To feel absolutely disgusted by this?

legislation to prevent these exorbitant fees/salaries is possible. But there has never been any political will to pursue it.

I am very happy to pay my licence fee for the BBC..to only have the likes of media owned by big business is a dangerous situation.

I agree that fees/salaries for top salaries need to be significantly reduced..but it does not, in my mind, make it better/worse if the money is paid by private companies or the BBC..botare obscene. If the likes of Sky etc did not pay do highly the BBC would not feel it needed to. We pay one way or the other..the cost of advertising is always passed on to the consumer making the licence fee insignificant!

FarNorth - it is incorrect of you to say "you don't have to pay a TV licence fee if you never watch any BBC programmes..."
TV Licensing authority states "You need to be covered by a TV licence to watch or record live TV programmes on any channel..."
So someone who never watches a BBC programme still has to have a TV licence and pay towards the exorbitant wage bill of the BBC.
That's what I mean by having no choice.

Premier League football clubs seem to be owned by foreign oligarchs and the players have little connnection to the area or town they're supposed to represent. It's all a bit nuts.

Why is the BBC wage bill exorbitant but not Sky?? If we disagree with super salaries it does not matter who pays them. Public sector is strangled if private force up pay.

Presumably most of the shows on Sky are made by independent production companies. BBC still makes many of its own programmes.

Maybe it's because the BBC pays its "people" from tax payers money.

Here's a thought re. high salaries on the Beeb and differences between men and women - decrease the hourly rate for men and increase women's to the same level in such a way as to keep the cost the same (or lower, of course!).

Interestingly it is not uncommon for the non-European players to send money to their homelands to sponsor community projects. Some places in Africa and S America have benefited greatly from their famous sons, of whom they are extraordinarily proud.

The word I use is obscene, which is the strongest word of disgust that I can use on this website I can use.

Also, for the "wages" they get every week, getting being very different from earning

The word I use is obscene, which is the strongest word of disgust that I can use on this website I can use.

Also, for the "wages" they get every week, getting being very different from earning

The word I use is obscene, which is the strongest word of disgust that I can use on this website I can use.

Also, for the "wages" they get every week, getting being very different from earning

Eddicat78, I too am appalled by this. I think you are referring to the WASPI women, who (like me) were born during the 1950's and whose state pensions have been put back by up to 6 years. It wouldn't be so bad if there were jobs for us, if age discrimination laws were enforced, but in practice that is not what happens. I believe that, tragically, some women have been driven not only to suicidal thoughts but to actual suicide. Some women have been forced into prostitution in order to survive. It’s a national disgrace. Strangely enough, money can be found for other things, such as legal aid for convicted child abusers. Older people in this country are discriminated against and oppressed, but we can still vote, and we will!

I agree with EVERYTHING that's been said here.

Although I agree who can be worth that amount. These highly paid players bring in sponsorship, advertising, revenue for the clubs and football in general. But agree ticket prices should reduce. The kit the young buy etc. It seems some people can demand so much whilst their supporters are struggling. Different worlds.

They need to put a cap on these player's wages, it's absolutely ridiculous that one person can be paid such an obscene amount of money every week!!

All top earners could be easily replaced, there is not one of those footballers who couldn't be, plenty of fine footballers out there, also plenty of excellent TV & radio people who never get the chance to show us how good they are and the same for the bosses of charities etc. We are fed a myth that we have to pay through the nose or the people robbing us will 'go elsewhere', let them go I say.

I am tired of seeing the same people all the time anyway.

Why does Mary Berry have to keep shoving her wrinkled old face onto my screen, she must have earnt her money by now, give other people a chance !!!

We put people on such a pedestal that they can rob us with impunity and we are grateful for it. David Beckham keeps popping up all over the place with his kids a 'brand' it isn't entirely their fault if we go along with it.

The footballers wouldn't be paid 'obscene' amounts if it were not for customers paying to view a game live or on a screen. It's the same with prostitution, it wouldn't exist if punters didn't pay. The same with gambling, drink and drugs.

Are we targeting the wrong people here?

We, as individuals and society, 'allow' what seem like perfectly decent men pay to huge amounts of their own and their families' money and to waste similar amounts of leisure time to dubious and sometimes downright criminal activities.

In total agreement with all comments. My OH tells me it's related to SKY owning the rights to televise football. Sounds about right. We don't have SKY.

I've noticed there are now very few British players in the Premier League nowadays. Which would explain why England are total losers in the international matches.

It is indeed an obscene amount of money. My husband was so disgusted he says he will stop watching football and has completely lost interest in it as it is all about money. I know their careers are short but even so ......

Also, apparently the CEOs of the top companies get paid in one year what it would take the average person 160 years to earn.

It would be nice to think that these high earners do some good with the money that is thrown at them, Hm999 I am heartened by what you say about the non-European players supporting causes in their home countries.

Ditto, ditto, ditto to all of the above remarks.... I absolutely loathe football and all that goes with it. (And don't get me started on the huge amounts 'celebrities' earn ... Chris Evans, Garry Lineker for example!) Grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

apart from a few footballers earning megabucks and sold on - most of these footballers have originated from poor countries - do they go back and throw their millions at the poor - no - they open a "school" call it a charity and use the name - not just footballers - Mo Farah charity has been closed down - out of £millions "raised" £1/2 million spent on a fund raising ball for school in Niarobi - the school received 50 pairs of socks - he now lives in USA so not to pay tax - British my ass
So many sports stars have done this - Wiggins - etc - look at charities commission - see how many have been investigated -
so dont knock 1 man - if they are willing to pay silly money

It's absolutely disgraceful and I agree with the sentiments expressed. It's a bag of wind they're kicking about for heaven's sake. I loathe football but it seems to be a continually important topic of conversation in various circles.

I actually love football and support one of the smaller premier league teams but I also think it obscene that one man is 'worth' nearly 2 million pounds.
A lot of the fault lies with Sky and the millions they pay to show top flight teams on tv. If people didn't pay to have Sky things may slowly change, and no we have never paid to have Sky tv.

The world seems to be completely bonkers! Perhaps I'll drop a note asking for a fraction of his fee or wages for our local Care Home!

We are probably in the end end times. Read the Bible. It will be the most evil time ever. Watch out for those electronic chips they want to insert in our bodies. That's an end time prophecy too.