For anyone wondering what Ronaldo will be doing with all that money he s now earning since signing a new 140k-a-week contract with Man United, look no further than the Reds fine jar. The Portuguese star can t seem to stop himself from texting during training, a pet hate of strictk disciplinarian manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Fergie recently introduced a 2,000 on-the-spot penalty for anyone caught using their phone during graft time at Carrington, with Ronaldo being hit for a hefty 8,000 after being spotted four times on the blower on the same day. ______________ Crazy guy, crazy fines. Martin Mad Dog Allen was no stranger to financial punishment as a player, having been hit with an infamous slap on the wrists for attending the birth of his first child against the wishes of his then boss at QPR Trevor Francis.
Francis hard-line management style clearly rubbed off on Allen.
After taking charge as boss at Barnet in 2003, the former West Ham and Reading star had a booklet of club rules made up for his players entitled, Guidelines for Success! Among the long list of punishable acts in the pamphlet were: wearing an overcoat on match days ( 100 fine), urinating in the club showers ( 5), and the suspected use of sun beds ( 5) ______________ With their potent mix of free-flowing alcohol and fancy dress, club Christmas parties usually equal club record fines.
Killjoy keeper Oliver Kahn got into trouble for the somewhat unusual indiscretion at Bayern Munich s festive bash, however, after leaving the club’s party early. “I had to set an example so everyone at Bayern knows how they’re expected to behave,” incensed boss Ottmar Hitzfeld said at the time. “Kahn must know he has to set an example to the younger players and at the Christmas party he did not behave well.