| Premier League transfer fees 12:57 - Jan 31 with 2485 views | BlueNomad |
Getting even more ridiculous. Clubs spending £20m+ on players who, when you look, have unremarkable records going back over several years at medium sized clubs around Europe. Then there are PL reserves moving for multi-millions, some of whom I suspect are not any different to players we have.
This is what we aspire to.................. (Not saying I don't want to get there but we will have to join the craziness) |  | | |  |
| Premier League transfer fees on 12:58 - Jan 31 with 2463 views | CraigIT |
Fees and wages are way ott. But if people are prepared to pay it..... |  | | |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:00 - Jan 31 with 2427 views | hype313 |
Arsenal seem to be playing quite sensible, not going huge on over inflated fees and getting in decent back up's like Jorginho |  |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:01 - Jan 31 with 2420 views | tractorboy1978 |
Souttar going to Leicester for £15m gives you an insight as to the levels we'd be looking at for the likes of Davis, Clarke and Woolfenden if we can get a good Championship season out of them. | | | |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:01 - Jan 31 with 2412 views | Dubtractor |
I'm more excited by the journey of getting to the premier league* than actually being in it. 2 promotions and all the joy that will bring will be ace.
*no assumptions made that we'll actually get there, but it is clearly the aim. |  |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:08 - Jan 31 with 2323 views | J2BLUE |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:01 - Jan 31 by Dubtractor |
I'm more excited by the journey of getting to the premier league* than actually being in it. 2 promotions and all the joy that will bring will be ace.
*no assumptions made that we'll actually get there, but it is clearly the aim. |
Absolutely. Being a club that goes from Prem to Championship and back regularly would be decent enough. Maybe if we can really push it we could have a cup at some point and 1-2 seasons in UEFA Conference League over the next 30 years or so. |  |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:11 - Jan 31 with 2304 views | BloomBlue |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:00 - Jan 31 by hype313 |
Arsenal seem to be playing quite sensible, not going huge on over inflated fees and getting in decent back up's like Jorginho |
Although Arsenal are getting slated by a lot of their own fans as 'showing a lack of ambition' with the Jorginho purchase and I quote from a few on the wireless today 'we're in a great position to win the league the board should be splashing the cash now to make sure we will' |  | | |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:13 - Jan 31 with 2285 views | BlueNomad |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:11 - Jan 31 by BloomBlue |
Although Arsenal are getting slated by a lot of their own fans as 'showing a lack of ambition' with the Jorginho purchase and I quote from a few on the wireless today 'we're in a great position to win the league the board should be splashing the cash now to make sure we will' |
51 years ago Man City were walking the league and signed Rodney Marsh "just to make sure." That went well.
Lessons from history! [Post edited 31 Jan 2023 13:14]
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:16 - Jan 31 with 2255 views | clive_baker |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:11 - Jan 31 by BloomBlue |
Although Arsenal are getting slated by a lot of their own fans as 'showing a lack of ambition' with the Jorginho purchase and I quote from a few on the wireless today 'we're in a great position to win the league the board should be splashing the cash now to make sure we will' |
I think for £12m Jorginho is a very good signing. Will bring some experience and leadership to their midfield. He’s a good player, I think it’s a good signing for them. |  |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:18 - Jan 31 with 2235 views | BlueNomad |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:16 - Jan 31 by clive_baker |
I think for £12m Jorginho is a very good signing. Will bring some experience and leadership to their midfield. He’s a good player, I think it’s a good signing for them. |
In many ways it could be the best signing of the window | | | |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:18 - Jan 31 with 2237 views | Hipsterectomy |
This will start to trickle down to league 1 and below. I wonder when a League 1 or below club will be the first to get £5/6 mill for a player. Players in the championship can go for £10-15 million now [Post edited 31 Jan 2023 13:19]
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:21 - Jan 31 with 2204 views | hype313 |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:16 - Jan 31 by clive_baker |
I think for £12m Jorginho is a very good signing. Will bring some experience and leadership to their midfield. He’s a good player, I think it’s a good signing for them. |
Thing is they just need someone competent to cover Elneny, he's certainly an upgrade, whilst keeping the powder dry for the summer.
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:22 - Jan 31 with 2190 views | SheffordBlue |
I'd like to see a 1% transfer fee tax with all money raised going to grassroots football infrastructure/coach development. | |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 13:51 - Jan 31 with 2084 views | brazil1982 |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:18 - Jan 31 by Hipsterectomy |
This will start to trickle down to league 1 and below. I wonder when a League 1 or below club will be the first to get £5/6 mill for a player. Players in the championship can go for £10-15 million now [Post edited 31 Jan 2023 13:19]
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Wrexham in a couple of years. |  | | |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:58 - Jan 31 with 2042 views | MattinLondon |
Think this is why it’s important to have a really good scouting system in place. Don’t try and complete with the big clubs for the next South American star but maybe attach the club to second tier clubs in USA, Japan as well as Eastern Europe. |  | | |
| Same here on 14:09 - Jan 31 with 1994 views | Dyland |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:01 - Jan 31 by Dubtractor |
I'm more excited by the journey of getting to the premier league* than actually being in it. 2 promotions and all the joy that will bring will be ace.
