Sticky situation driven by a need to survive financially in the end. So much more important for someone in the 25+ age group (probably younger). I have been a professional athlete (as in getting paid peanuts, not the big bucks that allowed me to play full time) and I never once complained to myself or anyone else that there were others that played the same sport as me (albeit at a way higher level) that got paid more than me. For myself and those that wanted to make a living from the game, we were grateful for the opportunity on the lowest rung of the ladder. Up to us and lady luck to go further and earn that living. I was lucky in that I had a non-sporting career throughout and that made it easier to accept I would not achieve sporting greatness and concentrate on my business career that served me very well up until retirement at 65. Knott has a degree and probably a reasonably lucrative career path outside of football and her age (is she 26/27?) so a more obvious future available to her than someone with nothing but football as a life qualification. I think it is better for the athlete to be reasonably compensated as that gives them more wiggle room (time) in terms of going to the next level but most will probably fall off anyway and the extra cash will only delay the inevitable.
Longo only teased us really when she mentioned preseason talks and I think that probably relates to compensation rather than team culture at that early stage.
Longo only teased us really when she mentioned preseason talks and I think that probably relates to compensation rather than team culture at that early stage.