It is a nonsense site as it doesn't take into account factors at individual clubs. For example Southampton have rich backers and therefore little reason to sell someone like Lallana. That then drives up the price compared to a club desperate for money. The values on that website cannot be taken seriously. They even do daft things like give monetary values to players that have announced there retirement or soon to be out of contract. It is a terrible website!
Not at all, QPR are buying older players and putting them on huge wages whilst still at a small stadium with small gates. Southampton are signing players in their early 20's (Rodriguez, Clyne etc) with huge potential but on relatively small wages.
QPR have also made claims of infrastructure improvements, nothing concrete has happened yet. Southampton have started work on their £15m training ground upgrade.
As I just said, work has already started on the training ground, parts of it are already finished and being used. Prospective players can look at the training ground as evidence of the clubs ambition and resources.
Maybe because you'd find it hard to form a rebuttal?
The academy system started in 1998.
You have already admitted Norwich haven't produced many players of note since before 2000, that is over 12 years ago! Southampton's academy has one of the best records in the country in those 12 years.
Losing the 90 minute rule won't make that much difference to Norwich, how many parent are going to spend over 3 hours a day driving their children to training and back?
Still shows to a player that in the very near future they could be at a club with those facilities and it is not a mere pipe dream.
Absolute rubbish. Every season in the Premier League at St Mary's the club averaged over 30,600. Including the year we were relegated in 20th place! So weren't exactly fun to watch yet still averaged over 30,000.
Hang on, just now you were saying we are QPR mark II. Make your mind up!
Which would you prefer, Jacob Butterfield or Steven Davis in central midfield next season?
Would you have liked Norwich to sign Nathaniel Clyne or Jay Rodriguez? Do you think that if Norwich were in for those they would have picked Norwich over Southampton? Could Norwich even afford them?
Dont twist my words, I quite clearly meant that your fans are being like QPR's. That's bloody obvious from how you've been posting, can't you listen to yourself? Imagine if some jumped up newly promoted team fan said all this crap to you.
Trust me, transfermarkt is not a joke site. I've been involved in a few negligence claims regarding player transfers and it is precisely how they assess it. It's very accurate to within a month or so. You have to understand thT the underlying asset value of a player is only partly related to the sale price.
All you've done here is reiterate my point that all your plans are for the future. Great
. Im concerned with right here, right now though. As I said, I'm not questioning your board's ambition, you seem to be intent on proving something I'm not denying.
And it's not rubbish, when you were in League one with us, we had bigger crowds.
I know So'ton have had a great academy for 12 years, that's exactly my point- we've not produced much beyond goalkeepers in that time. I mean the whole developing players through youth- we've suffered since the changes. Are you under 25? I'm sorry, but if you don't understand the 90 mile rule and why clubs on the fringes complained so much about it, I give up. Also, it doesn't take 3 hours to drive 90 miles, and clubs are perfectly capable, and did in the past, of making life easier for these people.
By all accounts, I must admit I prefer the idea of Butterfield, but each to his own. I'm not denying you've made good signings- try to actually read my posts. I though Rodriguez was over priced, but is a good buy and was always going to cost that much to prise away. Cline is an excellent signing. I'm not denying any of that. you're arguing on your own here.
that's our stadium size. We've maxed out the capacity for years.
