Cheeky Pilgrims went for Dwight ($A2.43 million a year)

[cigar69]

Cheeky Pilgrims went for Dwight
By staff writers
July 18, 2006

WHILE Dwight Yorke has been pontificating over his return to Sydney FC, cheeky English Championship club Plymouth Argyle put in a cheeky bid for the striker.

New Pilgrims boss Ian Holloway revealed last week that he tried to sign the former Trinidad and Tobago skipper from the A-League champion, but was priced out of a move for the 34-year-old.

Yorke hinted during the World Cup in Germany that he might move back to England, where he plied his trade with English Premier League giant Manchester United after starting at Aston Villa.

"After this I'll take a holiday before I decide on anything," he told Scotland's Daily Record during the tournament.

"I've spoken to Terry Butcher because he's the new manager. He called me before the England game to tell me what his thoughts and plans are for the club."

At the time, Yorke said he was just concentrating on his World Cup campaign, rather than thinking about any A-League issues. But his indecision, and an impressive showing at Germany 2006, attracted the attention of Holloway.

The Pilgrims, though, eventually conceded his club had no chance of finding the cash to pay him.

"Dwight Yorke is on £1 million ($2.43 million) a year," Holloway told the club's website.

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"I thought that it would be a good idea and I could see if I could talk him into coming here, but deary me."

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,19829214-5000940,00.html

[El Zilcho]

Plus a transfer fee to Sydney FC. Everyone seems to forget he is under contract for another year.

[amnesiac]

that's huge! no wonder they made such a massive loss last year.

[Scoops- MUFC RULZ]

that's huge! no wonder they made such a massive loss last year.

which is paid for outside the salary cap...
:rolleyes:

[s3tTz]

which is paid for outside the salary cap...
:rolleyes:
How did they come up with the money, then?

[Scoops- MUFC RULZ]

How did they come up with the money, then?

Well for a start Dwight is apparently paid closer to a $1 million a year anyway....

That was reported well before this story emerged. As for how he is being payed and by whom, well you guys can work that out. ;)

[Daims09]

Yerp

Westfield... :mad:

[s3tTz]

Well for a start Dwight is apparently paid closer to a $1 million a year anyway....
$900k was the figure I remember seeing.

But if it really is $2.43m, I'd be pretty pissed off if I (God forbid) were a Sydney FC supporter.

[Scoops- MUFC RULZ]

$900k was the figure I remember seeing.

But if it really is $2.43m, I'd be pretty pissed off if I (God forbid) were a Sydney FC supporter.

Well I think the fact that more than one report has suggested the 900 k figure is enough to dispell doubt over the 2.43 million.

[SydneyTillIDie]

Dwight's fee (which is in the region of $1mill Aus not $1mill UK) is paid for by two main entities:

#1) Hyundai
#2) An independent shareholder who also sits on the SFC board

And considering how much he boosted crowds in EVERY state it was well spent. No figure (not even the AFL-loving "Fred") can come close in terms of marketing value.

[MVFC-4-LIFE]

What A Waste Of Money, What A Waste Of Money!!

[Von Lust]

as a plymouth supporter i can assure you dwight wont come,
where is he gonna live his "gangsta" life in the west country? holloway is ruffling the feathers and i hope to god that we (pilgrims) dont sign him we just picked up barry hayles anyway and our midfield is packed with wotton, capaldi and norris as well as djordic and akos buzacky, i cant see him fitting in with our plans...

[bigvtommy]

What A Waste Of Money, What A Waste Of Money!!

"What a waste of money, What a waste of monnnnnnnneyyy"