AT MY old club Notts County, success has come at a price. According to owner Alan Hardy, the Magpies are paying out £40,000 a month in bonuses.
“You get bonuses for being top of the league, bonuses for top three,” he said. “And that’s why players are scoring in the 96th minute, because it all goes towards motivation.”
Alan, who is doing a great job, is spot on. In the lower league, players will run through brick walls for a bonus.
Don’t get me wrong. Those lads have professional pride. But, when I played, we thought about our bonus money all the tim...