Premier League 26/27 Season

[Barlow Boy]

Last 2 seasons have scared Spurs into action.

Got a good manager and are making sensible signings.

Won't be near the relegation zone next season unfortunately

More like pushing for a European spot.

Spending big money, but on good players.

[SG90]

Don't know what's worse: a team finishing 17th being able to bid £80m for players, or a team who finished 14th are able to reject it. Just far too much money in the PL now.

[Cjay]

[The Subhuman]

Didn't realise he was still on the books tbh...

[1964white]

Hincapie completes permanent £34.5m Arsenal move

[SG90]

£116m fee agreed for Elliott Anderson with Man City. For a bloke who got pocketed by Ghana's midfield. Makes you wonder how much Zidane, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo , Pele, Maradona etc would cost in this market!

[The Subhuman]

£116m fee agreed for Elliott Anderson with Man City. For a bloke who got pocketed by Ghana's midfield. Makes you wonder how much Zidane, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo , Pele, Maradona etc would cost in this market!

Top class player is Elliot, $116M is over the top (and probably makes Amps a 60M player) but MC are known to overpay... He was probably the only player who impressed me v Ghana..

[SG90]

Top class player is Elliot, $116M is over the top (and probably makes Amps a 60M player) but MC are known to overpay... He was probably the only player who impressed me v Ghana..

Amps is £70m minimum now. He's homegrown and is 26 in September, so coming into peak years.

[The Subhuman]

Amps is £70m minimum now. He's homegrown and is 26 in September, so coming into peak years.

25-28 for me, peak years. Get them in at 22/23 not 29

[Cjay]

[SG90]

25-28 for me, peak years. Get them in at 22/23 not 29

Agreed, but you can still get another 2/3 good years of Amps after this season.

[The Subhuman]

Agreed, but you can still get another 2/3 good years of Amps after this season.

25 isn't he? He's just entering prime.

[Barlow Boy]

Roy Keane rips into Manchester City after their £116m move for Elliot Anderson.

"£116 million for Elliot Anderson? Tell me football hasn't lost its mind. I'm not saying the lad isn't talented. He works hard, he's energetic, and he has plenty of potential.

But when a player with one standout top-flight season is suddenly worth more than some of the greatest midfielders we've seen over the last decade, something has gone seriously wrong.

Look at what has happened to the transfer market. Every window, Manchester City seem to find another reason to raise the price of everyone. £116 million for Elliot Anderson? Massive money for Marc Guéhi. Huge fees for Antoine Semenyo. More than £75 million for Joško Gvardiol. And people wonder why every club keep asking for ridiculous money

This isn't a dig at the players. If a club offers that kind of money, you'd be mad not to take the opportunity. But football has reached a stage where potential is being priced like a Ballon d'Or winner.

Players who are still proving themselves are carrying fees that used to be reserved for the very best in the world.

The problem is bigger than one transfer. When clubs with unlimited resources keep paying these numbers, everyone else follows. Average players become £50 million players, good players become £80 million players, and promising players suddenly cost over £100 million. The market loses all perspective.

Years ago, you paid those fees for footballers who had dominated Europe, won league titles, and delivered season after season. Now, one good campaign and the price tag explodes.

That's not football evolving;that's inflation running wild. If this is where the game is heading, don't be surprised when the first £250 million transfer arrives, because the market has completely lost touch with reality."

[SG90]

Roy Keane rips into Manchester City after their £116m move for Elliot Anderson.

"£116 million for Elliot Anderson? Tell me football hasn't lost its mind. I'm not saying the lad isn't talented. He works hard, he's energetic, and he has plenty of potential.

But when a player with one standout top-flight season is suddenly worth more than some of the greatest midfielders we've seen over the last decade, something has gone seriously wrong.

Look at what has happened to the transfer market. Every window, Manchester City seem to find another reason to raise the price of everyone. £116 million for Elliot Anderson? Massive money for Marc Guéhi. Huge fees for Antoine Semenyo. More than £75 million for Joško Gvardiol. And people wonder why every club keep asking for ridiculous money

This isn't a dig at the players. If a club offers that kind of money, you'd be mad not to take the opportunity. But football has reached a stage where potential is being priced like a Ballon d'Or winner.

Players who are still proving themselves are carrying fees that used to be reserved for the very best in the world.

The problem is bigger than one transfer. When clubs with unlimited resources keep paying these numbers, everyone else follows. Average players become £50 million players, good players become £80 million players, and promising players suddenly cost over £100 million. The market loses all perspective.

Years ago, you paid those fees for footballers who had dominated Europe, won league titles, and delivered season after season. Now, one good campaign and the price tag explodes.

That's not football evolving;that's inflation running wild. If this is where the game is heading, don't be surprised when the first £250 million transfer arrives, because the market has completely lost touch with reality."

I completely agree, and it's making it harder for clubs like ours. £48m for a donkey like JSL for example and Championship players, who've never played in the PL, are now suddenly £30m players. Not to mention the wages. All it will do is bankrupt clubs.

[The Subhuman]

Meh, same as it always was plus inflation

[Cjay]

Roy Keane rips into Manchester City after their £116m move for Elliot Anderson.

"£116 million for Elliot Anderson? Tell me football hasn't lost its mind. I'm not saying the lad isn't talented. He works hard, he's energetic, and he has plenty of potential.

But when a player with one standout top-flight season is suddenly worth more than some of the greatest midfielders we've seen over the last decade, something has gone seriously wrong.

Look at what has happened to the transfer market. Every window, Manchester City seem to find another reason to raise the price of everyone. £116 million for Elliot Anderson? Massive money for Marc Guéhi. Huge fees for Antoine Semenyo. More than £75 million for Joško Gvardiol. And people wonder why every club keep asking for ridiculous money

This isn't a dig at the players. If a club offers that kind of money, you'd be mad not to take the opportunity. But football has reached a stage where potential is being priced like a Ballon d'Or winner.

Players who are still proving themselves are carrying fees that used to be reserved for the very best in the world.

The problem is bigger than one transfer. When clubs with unlimited resources keep paying these numbers, everyone else follows. Average players become £50 million players, good players become £80 million players, and promising players suddenly cost over £100 million. The market loses all perspective.

Years ago, you paid those fees for footballers who had dominated Europe, won league titles, and delivered season after season. Now, one good campaign and the price tag explodes.

That's not football evolving;that's inflation running wild. If this is where the game is heading, don't be surprised when the first £250 million transfer arrives, because the market has completely lost touch with reality."

All well and good but the team he made his name at have done as much as anyone to inflate the transfer market by paying huge sums for very little previous record.

Martial, Yoro, Maguire etc.

Players who had done very little Manure paid fortunes for.

So perhaps before throwing stones across the City throw them closer to home first.

[Johnthewhite]

All well and good but the team he made his name at have done as much as anyone to inflate the transfer market by paying huge sums for very little previous record.

Martial, Yoro, Maguire etc.

Players who had done very little Manure paid fortunes for.

So perhaps before throwing stones across the City throw them closer to home first.

I'm all for throwing stones at that lot

[Cjay]

Kick in the nuts for Sunderland that

[PhoenixUnited]

Kick in the nuts for Sunderland that

Self before self this one

[Johnthewhite]

Kick in the nuts for Sunderland that

Typical loyalty of the modern day footballer.