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Posted June 02, 2026 15:51 · last edited June 02, 2026 15:53

Mainland FC wrote:
 Jazzy Jeff wrote:
 martinb wrote:
Random crazy thought- now they know we’ve got Tim Payne- is it worth trying for Raheem Sterling? 
It’d be a circus or it might be a great call. 

Heard he’s not best liked where he is.
That sure is both random and crazy MartinB, certainly can't get ya for false advertising there. No chance in hell.

However... Sterling's salary at Chelsea was £325k a week, then when he moved to Feyenoord it dropped to a rumoured £23k a week. That's a 92% decrease - now if we apply that same decrease to his Feyenoord salary, that brings us to around $215k NZD a year - Bargain! Get him in the cap
Clearly by now he can afford to play for free, he'd sign up just for the fame of being in the same team as Tim Payne.
I would have the failure of Dan Sturridge at Perth in the back of my mind, & Nani at Melbourne Victory. Juan Mata in that 1 season with Melbourne Victory is an exception more than a norm here.

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PKB edited June 02, 2026 15:53
Mainland FC wrote:
 Jazzy Jeff wrote:
 martinb wrote:
Random crazy thought- now they know we’ve got Tim Payne- is it worth trying for Raheem Sterling? 
It’d be a circus or it might be a great call. 

Heard he’s not best liked where he is.
That sure is both random and crazy MartinB, certainly can't get ya for false advertising there. No chance in hell.

However... Sterling's salary at Chelsea was £325k a week, then when he moved to Feyenoord it dropped to a rumoured £23k a week. That's a 92% decrease - now if we apply that same decrease to his Feyenoord salary, that brings us to around $215k NZD a year - Bargain! Get him in the cap
Clearly by now he can afford to play for free, he'd sign up just for the fame of being in the same team as Tim Payne.
I would have the failure of Dan Sturridge at Perth in the back of my mind. Juan Mata in that 1 season with Melbourne Victory is an exception more than a norm here.