There's been a fair bit of talk about how SISU have cut the wage bill since taking over, leading to the assumption by some that we can't be losing the 4 million a year that was quoted when they took over.
From that original squad, the high earners would probably have been Ward, Doyle, Marshall, Gray, De Zeeuw, Borrowdale possibly. The squad was also fairly big, but any bigger than it is now? It was filled with players like Simmonds, Thornton, Simpson, Tabb, who were either picked up from the lower leagues or from the youth system.
Now, I'd say McSheffrey, Wood, Cranie, King, Clingan, Eastwood, Carsley, Bell, all signed up when they were either established Championship players or, in the case of Cranie, an England U21 international. The rest of the squad then has a similar make-up to Dowie's, with younger or less established players making up the bulk of the squad. Baker, Deegan, Westwood, Jutkiewicz, Clarke, Keogh, O'Halloran, Hussey all immediately spring to mind.
All in all, I doubt the wage bill is actually that much lower, if at all, than it was when SISU took over. With crowds dwindling in comparison it's no surprise that the club's in a mess.
From that original squad, the high earners would probably have been Ward, Doyle, Marshall, Gray, De Zeeuw, Borrowdale possibly. The squad was also fairly big, but any bigger than it is now? It was filled with players like Simmonds, Thornton, Simpson, Tabb, who were either picked up from the lower leagues or from the youth system.
Now, I'd say McSheffrey, Wood, Cranie, King, Clingan, Eastwood, Carsley, Bell, all signed up when they were either established Championship players or, in the case of Cranie, an England U21 international. The rest of the squad then has a similar make-up to Dowie's, with younger or less established players making up the bulk of the squad. Baker, Deegan, Westwood, Jutkiewicz, Clarke, Keogh, O'Halloran, Hussey all immediately spring to mind.
All in all, I doubt the wage bill is actually that much lower, if at all, than it was when SISU took over. With crowds dwindling in comparison it's no surprise that the club's in a mess.