spudski Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 There is a lovely two page spread in this months Backpass magazine, covering the saga of the Ashton Gate 8. A really nice article, with pics, including some facts that i didn't know. One of them... Clive Whitehead on an 11 year contract at a reputed £550 per week in 1976 No wonder we were in the shit. Worth getting...if you're into proper football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 the board at the time we're reckless in dishing out contracts, ~ in the past now but we should never forget it, Cheers spud I'll pick up a copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to the rhythm Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 There is a lovely two page spread in this months Backpass magazine, covering the saga of the Ashton Gate 8. A really nice article, with pics, including some facts that i didn't know. One of them... Clive Whitehead on an 11 year contract at a reputed £550 per week in 1976 No wonder we were in the shit. Worth getting...if you're into proper football Yeah, I well remember the 11 year contract!! Clive Whitehead must have thought he'd won the pools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 As someone who is too young to have any real knowledge of the situation, it does come across that the people running BCFC back then had some very serious Mental health issues... I mean seriously, wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 How much is £550 p/w in 1970 in todays money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Bob Houghton who came in and replaced Alan Dicks, and was given a 3 year contract worth £25,000 a year. We are talking 1980 here. Crazy...After we got relegated back into Div 2 ( todays Championship ) 5 games in Dicks lost his job. The attendance that day was 9528. Worth thinking about, when it comes to Apathy, Bristol, Crowds and football. And this was at a time when there wasn't much to go and watch and do in Bristol. Apart from us, the Gas, Rugby and cricket...that was it. Even the Speedway had gone by then, and that averaged gates aroung 8000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to the rhythm Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 As someone who is too young to have any real knowledge of the situation, it does come across that the people running BCFC back then had some very serious Mental health issues... I mean seriously, wtf? There was a reason behind the awarding of the long contracts. In 1979, City had become the first team to lose a player under the new Freedom of Contract rules (a forerunner of the Bosman ruling). Gary Collier left City to join Coventry. Basically, City panicked at the prospect of losing all their best players when their contracts ended, so awarded ridiculously long contracts. Of course, relegations followed, the contracts couldn't be honoured, and the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 550 a week was alot. Luther blissett was on 500 a week at watford and millan paid him 700 i heard on a recent program. That was around the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Put it this way...my parents bought a 3 bedroom new build house in 1970 for approx £1500. That puts it into perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bringbacktherobin Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 11 year contract! Thats madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc_Jamie Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Can we not sign Maynard on an 11 year contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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