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What a Crazy Day

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by hordenmackem, Feb 1, 2011.

  1. hordenmackem

    hordenmackem Well-Known Member

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    I cannot believe the amount of money that was spent today. Ridiculous comes to mind.

    Chelski and Liverpool I believe are clutching at straws, because neither are going to win the league this season. Actually if we keep playing the way we have I don't see Liverpool overtaking us.

    Just wondering if the amounts that were paid today are bad for football. Torres has 9 goals for the season and is quite injury prone and is bought for 50M, then we have a hooligan who is currently injured and has half a season under his belt and he was bought for 35M plus add ons apparently. Panic buying anyone!!!

    Fortunately we have a sensible team running our club, and they know we could do with a new striker but decided that now was the not right time to buy. Well done Niall and Brucey, you didn't get sucked in and pay over the odds for crap.

    Anyway, it was a barking mad day and money was thrown around like it was monopoly money.

    But thank you so much to the fat man up the road for making it the best day ever, they may have made a **** load of money but I don't see them having that available in the summer. Us on the other hand, well I believe we have targets in mind for the summer, my one hope is "don't string it out all summer Niall, get whoever were after in quick and try to get them a pre-season in"
     
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  2. dickmalonespecial

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    torres £50 million, Carroll £35 million. the ladyboys are a lot cheaper in the far east! joking aside this can not be good for the game in the long run.
     
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  3. ExSeahamLad

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    I have to agree with those sentiments. I dont think these high fees are good for English football in the long run. At least the tax man will be happy (if they pay any) - talk about spending your way out of recession!
     
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    1979 - The same things were probably said in pubs across the UK when Trevor Francis joined Forest for £1 million. :smile:
     
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  5. monty's fingertips

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    it all smacks of desperation - but the main objective for the clubs is to preserve income at a level that the club is used to.

    Chelsea - invest to ensure CL qualification as MC &TH threaten the sky 4
    Liverpool - to preserve European qualification and big club perception from a slide that began three seasons ago
    Aston Villa - to ensure PL survival

    failure to keep the money coming in to pay long term contracts for overpaid underachievers - this will only stop if more of the players' pay is based on results
     
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