Sacked football pundit Andy Gray is flogging his £3.9million country mansion... because he can’t get by on £150,000 a year.
The shamed Sky Sports presenter – given the boot 10 months ago for sexist comments about a female assistant ref – has put the five-bedroom property on the market after remortgaging it three times.
Gray, 55, has told a friend: “These are difficult times and I need the money.”
The former Scottish striker earned £1.6million a year at Sky, but now earns a tenth of that co-hosting a Talksport radio show with ex-sidekick Richard Keys.
Both lost their jobs in January after they were recorded off-air complaining that lineswoman Sian Massey didn’t know the offside rule because she was a woman.
Gray’s friend told the Sunday Mirror: “Andy’s got a massive mortgage to pay but suddenly it’s not as easy for him. The place is stunning, but he knows he can’t afford to stay there.
“He told me he’s facing difficult times. It’s no wonder he’s selling up.” The sprawling home in a picturesque Warwickshire village boasts lavish reception rooms, a gym, snooker room, swimming pool, tennis court, ornamental lake, stables, an adjoining three bedroom cottage and its own putting green. It is set in 19 acres of rolling countryside.
Land Registry details show Gray bought the property in August 2005 for £2.1m. The same records reveal his last re-mortgage was in March.
Gray was known as Randy Andy during his heyday with Aston Villa, Wolves, Everton, West Brom and Rangers. He has fathered five children with four women and his two divorces are thought to have cost him hundreds of thousands of pounds.
He now lives with fiancée Rachel Lewis, 41, after having an affair with her behind the back of his former best friend, businessman Michael Lewis.
When Gray was sacked Mr Lewis, 61, said: “Good. I want him to suffer as much as possible for what he did to me.”
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Andy Gray Struggling to get by on 150k a year.
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Thread worthy? I think not.
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Fuck off Andy you cretin.
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Ben 10 wrote:Fuck off Andy you cretin.
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I wish I couldn't afford to live on £150k a year. 
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Wow, what a tiny amount of money he's making. It's no surprsie he is struggling to get by.
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I Andy I wrote:Thread worthy? I think not.
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Re: Andy Gray Struggling to get by on 150k a year.
by Van Wolfswinkel Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:00 am
Was going to say he's a prick, but it seems he's not actually struggling, just brought a house thats too big.
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Basically now he has normal people salary, he can't afford to keep all his shiny toys and has to sell them.
Threadworthy? I think not.
Threadworthy? I think not.
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Re: Andy Gray Struggling to get by on 150k a year.
by ResurrectionRooney Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:06 am
What's £150k these days? 5 decent bottles of wine?
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polska. wrote:Basically now he has normal people salary, he can't afford to keep all his shiny toys and has to sell them.
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Normal people salary??? 150k a year is not a normal persons salary lol.
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Re: Andy Gray Struggling to get by on 150k a year.
by Gegilworld93 Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:12 am
why is Andy not banned?
only posts utter shit and disgusting posts.
on topic: what Sammys Tekkers said basically, he couldn't have known that he would suddenly earn so little
only posts utter shit and disgusting posts.
on topic: what Sammys Tekkers said basically, he couldn't have known that he would suddenly earn so little
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Gegilworld93 wrote:why is Andy not banned?
only posts utter shit and disgusting posts.
on topic: what Sammys Tekkers said basically, he couldn't have known that he would suddenly earn so little
People have posted worse and not received a ban.
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I was about to say that. Average salary in this country is a tenth of that.James wrote:polska. wrote:Basically now he has normal people salary, he can't afford to keep all his shiny toys and has to sell them.
Threadworthy? I think not.
Normal people salary??? 150k a year is not a normal persons salary lol.
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Right, forgot this was in pounds.James wrote:polska. wrote:Basically now he has normal people salary, he can't afford to keep all his shiny toys and has to sell them.
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Normal people salary??? 150k a year is not a normal persons salary lol.
that's quite alot.
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polska. wrote:Right, forgot this was in pounds.James wrote:
Normal people salary??? 150k a year is not a normal persons salary lol.
Where the fuck in the world that has a major currency, is 150k a normal persons salary?
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Normal People = Not rich/famous people
75-100k is what I would expect is around upper middle class make annually. Andy Gray still has a fine job at TalkSport, so 150k is completely reasonable.
