Released players

Hearing we've put a contract out to Sousa, whether he comes back or not is a different question.

Like others have said, fully expect him to end up at York/Halifax maybe.

Quoted from Hagrid

" i cant afford to go a month without being paid"

Sorry James, i like you, you've been a good servant, but you've had a testimonial year, been paid handsomely for years, someone in your position can certainly afford to go a month without!

How do you know what his financial commitments are? He may have also have invested any testimonial proceeds.

Quoted from Hagrid

" i cant afford to go a month without being paid"

Sorry James, i like you, you've been a good servant, but you've had a testimonial year, been paid handsomely for years, someone in your position can certainly afford to go a month without!

Said the same in our own chat.. In a time where people are having to use food banks.. he’s been one of the top earners at town and paid out for his testimonial, not skint by any stretch of the imagination.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

I would hazard the agenda has been driven by Sky as poverty porn gets attention. A massive kitchen and a double garage hardly convinced me he was poor. I know we live to our means but surely a lower league footballer at 32 should know their best salary is behind them.

He doesn't stop getting paid today though, the way it works is that we will pay his wages either until the end of this month or until he gets fixed up if he signs for someone this month. Once August hits, he will need reminding that fans attended numerous testimonial events that raised him a decent sum of money if he's still unemployed.

Yeah, 28 days severance pay for professional footballers at the end of their contract.

I wish I was as poor as Macca, try holidaying and living on a pension

I feel for James Mckeown, and any out of contract player as being unsure of where future income will come from must make it difficult to plan. However this is not a new thing is it? Being a professional footballer is now a saturated market and lower league players often find themselves in this situation annually. James however has been very fortunate to be employed consistently, with pay increments, in the town he lives, with no commuting costs for over a decade now. It has been apparent to anyone with an ounce of football knowledge that he would be in this position for probably 6-8 months now, so surely he prepared for this. Now I’m sure that the narrative of this interview was driven by sky, and that it seemed like a good advert of his availability to Macca, but I feel there are plenty more qualified players to make that argument than him.

Regardless, I genuinely wish him all the best.

Quoted from davmariner

How do you know what his financial commitments are? He may have also have invested any testimonial proceeds.

if you cant afford to go a month without, dont go to Dubai 3 weeks ago...

What on earth has he done with his money? He’s been more than well paid for 10 years ffs

Boo hoo james McKeown . Try a normal job and getting laid off with no notice then you realise how it feels to be skint , wondering how to pay the rent on a 2 bed house !

All the talk on here is about Macca, fair enough,  but please spare a thought for Max Wright. He never got to earn what Macca did, and his career has been cut short by injuries.  Football can be a cruel sport at times, especially at the lower end of the football pyramid.