To feel absolutely disgusted by this?

www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2016/jan/22/charitable-footballers-jamie-carragher-juan-mata?
I hope this link will show what English clubs do for communities. But Barca is a Spanish club. Spain has been flashing the football cash since the 50s to my knowledge.

This transfer has nothing to do with our Premiership, the UK clubs or the UK Inland Revenue!

Who wants to insert chips in our bodies, Veda ?

What has that to do with footballers?

Perhaps it would help if we all calmed down? What is this really about? None of us can change this situation, so why waste precious emotional energy getting steamed up about it?
What good stuff is there in our lives this morning? For me the sun is shining, we are (touch wood) healthy and happy.I am looking after my daughter's little spaniel while they are on holiday and he is a delight.
It is almost tempting fate to admit that life is good.
We are unlikely now to ever have lots of money, but as long as we can get by, living simply and calmly , and appreciating each new day as a gift ( who knows how many more we will get), then we are are indeed very lucky. We don't always appreciate what we already have, but we would be devastated if any of the people we care about, or things like good health or peace of mind were taken away from us.
Maybe we should be less concerned about the things we cannot change and be grateful for the good things we already have.

Yes indeed, and when we sometimes read about them getting drunk en masse, getting up to goodness knows what in the name of 'entertainment' it really makes me want to spit.

My thoughts exactly Jamila, if the fans were to refuse the silly prices perhaps someone would take a step back and actually think about what they are doing.

Thank you kwest. I've been mulling along your lines of thinking since I first read this thread but you have made the case so much more eloquently than I might have done. Ther's an ancient song which goes something like 'With the sun in the morning and the moon in the evening, I'm all right'. That'll do for me but then, I seem to be more fortunate than many.........

I am not interested in football in the least, though I am in other sports and think they too earn far more than they're worth. But £199 million has to be obscene in anybody's book.

As quite a lot of them are now dead that might prove to be a bit of a problem!

Back in the 60s I was a football fan... Money took over the game and ruined it. I lost interest. Also the reason we don't have an amazing England team any more is because such a large proportion of premier league teams are from other countries so we just don't have enough talent to draw on a that level....

So I was not the only one feeling sick with disgust at the obscene amount of money being paid out for something which should be affordable to all - and it is far from that. I think people are heartily sick of seeing the inequality, waste and greed that now permeates every area of life now.

I sort of agree with kwest, - I think we all get too hot under the collar about all sorts of things and we should appreciate the good things in our lives more often.
But, in this instance I do agree that the amount of money
paid for footballers is disgusting. This sort of payment is uttely ridiculous and makes a mockery of the hard working lives of many people who deserve far more than any footballer.

Gosh.. some very weird meanderings on here!

Capitalism causes this disparity in worth and payment: it tell us there is a demand and that is what drives up the price. No real football fan thinks any player is worth such silly money but now football is not a game anymore it is an investment/money laundering business. That is why many obscenely wealthy but often shadowy figures put money in. I repeat that governments could prevent it if they wanted to. Seems they don't want to.

Nobody is worth that amount be it footballers or CEOs I agree with you AsarahG people are fed up of seeing inequality. It disgusts me that people who appear on reality shows doing stupid things get a fortune for it

It's a mad amount I think. My Dad played for Leyton Orient many many years ago and was paid 2 shillings per game or 2/6 if they won!
How times have changed!

The thing is, we live in a free(ish) capitalist society.
I dont think most CEOs are worth more than a nurse or doctor or energency worker. But while people suppory football and want to pay sky subscriptions and high ticket prices it will continue. Also, these are highly talented athletes with generally speaking a short working career. Excellence should be rewarded. I wish life was fairer but its not.

loopyloo what are the millions that the government pays to the FA?

I am another who thinks it is a disgrace. Another thing that enraged me is the huge amount of money footballers get every week

Enraged, not enraged.

Off to football tommorow, I shall enjoy the game and the atmosphere.
I shall not worry about what the players are being paid. There is ineqality in work, and in all walks of life, why worry about footballers salary?

My DS and DGS will be there watching their beloved ( but useless ) Sunderland tonight rafichagran

My uncles brother played in the league back on the day and was over the moon to get £18 a week. The money that passes over today is extremely vulgar

Totally agree with you, been feeling like that for quite a few years. Tennis too, is a greedy overpaid sport, and don't get me started on golf. World totally gone mad. Hope it all goes upside down for the lot of them. How many Carribean holidays does Rooney's wife need, from what I see in the daily mail she is forever on holiday. So sad. I live in South Africa and see real poverty every day, and they had the cheek to bring the World Cup here, spending millions whilst the poor stood and stared at the mighty, now useless stadiums. Money that could have built thousands of small homes, wasted on a game played with a leather ball. Madness!

I hate FootBore!!! The money they get paid is Ludicrous and disgusting
We have a football field at the back our House and all you can hear all weekend is swearing and shouting.
The money could be put into help with social care, for example Care for the Elderly, which is suffering badly.

BBC Sport - Juan Mata: Manchester United midfielder to donate 1% of wage to charity
bbc.in/2v6dVKc

More importantly he is trying to get others to do the same