saint_bert Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 Surely football cant carry on like this. Andy Carroll to Liverpool for 35 million? It really is a joke. Discuss
itchen_dan Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 Agree. Wont be long before one of the so called "big boys" end up pot less and sliding down the leagues like Leeds have done. Its only a matter of time.
bridge too far Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 I posted this on our transfer fred on the main bored but it's relevant on this fred too I think: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1351962/LMA-chief-Richard-Bevan-claims-January-transfer-window-scrapped.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
saint_bert Posted 31 January, 2011 Author Posted 31 January, 2011 It certainly has not helped the leagues the transfer window. Just further encouraged the quantity over quality attitude that especially the PL seems to be engulfed in.
pap Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 Both deals are big gambles, imo. They could both work out brilliantly, but that's a lot of money to punt on future success.
JackFrost Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 35 million for Carroll is absolutely ludicrous and quite frankly Liverpool are probably the only club who would pay that. To put it into perspective David Villa, one of the best strikers in Europe was signed by Barce for £34 million. To put Carroll into the same bracket as Villa is hilarious and sums up everything that's wrong with English football.
Thedelldays Posted 31 January, 2011 Posted 31 January, 2011 £35m for carroll.. add in to saints fans expect £10m UP FRONT for OxO..
keithd Posted 1 February, 2011 Posted 1 February, 2011 Ive been to Chelsea many times, probably my most visited away ground. Really enjoy a day out up there. Looking forward to the Abramovich money leaving so they plumet down the leagues and I can aford to go again
Sheaf Saint Posted 1 February, 2011 Posted 1 February, 2011 The only way I can see this is ever going to stop is if everyone boycotts Sky and cancels their subscription. The money would soon dry up and the clubs who have spent based on their future earnings from the Sky deal would end up with huge unmanageable debts. Sadly, as long as people keep accepting the extortionate cost of Sky subscription and ticket prices the madness will continue. It's all about supply and demand.
thesaint sfc Posted 1 February, 2011 Posted 1 February, 2011 £35m for carroll.. add in to saints fans expect £10m UP FRONT for OxO.. TBF I think that was basically like saying 'f*ck off'.
chrisobee Posted 1 February, 2011 Posted 1 February, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/01/chelsea-losses-uefa-fair-play?CMP=twt_gu
JackFrost Posted 1 February, 2011 Posted 1 February, 2011 Abramovich has plenty of strings to pull so they can compete
Alanh Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 The only way I can see this is ever going to stop is if everyone boycotts Sky and cancels their subscription. The money would soon dry up and the clubs who have spent based on their future earnings from the Sky deal would end up with huge unmanageable debts. Sadly, as long as people keep accepting the extortionate cost of Sky subscription and ticket prices the madness will continue. It's all about supply and demand. Agreed that it's TV money that is driving the crazy prices but it's the overseas revenue that makes up the bulk of the revenue that the Prem brings in. Just getting consumers in the UK to stop subscribing to Sky won't really make any difference unless the rest of the world follows suit.
Papa Shango Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 People have been saying the bubble will burst for as long as I've been following football. Maybe it will at some point, but I can't really see it for a while.
Wade Garrett Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Liverpool haven't really broken the bank for Carroll by paying £35million. Their January business was quite shrewd in that they have virtually swapped Torres and Babel (one who didn't want to play, and the other who has never really looked the part), for Suarez and Carroll (both very promising, both young and keen to do well). I am pretty sure they would not have sold Torres if they didn't get Carroll. Whereas Newcastle just wanted the money and made Pardew look like the boardroom apologist that he is.
saint_bert Posted 4 February, 2011 Author Posted 4 February, 2011 Liverpool haven't really broken the bank for Carroll by paying £35million. Their January business was quite shrewd in that they have virtually swapped Torres and Babel (one who didn't want to play, and the other who has never really looked the part), for Suarez and Carroll (both very promising, both young and keen to do well). I am pretty sure they would not have sold Torres if they didn't get Carroll. Whereas Newcastle just wanted the money and made Pardew look like the boardroom apologist that he is. I know where your coming from. My OP was using Carroll as an example to highlight how crazy transfer fees etc have become. Also its worth noting that Torres's fee will be payed in 4 yearly installments. I would assume the Suarez and Carroll deals are done similarly. They only way I think it might stop is, as someone else said, pay the fee in full straight out.
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