With the keeper alone set to bag seven figures a year it begs the question why does Notts County manager Steve Cotterilll deserve so many plaudits? The East Midlands Manchester City minus the money are fast becoming too much to stomach in reality yet listening to the commentators at the weekend you would have though the manager was a Saint.
Yes he can organise the precious things of the shop but we are talking Harrods V the LOCAL SHOP on the hill in the League of Gentleman here.
Let`s compare forward lines shall we? Herd and Somma do not cost the Imps a penny in wages, you keep peeling them oranges in your pocket Uncle Bob we’ll be fine, whilst Hughes and Rogers Bank more a week than the entire ten out field Imps who will play tonight. As for the goalkeepers – both are the teams top earners though Kasper Schmeichel has a ‘bonus structure` that is close to our entire first team squad budget, well Richard ‘ex hero now Hades double’ Butcher apart. This is excluding the bar tab at Branstan Hall earlier in the season of course (Joke – before any Imps start polishing their horns).
Give Sutton the cash that County pay and we would have, Burch, Michael O`Connor, Sergio Torres and Davide Somma demanding long term deals. Sol Campbell would be sniffing around and doubtless cuddly old Sven would be eager to give us some tips. I bet we would hammer a few teams 5-0 and keep a few clean sheets with The Chessman becoming manager of the season into the bargain.
Enjoy the ride Magpies enjoy the ride. It`s a slippery slope if you spend more than you put in and a bumpy ride back to reality. Enjoy the promotion and the championship and no doubt you will get to discuss the glory and the grief with Peterborough a couple of times next year.
Pipe dreams never last, as to their worth, well they are a bit like a time share in that respect.
Share this article
Related Articles
