06-12-2023, 15:46
I got talking to a bloke in the Wye Bridge yesterday ( I was wearing my Spireite beanie-hat, which got his attention) and we started chatting about local football - as you do. He`s a regular at Silverlands.
Apparently, Buxton were after Asante when he left us but walked away when he told them that he wanted £2,800 a week, which was far more than they could afford. So presumably that`s what Darlington are paying him, but I`m amazed that they can run to that sort of money either. Ah well; there you go.
The story going round is that when he was with us he was on £5k a week - that`s a quarter of a million a year! I`ve no idea whether that figure is accurate of course - these things can be a bit like Chinese whispers at times - and he may have been on nothing like that, but if these figures are anywhere close to being accurate it shows the staggering amounts of money that can be earned these days, even in non-league football.
Apparently, Buxton were after Asante when he left us but walked away when he told them that he wanted £2,800 a week, which was far more than they could afford. So presumably that`s what Darlington are paying him, but I`m amazed that they can run to that sort of money either. Ah well; there you go.
The story going round is that when he was with us he was on £5k a week - that`s a quarter of a million a year! I`ve no idea whether that figure is accurate of course - these things can be a bit like Chinese whispers at times - and he may have been on nothing like that, but if these figures are anywhere close to being accurate it shows the staggering amounts of money that can be earned these days, even in non-league football.