Disturbing news that the knife crime epidemic has
reached leafy Hampstead Heath. Why, only the other day, somebody
used the wrong blade to carve up their fish course.
No wonder London life has become way, way too much for Alexander
Hleb. No wonder he wants to flee his multi-million pound hell-hole
in that anarchic suburb of North London.
"I can't get used to the chaotic way, where everyone is racing
around 24 hours a day. It is uncomfortable and I'm mentally tired,"
he says.
Your heart bleeds for him.
Because we've all seen poor, little, frail Alex, stretching to
try and strap-hang on the sweat-drenched cattle-trucks that pass
for public transport in the capital.
We've all glanced pitifully at the brittle Belarussian as he
dodges manic cabbies, nuisance beggars and feral youths on the
city's mean streets.
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.
.
But before leaving them behind with only contempt for company, I
wondered whether Blatter has ever seen a professional footballer's
terms of enslavement.
I have.
And here are the bullet points of a mediocre Premier League
player's contract.
*£50,000 a week.
*£10,000 per first-team start.
*£5,000 per substitute appearance.
*£2,500 per unused substitute appearance.
*£10,000 per goal.
*£100,000 on qualifying for Europe.
*£150,000 for winning the Premier League.
*£200,000 for winning the Champions League.
*£75,000 for winning the FA Cup.
*£50,000 for winning the Carling Cup.
*Six business class flights for him and family.
*Language lessons for him and family.
*Total relocation package. House, cars etc.
Slavery indeed.
But someone agrees with the bold Sepp........
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