permanently leave the north east and he feels indebted to Durham for giving him his chance because he may not have got that just being a young lad from Shotley without Durham
