A Wind Up

Last updated : 29 July 2004 By Dov
Stuart Milne of Aberdeen FC is thinking of bringing in a performance-related pay plan. "We have been studying PRP schemes for three or four years and want to go down that road," he said.

I can just imagine all the Aberdeen players trudging home after the mighty Livi have gubbed them again, only to be hit on the head by their wife's rolling pin, Another short pay poke!

Could you imagine players going to the bank to get a mortgage, and the bank staff finding out they play for the Dons. Do you think they would get one?

I wouldn't imagine there would be many in the team who would be too happy about Stuart Milne's scheme.

Maybe I'm being too hard on them. Performance-related pay might work in telesales, but I hardly think it will work in football - especially with the mercurial Aberdeen.