shackbleep 0 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Nicky Butt going Yaya for £200k-a-week move to South China FORMER England star Nicky Butt could sign for South China, the champions of Hong Kong, for a staggering £200,000 a week. His great haul of China will put him in the same pay bracket as Premier League top earner Yaya Toure – not bad for a 35-year-old who had been ready to hang up his boots. The move for Butt, who quit Newcastle at the end of last season, is being funded by wealthy South China chairman Steven Lo, who wants the veteran midfielder to play for his title winners for four months from February. Butt had planned to move into coaching but the astronomical pay deal will put that idea on hold. Butt, capped 39 times by England, won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the Champions League with Manchester United during a glittering career. South China have won the Hong Kong First Division title in each of the last four years. http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/foo...02039-22728408/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Nicky Butt going Yaya for £200k-a-week move to South China FORMER England star Nicky Butt could sign for South China, the champions of Hong Kong, for a staggering £200,000 a week. His great haul of China will put him in the same pay bracket as Premier League top earner Yaya Toure – not bad for a 35-year-old who had been ready to hang up his boots. I don't know what's worse, the bit in bold or the bit in italics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Wonder if they fancy signing Smith as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKev 0 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Get Peter Reid in as manager, he does like that sort of challenges... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Looked on Wikipedia, and they are run by a business man who seems to be a marketing guru. £200k p/w is mental though. I reckon it might end up like the Arab leagues with old big names on onne last pay day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Surely they could have got someone a lot better for that money? SURELY!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 You'd think so. Even someone like Klose, or Ronaldinho may be tempted with those wages. Hell, SWP would have been better value for monney than Butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 why not buy us and have the whole club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20799 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I hope he does, Rooney will be fucking FUMING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14069 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Former Newcastle United midfielder Nicky Butt made his debut for South China FC on Tuesday in a 2-1 victory over TSW Pegasus, scoring from a free kick but then missing from the penalty spot. The 35 year-old former England international wore the number 12 shirt of the Hong Kong First Division side and marked his first competitive game since Newcastle's home draw with Ipswich Town last April. Butt is the third Toon old boy that we know of to have appeared for South China, following on from former Mags Keith Robson & Billy Whitehurst. From NUFC.com. No mention of mental wage packet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Imagine the standard if he's taking the set pieces and pens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 It never said he was scoring the pens tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Easy money..I don't blame him to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac-Toon 1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 He got a freekick past the wall? the stereotype about them all being tiny must be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WDP Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 To be fair canny goal Am sure he scored one for us against someone. Have you seen how slow the pace is man, suit him down to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty 4 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 He actually on that much money then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 It is a shit standard. When I lived there, my dad played in goal against ex-Chelsea striker John Spencer, and the 'face of Skybet' Dale Tempest. He kept a clean sheet against these top Hong Kong players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I remember him hitting the post a couple of times on the only two occasions I remember him taking free-kicks for us a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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