News from Brazil is that the new South African soccer coach, Corlos Alberto Parreira only put pen to paper yesterday.
SAFA sent out a press release late last night calling an emergemcy press breifing to let us know what was going on with Carlos.
For a month or two now, we have been hearing from SAFA that Carlos has signed and everything is going swimingly. NOT SO!!!
There has been a new offer from South Africa in the last couple of days and NOW only is Carlos going to sign his 4 year contract to coach Bafana Bafana. Why did SAFA not tell us that he hasn't signed? We kept asking anf they kept saying that he has signed and that he will be here "in the next couple of week". You lying SOBS.....
And how much do you think that this brilliant footballing mind will be earning? Although there are no offcial numbers coming from SAFA (are we surprised?) the number seems to be around R100 million.
R25 000 000 per year
R2 083 333 per month
R69 444 per day
R2 893 per hour
R48 per minute
So, little ones, while Carlos is sleeping his 8 hours, he will have earned R23 000. I hope he has dreams of football and sweats while he is sleeping because he is being paid some hard cash.
How much time does he spend on the toilet everyday? Eating food or watching TV? R48 / minute!!!! Every minute of every day for 4 years!!!!
A recent survey showed that company bosses on average earned R4654 a day. If stock options exercised were included, the figure came to R12518 a day. The top 10 earning CEOs' average salary came to R32794 a day. Carlos will be earning TWICE what the top 10 CEO's in South Africa earn!
And what do you think that the average salary for a soccer player in South Africa is? According to News 24's George Dearnaley......R5000 per month. Let me bring out my calculator again.....
'Carlos' salary' divided by 'average player salary' = 416
Unions in South Africa are complaining that CEO's of major companies earn 46 to 50 times more than the lowest paid individual in the company. Carlos will earn 416 times more than THE AVERAGE!!!!!
Is it just me or that INSANE?
But let's sit back for a little while here. If the coach of the side is earning that, how much are the administrators earning? All the coach does is tell the team how to play. The administrators are the ones that do the real work, aren't they?
For the truth, Carlos will only be here next year to coach the side for 4 years to the 2010 world cup. Is anyone putting money on how long he will stay before he decides that his bosses are complete idiots and packs for Perth?
I give him 2 years. He will not make 2010. Carlos has been the coach of six nations before South Africa. He is a serial coach.
After South Africa struggled to beat lowly Namibia for the 1st time last night, Carlos will only be joining the side halfway though the qualifying for the African Cup of Nations. That's right, we will have a caretaker coach again for the games against both Congo and Chad and Zambia. Two of them being away games.
Well done SAFA. You guys are seriously brilliant.
At my frail age I do NOT want to read stuff like this...It's just begging for a heart attack!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe the figures. No, let me take that back...given the desperation of SA's soccer authorities I can imagine they'll do anything.
I agree with you about the fact that he will not see 2010. I foresee he will be paid out in 2008 and that we will be left holding the scattered remnants of our national game.
This is so true. SAFA is a bunch of wankers
ReplyDeleteLife is unfair man - R48 a minute - now that is good return on time worked.
I reckon we need better structures in the local game to improve the soccer...a good coach is key, but R48 a minute is a little too much for my stomach. But its not my money, so what do I know.
M.