WBA_1996 beat me to it and he is right. The other point I would make is that none of the others were on 50k + a week, so there is a question of value for money as well
I'm not too sure we fans need to even mention money. That is for the board to worry about.
I don't give a damn about money. I pay for my season ticket so I expect goals and wins. Do you really think our season ticket is good value for money when we don't score goals but we are paying a striker £10k a week !!
And as for replacing Gayle with a younger player who will guarantee 20+ goals next season......... good luck with that. Don't you think that's what all the championship sides are after ?
I remember Man Utd buying Van Persie for £25 Million when he was over 30 and many so called pundits said it was bad business , but his goals helped deliver the title for them in his 1st season.
If this time next season we are looking forward to competing in the premier league after winning the championship and Gayle had scored 20+ goals , i wonder how many Albion fans will be moaning about his wages or how old he is