Wales Football - Men and Women to be paid exactly the same

[The Bloop]

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Hmm

Not being cynical, but rather than "men and women to be paid exactly the same", the headline could just read "FAW cut wage bill"

The men unanimously agreed to the cut to fund the increase

[superfeathers]

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The men unanimously agreed to the cut to fund the increase

No doubt that they did, and that they can afford it

But some would argue that if the FAW want the plaudits for this bit of PR, (and/or feel that the womens team and mens team should be paid the same), they should up the pay of the women, right?

[The Bloop]

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No doubt that they did, and that they can afford it

But some would argue that if the FAW want the plaudits for this bit of PR, (and/or feel that the womens team and mens team should be paid the same), they should up the pay of the women, right?

Not sure what you're getting at? The men voted to take a pay cut which will be used to increase the women's pay, so that their both paid the same.

[superfeathers]

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Not sure what you're getting at? The men voted to take a pay cut which will be used to increase the women's pay, so that their both paid the same.

I'm not convinced than men and women's football should be paid the same.
If they're going to be paid the same though I don't think that it should be funded through the men's team taking a paycut.
The FAW should fund an increase to the women if they want the plaudits and PR that go with this.

[qccfc]

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Isnt it the case that Male players get a relatively small amount (compared to club salary) for international games, and the majority of players donate the sums to charity anyway.

On that basis why not just pay the same, the money will mean a lot more to the women.

[The Bloop]

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I'm not convinced than men and women's football should be paid the same.
If they're going to be paid the same though I don't think that it should be funded through the men's team taking a paycut.
The FAW should fund an increase to the women if they want the plaudits and PR that go with this.

I can see that argument at a club level, but for an appearance fee for representing your country its not so easy to justify. Its also a reward for the recent improvements in both attendances and performance of the women's team in recent years.

[superfeathers]

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I can see that argument at a club level, but for an appearance fee for representing your country its not so easy to justify. Its also a reward for the recent improvements in both attendances and performance of the women's team in recent years.

I completely agree with rewarding the women, especially with their improved performances/attendances.
Why should the mens team be penalised? We all know how much they've improved performances and attendances in recent years.

Another poster mentioned that many of the men give their fee to charity. So charities get less money now.

All I'm saying is if the FAW want the applause then they should up the women's money not get the men to take a cut to fund it.

[MacAdder]

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Isnt it the case that Male players get a relatively small amount (compared to club salary) for international games, and the majority of players donate the sums to charity anyway.

On that basis why not just pay the same, the money will mean a lot more to the women.

Yes. This is why it seems to me to be one of those "nothing to see here" stories.

It was always looked upon as being an honour and a privilege to represent your country where any payment was minimal, amounting to little more than expenses.

This decision will not impact too much on the man's pocket, given their huge salaries, but will mean that the women will need to get bigger purses.

This announcement hasn't really changed a thing apart from perhaps people's perception of the women's game and I doubt the interest in the men's/women's game will change much either.

[Trigger]

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Didnt realise you got paid for internationals.

[The Bloop]

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I completely agree with rewarding the women, especially with their improved performances/attendances.
Why should the mens team be penalised? We all know how much they've improved performances and attendances in recent years.

Another poster mentioned that many of the men give their fee to charity. So charities get less money now.

All I'm saying is if the FAW want the applause then they should up the women's money not get the men to take a cut to fund it.

Maybe the men's squad volunteered to take a cut, and when asked they all agreed. I don't know.
I don't know either if the men donate their fee to charity or not? I know the England players do, but that charity is the FA Foundation, so the money all stays in the game anyway. The England players i believe get £1500 per international btw, plus £500 for a draw or £1k for a win, so it's about £1/2m a year in total to the charity which helps develop the game.
Increasing the women's pay will also help develop the game won't it?

[superfeathers]

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Maybe the men's squad volunteered to take a cut, and when asked they all agreed. I don't know.
I don't know either if the men donate their fee to charity or not? I know the England players do, but that charity is the FA Foundation, so the money all stays in the game anyway. The England players i believe get £1500 per international btw, plus £500 for a draw or £1k for a win, so it's about £1/2m a year in total to the charity which helps develop the game.
Increasing the women's pay will also help develop the game won't it?

Maybe you're right, but if they did volunteer it then it shouldn't have been taken surely. The FAW should be stumping up the money, that's all. I'm not sure that increasing women's pay will help develop the game, but either way any gain for either sex shouldn't be at the detriment of the other imo.

[Hilts]

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Do they charge the fans the same price to watch mens and womens football.?

If they want everything to be equal then include the fans in that as well.

[The Lone Gunman]

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Didnt realise you got paid for internationals.

Nor me. Genuinely the first I've heard of it.

Do players get docked wages by their clubs when they're on international duty? I somehow doubt it. So I'd guess the payments are totally unnecessary in the first place in the case of the men's game.

[Tuerto]

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Nor me. Genuinely the first I've heard of it.

Do players get docked wages by their clubs when they're on international duty? I somehow doubt it. So I'd guess the payments are totally unnecessary in the first place in the case of the men's game.

They receive a fee per game, around the 2 grand mark i think, The England players donate it to a charity.

[Hilts]

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2k is peanuts to PL and probably Championship players.

Weve got L1 players in our squad. Probably could do with the extra.