I guess my use of 'normal' is misleading in this case.
edit: forgot it's in pounds.... Wow, Andy Gray still makes quite a fuck load of money then.
75-100k is what I would expect is around upper middle class make annually. Andy Gray still has a fine job at TalkSport, so 150k is completely reasonable.
I guess my use of 'normal' is misleading in this case.
edit: forgot it's in pounds.... Wow, Andy Gray still makes quite a fuck load of money then.
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polska. wrote:Normal People = Not rich/famous people
75-100k is what I would expect is around upper middle class make annually. Andy Gray still has a fine job at TalkSport, so 150k is completely reasonable.
I guess my use of 'normal' is misleading in this case.
edit: forgot it's in pounds.... Wow, Andy Gray still makes quite a fuck load of money then.
My family is middle class, we make around 50k annually (On one side). 75k-100k that's stretching even the middle class in my opinion
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Pfft, 150k is probably what it costs to rent Tevez's eyelash for an evening.
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You wouldn't want to rent many other of his body parts.Zzonked wrote:Pfft, 150k is probably what it costs to rent Tevez's eyelash for an evening.
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I get less then half of that and i'm fine.
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Nobody is ever fully satisfied with the income they get. A study showed people think they should earn 10% more than they are currently getting.
I don't feel sorry for Andy Gray, but I can understand his position. I don't think he is complaining about making £150K a year, it's just a reality that he can't afford the same lifestyle with that income.
I don't feel sorry for Andy Gray, but I can understand his position. I don't think he is complaining about making £150K a year, it's just a reality that he can't afford the same lifestyle with that income.
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Gegilworld93 wrote:why is Andy not banned?
only posts utter shit and disgusting posts.
on topic: what Sammys Tekkers said basically, he couldn't have known that he would suddenly earn so little
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If he is having things rough maybe it is time to change those British Pounds into Euros.
Off topic but the people who own the park I work at during the summer are from Spain, I wish I was paid in Euros.
Off topic but the people who own the park I work at during the summer are from Spain, I wish I was paid in Euros.
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this is only natural, when you live a certain lifestyle accustomed to your wage bracket u must make some desicion if u are no longer earning that money
like when drenthe took lower salary last season after a month he saw he could not pay for his lifestyle and mortgage with the money he was getting and it only got even worse when he recieved no pay for the rest of the year because the club was out of cash
anyways is not difficult to sell your hard assets and find somewhere else to live. his salary is enough to cover and enjoy still a good lifestyle. that cunt of a person
like when drenthe took lower salary last season after a month he saw he could not pay for his lifestyle and mortgage with the money he was getting and it only got even worse when he recieved no pay for the rest of the year because the club was out of cash
anyways is not difficult to sell your hard assets and find somewhere else to live. his salary is enough to cover and enjoy still a good lifestyle. that cunt of a person
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mauro=beast wrote:this is only natural, when you live a certain lifestyle accustomed to your wage bracket u must make some desicion if u are no longer earning that money
like when drenthe took lower salary last season after a month he saw he could not pay for his lifestyle and mortgage with the money he was getting and it only got even worse when he recieved no pay for the rest of the year because the club was out of cash
anyways is not difficult to sell your hard assets and find somewhere else to live. his salary is enough to cover and enjoy still a good lifestyle. that cunt of a person
In this economy and real estate market? No. How many people out there are in the market for a home over a million pounds?
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Well alot of people are bargain hunting right now for houses in that price range.ahlycotc wrote:mauro=beast wrote:this is only natural, when you live a certain lifestyle accustomed to your wage bracket u must make some desicion if u are no longer earning that money
like when drenthe took lower salary last season after a month he saw he could not pay for his lifestyle and mortgage with the money he was getting and it only got even worse when he recieved no pay for the rest of the year because the club was out of cash
anyways is not difficult to sell your hard assets and find somewhere else to live. his salary is enough to cover and enjoy still a good lifestyle. that cunt of a person
In this economy and real estate market? No. How many people out there are in the market for a home over a million pounds?
If he was willing to take a cut price it won't be that hard.
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He must feel hard done by though after such a drop in wages. He'll adjust to it in good time though an easily get by.
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