Summer Transfer Misery 2017/18

[Marc Overmars]

Chavs sign Bakayoko from Monaco for 40m.

[Dein-machine]

Sell them to Hartlepool to raise money for Lemar?

OK I'm not arguing with someone who think's Hartlepool have that sort of money.

And I'm not arguing with someone who thought I was serious.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Mbappe had a 3 hour meeting with us at the end of last month, according to The Sun Dream Team news

[Power n Glory]

And I'm not arguing with someone who thought I was serious.

Of course not. You’re a joke. Hence the….

Keep the jokes rolling in.

[Dein-machine]

Of course not. You’re a joke. Hence the….

Keep the jokes rolling in.

can't now - you've completely done me with your Merts love-fest - its hilarious & I simply cannot compete.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

£50m for Kyle Walker.

[Niall_Quinn]

£50m for Kyle Walker.

Exactly what I was saying yesterday. This is just funny money. Think of a number. Double it. If we lose a talented player like Ox, even though he has not realised his full potential under Wenger, we might as well set aside 50 or 60 mill to find the same level of talent as a replacement. Doesn't mean Ox is worth that. It just means this market is crazy.

Smart managers are going to start digging deep into the lower leagues to spot talent early. We picked up Holding for 2 mill. That's theft by today's standards and everything I have seen from the player so far, mistakes and all, tell me he's every bit as good as Kyle Walker. Walker is another hype merchant. Not a bad player, but nothing special at all.

[Letters]

£50m for Kyle Walker.

It's just ridiculous monopoly money these days.

[AFC Leveller]

If walker is worth 50 m and lukaku 90m, then Anything less than 10 for Sanchez would be a rip off.

[Power n Glory]

Exactly what I was saying yesterday. This is just funny money. Think of a number. Double it. If we lose a talented player like Ox, even though he has not realised his full potential under Wenger, we might as well set aside 50 or 60 mill to find the same level of talent as a replacement. Doesn't mean Ox is worth that. It just means this market is crazy.

Smart managers are going to start digging deep into the lower leagues to spot talent early. We picked up Holding for 2 mill. That's theft by today's standards and everything I have seen from the player so far, mistakes and all, tell me he's every bit as good as Kyle Walker. Walker is another hype merchant. Not a bad player, but nothing special at all.

Why have they sold him to Man City? Where is the progress in that? Oh well. Good news for us.

The fees being paid out have nothing to do with the quality of player these days. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for smaller clubs to actually build a winning side. You’d be foolish to set a reasonable price for a player you don’t want to sell. Why heck would you set a fair price? Clubs can’t rely on the player to show loyalty when the bigger clubs start to circle. Best way to ward off potential suitors is to set a price so ridiculous you’d be more than happy to sell if anyone coughs up the money.

The price doesn’t match player quality. Too many of us link this stuff back to normal life, like when selling a used car. You set fair price when you want to sell the damn thing. In football, most clubs don’t want to sell and that’s why prices have gone crazy. We’ve now got plenty of clubs prepared to pay up the money.