Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
Nonsense, players care about money nothing else...you can't be motivated by football more than money when such an obscene amount is thrown at them. If Chelsea or city were prepared to play Wilshere or Ramsey 200k a week they'd be gone no matter how seldomly they got played. And anyone claiming they'd do different is lying to themselves.
You still don’t get it. It’s boarding on paranoia. This perceived threat from big clubs looking to poach our players is non-existent. We’re not batting off bids from clubs left right and centre like we used to because we have no outstanding candidates. Wilshere, Ramsey and Walcott can’t get into Chelsea or City’s teams. There is no threat from them. We don’t have to pre-empt any bids with inflated wages because that bid isn’t coming unless they perform on the field. Even if that day were to come, what we’re currently paying won’t keep them if they wanted out. And if they wanted out, it wouldn’t be down to the wages. Also, you’ve already said those clubs can’t bid £200k for players because of FFP. These players haven’t done enough to warrant bids from rival clubs or done enough to the extent we’re we need to sweat about what they’re paid.