If the saving was accurately quoted, his wages would be less than that as the saving would include employers' NI.
That would then make his weekly wage about £16,900.
The ref booked him for time wasting and he immediately walked into the goal and took a long drink of water. That was as pure a "f*ck you" to the ref as you could imagine. He had to give him a second yellow at that point, but he bottled it.