£4.5 Million compo for player who never played for Man U

[Tony*T3]

Ben Collett picked up £4.5 million (at least) for a broken leg.

Thing is, he never played in a proper match, and isnt actually brain damaged by his injuries. He has played football since, just not on the Man United level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7553678...

Nice sum of money for doing nothing.....

[okgo]

Tony*T3 said:

Ben Collett picked up £4.5 million (at least) for a broken leg.

Thing is, he never played in a proper match, and isnt actually brain damaged by his injuries. He has played football since, just not on the Man United level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7553678...

Nice sum of money for doing nothing.....

Sorted for life.

[celticpilgrim]

If you look at what he could have potentially earned over the duration of his career, £4.5m as opposed to £16m, it's not that good - albeit it is still a huge sum of money.

Plus he was denied the career of his choice - who knows, by now he could have been playing international football, etc, etc

[Risotto]

It's a lot of money but is it much different to what happens in other careers?

My employers provide cover such that if I get injured at work they will see to it that I am compensated. I imagine it's a common practice.

The sums involved in this case are high, but surely that's simply because football is full of ridiculous salaries.

[dan1981]

okgo said:

Tony*T3 said:

Ben Collett picked up £4.5 million (at least) for a broken leg.

Thing is, he never played in a proper match, and isnt actually brain damaged by his injuries. He has played football since, just not on the Man United level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7553678...

Nice sum of money for doing nothing.....

Sorted for life.

....as he would have been if he had played for United for a few years. Basically he was one of the most promising young players of that time.

His contract back then would have been 13k a week. Which if he had had the impact he was expected to have would have gone up rapidly.

Even if he had failed to reach the heights he was expected too I would still have expected him to have remained in the premiership. Perhaps with one of the lower teams - but still bringing in proabably circa 20k per week.

Do that for 15 years, plus sponsorship etc and his 4 / 5 million isn't that ridiculous....

on the other hand its is still a "what if"

Edited by dan1981 on Monday 11th August 12:50

[thewave]

"Sir Alex Ferguson, Brian McClair, Howard Wilkinson and Gary Neville attended the hearing, where they claimed that Collett was an "A-Class" footballer and had every chance of being a first team regular at Manchester United and a household name"

Rooney, Neville, Carrick, Scholes.

They're houshold names. £4.5m to him in the grand scheme of things might have been a drop in the ocean if he'd had a career.

[okgo]

Maybe, a very small number make it to regular spot in utd, even less so from this country..

I guess its different in football, because the people that play the game, love it so much, sleep it breathe it ect. Where as if that had happened in another career it would be different, and would be a nice sum to get..

But good things about this, he gets it all at one time, so can lump it in the bank ect, and he has bought himself time, he can do whatever he wants. Except play football

[Simpo Two]

I could have played world class football too - if I hadn't been rubbish at it.

[chris.mapey]

Does this mean we'll see a high profile claim from a now (rather sucessful) chef who's "promising" career in football at Rangers was cut short by an injury in a training match / friendly?

[ab@]

Shortcut to becoming a wealthy investor... nice one.

Rest of us are working hard for it.

Wish i could have grown up with nothing to do but kick cans around a local estate and spray paint walls, maybe then i would have grown to be good at football, and become a professional!?

[elster]

chris.mapey said:

Does this mean we'll see a high profile claim from a now (rather sucessful) chef who's "promising" career in football at Rangers was cut short by an injury in a training match / friendly?

Was he insured for that value?

[dan1981]

elster said:

chris.mapey said:

Does this mean we'll see a high profile claim from a now (rather sucessful) chef who's "promising" career in football at Rangers was cut short by an injury in a training match / friendly?

Was he insured for that value?

This isn't an insurance pay out for what the player was insured for..... This is Middleborough admitting liability for causing the injury that ended the united players career.

[Disco_Dale]

ab@ said:

Shortcut to becoming a wealthy investor... nice one.

Rest of us are working hard for it.

Wish i could have grown up with nothing to do but kick cans around a local estate and spray paint walls, maybe then i would have grown to be good at football, and become a professional!?

Nice to see you're not at all bitter about it though...

[Tony*T3]

elster said:

chris.mapey said:

Does this mean we'll see a high profile claim from a now (rather sucessful) chef who's "promising" career in football at Rangers was cut short by an injury in a training match / friendly?

Was he insured for that value?

Irrelevant in respect to this case though. Collet sued Middlesboros insurers, not his own.

[okgo]

ab@ said:

Shortcut to becoming a wealthy investor... nice one.

Rest of us are working hard for it.

Wish i could have grown up with nothing to do but kick cans around a local estate and spray paint walls, maybe then i would have grown to be good at football, and become a professional!?

Do you know he was from a st background?

And if he was, he is hardly going to make a prolific invester is he..

[S1MMA]

ab@ said:

Shortcut to becoming a wealthy investor... nice one.

Rest of us are working hard for it.

Wish i could have grown up with nothing to do but kick cans around a local estate and spray paint walls, maybe then i would have grown to be good at football, and become a professional!?

LMAO. Want his address for the petrol bomb?

[Tony*T3]

thewave said:

"Sir Alex Ferguson, Brian McClair, Howard Wilkinson and Gary Neville attended the hearing, where they claimed that Collett was an "A-Class" footballer and had every chance of being a first team regular at Manchester United and a household name"

Rooney, Neville, Carrick, Scholes.

They're houshold names. £4.5m to him in the grand scheme of things might have been a drop in the ocean if he'd had a career.

Thousands of players pass through Premier league teams reserves but never break the 'big time'.

And he's not brain dead, and he's still playing professional footie. Nothing is stopping him potentially earning millions of pounds over the next 15 years. Just not able to do it at football. He's not unable to work. He doesnt nee people to look after him. He could go get another career doing something else.

So thats a rather nice pay day.


Good luck to him though. The system has worked nicely for him.

[ab@]

okgo said:

ab@ said:

Shortcut to becoming a wealthy investor... nice one.

Rest of us are working hard for it.

Wish i could have grown up with nothing to do but kick cans around a local estate and spray paint walls, maybe then i would have grown to be good at football, and become a professional!?

Do you know he was from a st background?

And if he was, he is hardly going to make a prolific invester is he..

Yes he will, he'll have someone to do it for him.

[Mattygooner]

I don't know the extent of the injuries but why did it ruin his career? Eduardo suffered and double leg break in a first class game that will rule him out for a year but not his career. What did this guy do after? put a plaster on it and hope it would get better or get it treated properly and get the rehabilitation needed to return. If not, then Man Utd should be fined for not getting him the proper care needed.

[Bushmaster]

I too could have had a multi-million ££ career with Man United, unfortunately my chances were cruelly snatched from me by a combination of zero sporting talent and hopeless foot coordination unfairly passed on to me by my parents.

Can I sue them?