Ronaldoknow
My understanding of the Richmond Athletic paying thing is this...
Joe Green (their captain) came to New Zealand on holiday and was visiting some friends in Nelson. They showed him their local football club and he liked what he saw and wanted to play a game or two. Ended up coming back to start coaching in the Richmond set up and brought Jordan Yong, who was hoping to kickstart his football career, over from Norwich with him.
They did heaps of coaching and was topped up a little by Richmond.
But because Joe Green and Ben Wright, who he brought back with him this year, are quite wealthy, they pay for all the rent and Jordan and his mate Sam Mason-Smith moved, along with the Chileans. So there is like six of them living in a house with all their rent paid for. Sam's parents gave him money for the year, while Jordan gets topped up by some coaching he does for Richmond.
Long story short, Joe Green owns a house and doesn't charge them rent, so the only money they need is for food and leisure activities, which they raise by doing coaching.
My understanding of the Richmond Athletic paying thing is this...
Joe Green (their captain) came to New Zealand on holiday and was visiting some friends in Nelson. They showed him their local football club and he liked what he saw and wanted to play a game or two. Ended up coming back to start coaching in the Richmond set up and brought Jordan Yong, who was hoping to kickstart his football career, over from Norwich with him.
They did heaps of coaching and was topped up a little by Richmond.
But because Joe Green and Ben Wright, who he brought back with him this year, are quite wealthy, they pay for all the rent and Jordan and his mate Sam Mason-Smith moved, along with the Chileans. So there is like six of them living in a house with all their rent paid for. Sam's parents gave him money for the year, while Jordan gets topped up by some coaching he does for Richmond.
Long story short, Joe Green owns a house and doesn't charge them rent, so the only money they need is for food and leisure activities, which they raise by doing coaching.
Thanks Luis.
Good arrangement for the club. I always thought ChCh Rangers should have kept a house when they sold off Eric Adam Park for just such a purpose but it was not to be. Perhaps New Brighton's buggered gym could become a housing complex courtesy of the insurance company? 
It's a good way to bring in outside talent and was common practice back in the old National League days. More often a boarding situation where a club member would provide cheap board (that the club paid for) and sometimes provided part time work as well.
It's a good way to bring in outside talent and was common practice back in the old National League days. More often a boarding situation where a club member would provide cheap board (that the club paid for) and sometimes provided part time work as well.By the way was Harry McCosh in the dugout for ChCh Utd last Saturday? he shouldn't have been as he was sitting our a 1 match (red card) suspension from the last game last year.