*no assumptions made that we'll actually get there, but it is clearly the aim. |
I'll probably stop going if we do get there (boooo bah humbug etc) :) |  |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 14:16 - Jan 31 with 1957 views | Illinoisblue |
Chelsea have spent more this January than Brentford have in their entire history. Which made me think you could possibly say the same about us and a few L1 clubs. |  |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 14:48 - Jan 31 with 1832 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
It’s only sustainable if you follow the Brighton model of finding ‘cheap’ unknown talent and selling them on for a hefty fee.
On a related note I saw on of our owners had liked a list of Brightons transfer dealings on Linkdin! I guess when you see the ages and talents that we’ve brought in (Davis, Broadhead, Clarke etc) it’s pretty clear that’s what they aspire to in the longer term. | | | |
| Premier League transfer fees on 14:50 - Jan 31 with 1820 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| Premier League transfer fees on 14:16 - Jan 31 by Illinoisblue |
Chelsea have spent more this January than Brentford have in their entire history. Which made me think you could possibly say the same about us and a few L1 clubs. |
we've probably spent more in this window than Morecambe have in their history ( no idea if that's the case) |  | | |
| Same here on 14:56 - Jan 31 with 1779 views | usm |
| Same here on 14:09 - Jan 31 by Dyland |
I'll probably stop going if we do get there (boooo bah humbug etc) :) |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 15:02 - Jan 31 with 1760 views | itfcjoe |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:18 - Jan 31 by Hipsterectomy |
This will start to trickle down to league 1 and below. I wonder when a League 1 or below club will be the first to get £5/6 mill for a player. Players in the championship can go for £10-15 million now [Post edited 31 Jan 2023 13:19]
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It's already been done, most had played in Champ previously but been a dozen or so deal over £5m from League 1. These guys were basically straight from L1 upwards
Fabian Delph to Villa - £8m
Ademola Lookman (half season in Champ then half seaosn in L1) - £7.5m to Everton
Nick Powell - who in reality was from L2 as had never played in L1 - £6m to Man U
Britt Assombalonga - £5m to Championship Nottingham Forest
Dele Alli - £5m to MK Dons
Ivan Toney - £5m plus loads of add ons to Championship Brentford
Dwight Gayle - £4.5m to Palace (6months after signing for Posh from Dagenham)
So basically you have to be a young English superstar (Delph, Lookman, Powell or Alli) or a Peterborough striker (Assonablonga, Toney or Gayle) to get a £5m move out of League 1 without having been in the Championship previously |  |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 15:08 - Jan 31 with 1716 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:18 - Jan 31 by Hipsterectomy |
This will start to trickle down to league 1 and below. I wonder when a League 1 or below club will be the first to get £5/6 mill for a player. Players in the championship can go for £10-15 million now [Post edited 31 Jan 2023 13:19]
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Nah. Most clubs down here live day to day. They can't afford to hold out for 5 or 6m like we might be able to. £1m for a player is going to be enough to keep a side like Fleetwood for example going for a while.
I'm not really concerned about it, but I am more concerned about the disparity that exists between what goes on at the top level and what is happening at a club like Crawley for example.
I've been in favour of a surcharge on all Premier League transfers that goes into a pot and then is distributed through the leagues Championship Clubs: 40%,League One Clubs: 33%, League Two Clubs: 27% , excluding clubs in the championship that are receiving parachute payments.
Through all transfers in The EPL so far this season, on a 5% surcharge, clubs in L1 would receive in June around £900,000 each. [Post edited 31 Jan 2023 15:12]
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| Premier League transfer fees on 15:21 - Jan 31 with 1650 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Premier League transfer fees on 15:02 - Jan 31 by itfcjoe |
It's already been done, most had played in Champ previously but been a dozen or so deal over £5m from League 1. These guys were basically straight from L1 upwards
Fabian Delph to Villa - £8m
Ademola Lookman (half season in Champ then half seaosn in L1) - £7.5m to Everton
Nick Powell - who in reality was from L2 as had never played in L1 - £6m to Man U
Britt Assombalonga - £5m to Championship Nottingham Forest
Dele Alli - £5m to MK Dons
Ivan Toney - £5m plus loads of add ons to Championship Brentford
Dwight Gayle - £4.5m to Palace (6months after signing for Posh from Dagenham)
So basically you have to be a young English superstar (Delph, Lookman, Powell or Alli) or a Peterborough striker (Assonablonga, Toney or Gayle) to get a £5m move out of League 1 without having been in the Championship previously |
All / most of them were pre-Covid.
The market seems to have deflated significantly for EFL players since. |  |
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| And reffing development! on 15:58 - Jan 31 with 1514 views | Dyland |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:22 - Jan 31 by SheffordBlue |
I'd like to see a 1% transfer fee tax with all money raised going to grassroots football infrastructure/coach development. |
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| XXX on 16:02 - Jan 31 with 1501 views | Dyland |
| Same here on 14:56 - Jan 31 by usm |
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| Premier League transfer fees on 16:39 - Jan 31 with 1401 views | rickw |
| Premier League transfer fees on 13:00 - Jan 31 by hype313 |
Arsenal seem to be playing quite sensible, not going huge on over inflated fees and getting in decent back up's like Jorginho |
I really don't understand Chelsea's transfer policy - Fernandez in for 120m and Jorginho out for 15m, ok there's about a 10 year age gap, but they both do roughly the same job.... |  |
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