Quote ="Standee"I think it depends, some players have donated entire proceeds in the past.
As I say, this isn't an observation against the individual, it's the whole ethos of the events. When dockers were playing for 2d and beers from the faithful you could understand it, players now are on £50k+ a season, for a good few years.'"
Gary Kelly at Leeds United had a testimonial match and all the proceeds went to charity. Niall Quinn did similar but the majority were (certainly in the past) for the player's benefit only