The more I think about it, the more I feel that Keegan and Eriksson were long lost relations
Kasper Schmeichel's exit will save Notts County £200k
Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel will be entitled to a staggering £200,000 bonus if he helps the stricken League Two club win promotion this season.
That was part of the five-year contract offered to Schmeichel when he joined the club from Manchester City and highlights the reckless spending that has brought the club to its knees.
The clearout has begun under new owner Ray Trew - who bought the cash-strapped club for £1 from Peter Trembling last week - with director of football Sven Goran Eriksson the first big-name casualty.
Eriksson went having turned down a £2.4million pay-off he was entitled to, although he will bid a formal farewell at Craven Cottage today when County take on Premier League Fulham in the FA Cup fifth round.
And Trew plans to waste no time jettisoning Schmeichel and some of his highly-paid team-mates who were lured to Meadow Lane last summer on vast wages with the promise of a Premier League dream within five years.
Schmeichel and the rest of the County players will have to put their career fears on hold if they are to pull off a shock and defeat Roy Hodgson's Fulham this afternoon. And that is precisely what Eriksson demanded before he left the club.
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