ever since, newcastle broke the world transfer for alan shearer - 15 million pounds,Originally posted by walesa:Seriously, am I alone or does anyone else think we're overpaying for players?
I personally can't believe £18.6m on Michael Carrick and now £17m on Owen Hargreaves is money well-spent even by the standards of today's inflated transfer market.
Originally posted by allentyb:ever since, newcastle broke the world transfer for alan shearer - 15 million pounds,
the transfer market, has broken loose already
I mean, even after taking into account of today's transfer market, Carrick and Hargreaves look ridiculous at the sort of prices they're signed at.Originally posted by allentyb:ever since, newcastle broke the world transfer for alan shearer - 15 million pounds,
the transfer market, has broken loose already
yup..can still remember rio ferdinand for £31.12 millionOriginally posted by used:ALL english player are overpriced
if only manu could have waited for the great leeds saleOriginally posted by omgukilledkenny:yup..can still remember rio ferdinand for £31.12 million![]()
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Not at all, This is the going rate now... If you want to stay among the top clubs you have to be willing to spend. And only with such players will they be able to continue attracting huge crowds to their matches and maintain the yearly profits.Originally posted by walesa:I mean, even after taking into account of today's transfer market, Carrick and Hargreaves look ridiculous at the sort of prices they're signed at.
United passed up the chance to sign Ronaldinho for 21m pounds a couple of seasons ago and we happily splash out 18.6m for Carrick and 17m for Hargreaves. It just looks ridiculous...
Originally posted by zocoss:Not at all, This is the going rate now... If you want to stay among the top clubs you have to be willing to spend. And only with such players will they be able to continue attracting huge crowds to their matches and maintain the yearly profits.
Looking back, i would say Carrick was a bargain... He probably played more than 3/4 of united's championship winning season... and selling John Obi for $16m was a great deal when they only paid $4m for him a month earlier...![]()