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With the spectacle of the World Cup gone by many of us are left with a somewhat bitter taste and a jaded feeling of disbelief at our countries inability to deliver what was so concretely promised. What bitters the taste even further is that each of the players and our manager seem to come back home with a dismissive ignorance borne out of oversized paycheques and a secure prominence in their home squad.

Possibly the worst outcome for the England squad was the security of Fabio Capello’s contract after an abysmal display in South Africa, weeks before the tournament was due to commence Capello argued for a re-write of his contract that would see a secure multimillion pound job for several years. Now back in the UK he can sit back and relax safe with the knowledge that he will never realistically have to deliver anything again before the next tournament. In order to relinquish him from his contract the FA would have to pay out a figure in the region of 12 million pounds as well as the rest of his salary payments for the remainder of his contract.

This raises the question yet again of the ridiculous salaries of today’s footballers and the management staff. They might well be worth the money when they are scoring goals and lifting trophies but otherwise they are undeniably overpaid. Many have argued that the introduction of performance based contracts would act as the best possible incentive to any player or manager as their ‘hard earned’ cash would indeed need to be ‘hard earned’.

Nowadays, most players and managers could easily manage without a paycheque for some time before their fridges became bare and many would never go hungry thanks to lucrative sponsorship deals and endorsements, so why not give them a ‘no win no fee’ contract. Although the possibility of no paycheque is not realistic the clubs could offer a standard rate of pay for each team member with attractive bonuses for good performance, this would make sure every player on the pitch gave it their all and those on the bench would train even harder to get the chance to have a shot. A contract could even state that if a player or manager was simply not performing they could face the sack or get sold to another club.

The reality is that today’s football is plagued by a generation of who are more eager to chase gold rather than lift it. Contracts and salaries based on performance would have to be introduced across a whole league rather than one team and even that could see many players jumping ship to warmer shores and deeper pockets.

Many players make more in sponsorship by wearing some Puma football boots than donning their Chelsea Football Shirt.

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