Long, long ago, before Ed Woodward was around to negotiate lucrative sponsorship deals with American car companies and official noodle partners, Manchester United didn’t have quite as much money at their disposal as they do today.
As a result, the wage packets they handed out to their players were a far cry from the £300,000 they recently agreed fork out to Paul Pogba on a weekly basis.
Thanks to the emergence of the following letter – posted on Reddit on Sunday – we’ve now learned that in 1965 the club were able to tie down goalkeeper Pat Dunne to a two-year contract extension for just £35-a-week (equivalent to around £640 nowadays, says the Daily Mail).
(Image via Reddit user 00207197)Although most of us wouldn’t turn our noses up at that kind of pay packet, spare a thought for the Mino Raiolas of this world. Not only is this kind of money well below the sort of wage he usually agrees for his clients, Dunne only cost United £10,500 – meaning any reported 30% stake of the transfer fee would only come in at just £3,150. Good luck trying to buy Al Capone’s old Miami villa with that kind of cash, pal.
Dunne seen earning every penny of his £35-a-week against Tottenham in 1965Dunne signed for United from Shamrock Rovers in 1964, a year before his contract extension was put on the table. He stayed at Old Trafford until 1967, playing his part in the club’s First Division win that year.
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