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CLUB'S TO BE HAUNTED BY WAGE CRISIS?
SAS REVEAL PLAYER WAGES FOR SEASON THREE!

The biggest news to hit the shores of the country has sent a rippling shockwave throughout the land. Soccer All Stars Executive Board member ScreamKing revealed earlier this morning, that each and every single Soccer All Stars player will receive a seasonal wage as from Season Three/S3.

The news will come as a huge blow to the scheduled thirty-two clubs in Soccer All Stars, who would have been planning to spend as freely as they could. However, after a meeting between the Soccer All Stars Executive Board and a number of clubs Chairman, the unanimous agreement was that the managers would have to look after their player's contracts on a season-by-season basis, ensuring their employees are paid properly.

It's not known at this present moment of time whether this will cripple and bankrupt several of SAS's finest, with the likes of Newcastle United and Aston Villa on low income in the depths of Division Four, but with many high profile stars earning huge amounts of money.   Recently Ipswich Town have made several high profile additions to their squad, including the names of Gianfranco Zola, David Ginola and Teddy Sheringham.

The problem has escalated so much that many fans fear for their side's future. However, ScreamKing, the Development Director at Soccer All Stars has assured all Soccer All Stars managers that they are frantically looking towards a solution to the problem.

Clubs will have to fork out as much as £30 million per season in wages, which is a feat not even the richest of Soccer All Stars clubs can afford. How anyone can believe such a huge potential problem can be solved is anybody's guess, but ScreamKing was confident of solving the problem. He said: "We can understand the current fears and we also share that feeling. This could easily cripple the game, and we must move quickly to find an alternative solution to these problems. Members of the Soccer All Stars Executive Board and indeed myself have been in private discussions on how to tackle the situation, and have already made good strides forward. We will announce in due course, on our plans to help the clubs in our country."

It's believed that only the bigger clubs will be able to survive, with the SAS Champions pocketing at least £25 million through revenue from winning the title, featuring in the Champions Cup and also from the resulting Exhibition Shield clash the following season.

Exact details regarding on how the payment method and structure for the introduction of player wages has yet to be released, but is likely to be announced nearer the time Season Three/S3 is around.

Earlier this week, The Soccer All Stars Executive Board announced changes to the current transfer system. It's thought that these changes could be temporary as the set-up and structure of the way players are transferred will alter drastically for next season.

The announcement comes after a week where many managers criticised the Soccer All Stars Executive Board for the changes being made. Bradford City's Dr Olivier Cadin, Manchester United's Mr. CJS and Leeds United's Martin Smutov have all publicly shown their unhappiness with the system.

However even those three will be stunned with the changes, and if the new changes caused problems to their current plans, what type of problems could the introduction of player wages cause?

It's thought that the minimum wage a club can pay players during a season will be around £2.2 million, a figure that would be widely accepted by all managers.  However, the £30 million figure, which ScreamKing did say was a possibility, although unlikely - will certainly send the shivers down several managers spines.

The introduction of player wages will now mean managers are under huge amounts of pressure to succeed and bring in the necessary revenue to keep their respective club's afloat.  The maximum prize money a club can receive in any given season is £39.5 million.  A sum that would cover the cost of a £30 million payout.  However, the winning club would have to win the SAS Premier Division 1 Championship, SAS Cup, SAS Champions Cup and SAS Exhibition Shield!

This has put further fears into managers that player wages will eventually cripple the game.  Despite the minimum payout being around £2.2 million, ScreamKing stated the clubs were likely to be paying out at least £3 million or more per season. 

It's thought that the approximate wage bill for Division 1 clubs will be between £9-15 million.

With several clubs still stunned over the announcement, it's believed that the anticipated rush when the transfer embargo is lifted could die down, with managers now having to think twice over who they purchase.

The days of over-priced players are likely to be over, with clubs now having to fork out wages as part of the package.  Clubs purchasing a player will not only have to fork out a transfer fee, but wages too.  Likewise, clubs selling players may get desperate for cash, or need to reduce the wage bill, forcing them to sell for cut prices.

The addition of player wages puts a whole new perspective into SAS management, and managers who spend poorly could be made to pay for their poor judgement  next season.  The pressures to succeed and win silverware will be greater than ever before.

It's also thought that the wage introduction will cause a divide in Soccer All Stars.  It's thought that too many of the lower league clubs are as strong as sides in both Division 1 and 2.  This is likely to change with a flood of the best talent moving up divisions as the small clubs on low income will have to sell in order to survive.

ScreamKing stated that the current transfer embargo could be lifted "within a matter of days".  It's believed that sometime this week, managers will be able to sign and sell players again.  Whether the pre-agreed transfers that some clubs have arranged since the transfer deadline was met will still go through is uncertain.

It's thought that some clubs will offload star players sooner rather than later, in a bid to prepare themselves for the most challenging season of their lives which lay ahead.  The knives are out for everybody in Soccer All Stars, and success this time around, in a season that's been branded a 'renovation period' will now have so much emphasis on the future of every SAS club.