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GB72 said:
Personally would like to see a massive sorting of the transfer market as a whole (though will never happen). Imagine if there was a simple formula so, for example, the transfer fee was set at twice the wages left on the existing contract and so a player earning £15million a year with 2 years left would cost £60 million pounds. Add to that some provisos for each year that they have been in a clubs academy system up to the age of 21 to encourage player development and help support the lower league clubs and cap wages at £1 million pounds per week so as they money saved could not be extorted into players' pockets and transfer prices could not be inflated by ridiculous wages and you have, to my mind, a reasonable solution that would leave so much more money in the game and mean that clubs were not always gambling on their financial future. Could even have an impact on the leagues by reducing the gaps between the haves and have nots. On that basis, the fees being asked for Kane now would be reserved for the true elite players whilst a large number of players would be available for under £10 million.

I know, total pipe dream and woud wipe a chunk of the value of current assests (and it still seems wrong to look at a human being as a financial assett) but something needs to be done. Almost overnigh the £100 million transfer fee has become a norm with no sign of stopping there.
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I don’t know what the answer is

They are bringing in some different financial restrictions which are along the same lines as La Liga - wage bill can only be 70% max of income but I don’t know what impact that will have - guess clubs will need to be more aware of their wage bills
 
Liverpoolphil said:
I don’t know what the answer is

They are bringing in some different financial restrictions which are along the same lines as La Liga - wage bill can only be 70% max of income but I don’t know what impact that will have - guess clubs will need to be more aware of their wage bills
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It is not so much the wage bill, it is inflation in transfer fees that suits the top clubs with the big money backers as prospective challengers are priced out of the market. You do something to restrict those and you are more then half way to winning. Who needs agents etc when the fee is already in place as set by a formula. i know it is dream but you are going to reach a stage in the next few seasons where £100million is normal and £200million is on the cards.

Would the clubs take a short term hit on their bottom line by the down valuing of current players in exchange for spending tens of millions of pounds less on players going forward Would the well financed clubs stand against that as it would, to some extent, level the playing field. All just ridiculous hypothetical thinking as football will ironically just like the old pools winners, spend spend spend until the money has all gone.
 
Rlburnside said:
That’s true Phil but you was still quoting the papers that he was going to leave for Man City 2 weeks ago when more informed sources knew that wasn’t the case. ?
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The papers were saying that - he wanted to leave and to go to City and that all was needed was to get a fee agreed , along with the not turning up for training etc

I suspect there will be a lot of positive PR to turn it around with everyone knowing Kane doesn’t want to be there - he wants to leave to win trophies , in one way Im glad that the club have stood up to city and the player. But if City throw in a big bid then Kane will go Imo
 
Liverpoolphil said:
The papers were saying that - he wanted to leave and to go to City and that all was needed was to get a fee agreed , along with the not turning up for training etc

I suspect there will be a lot of positive PR to turn it around with everyone knowing Kane doesn’t want to be there - he wants to leave to win trophies , in one way Im glad that the club have stood up to city and the player. But if City throw in a big bid then Kane will go Imo
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The papers were saying that, morale of the story don’t believe what the papers say?

City did throw in a big bid was it not 100 million+

City we’re going to increase there offer but word came out that Levy wasn’t going to sell.

But what I would agree with you is that I’m glad Levy held firm and didn’t sell him.

I think from a business point of view this was the time to sell him his price will never be as high again imo.

We might have a good season and win something and he might stay and go on to break Greaves goal scoring record.

And I might get to single figures ?
 
Rlburnside said:
The papers were saying that, morale of the story don’t believe what the papers say?

City did throw in a big bid was it not 100 million+

City we’re going to increase there offer but word came out that Levy wasn’t going to sell.

But what I would agree with you is that I’m glad Levy held firm and didn’t sell him.

I think from a business point of view this was the time to sell him his price will never be as high again imo.

We might have a good season and win something and he might stay and go on to break Greaves goal scoring record.

And I might get to single figures ?
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So do you think they were wrong about him wanting to leave ? And missing training etc

If City upped their bid to £150mil do you think Levy would sell ? At the moment the club is using money from loans to buy players - that £150mil would go a long way to strengthening the team
 
Liverpoolphil said:
So do you think they were wrong about him wanting to leave ? And missing training etc

If City upped their bid to £150mil do you think Levy would sell ? At the moment the club is using money from loans to buy players - that £150mil would go a long way to strengthening the team
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I think he did want to leave and if City offered that amount I think Levy would accept that.
 
Could go in Random Irritations but hearing Sky Sports News ramble on for around 2 months about Deadline Transfer Day with reporters all over UK.

The hype as to whether Ronaldo will go to Workington Town! Unbelievable Jeff!
 
3offTheTee said:
Could go in Random Irritations but hearing Sky Sports News ramble on for around 2 months about Deadline Transfer Day with reporters all over UK.

The hype as to whether Ronaldo will go to Workington Town! Unbelievable Jeff!
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I doubt Ronaldo would last 2 seconds in Rugby League even at the lower reaches of the game inhabited by Town ?
 
Fade and Die said:
Not as bad as I thought but still not a fan, maybe it’s paying £125k a week for a CB it just seems wrong!
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That's modern football. He is a top 6 player. Really class act. I've read Chelsea fans are gutted to lose him

Him next to ogbonna will really help us until diop is ready to step up

We don't have problems scoring goals ATM we have problems letting them in so a good solid cb is worth every penny

Hopefully lingard next
 
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