Originally posted by zocoss:
Where got over sensitive? You conveniently omit out the actually
figure and put the amount that would cost if they win the CL, EPL ,
FA cup or he gets into the England team as a first team regular...
to be honest, if they can win all those things then i think he is
also worth more than $18m...
You don't seem to understand that one have to pay more if you want
to buy english players. As a team in England, representing England,
it is important to have english base players in your team. It
represents not just your team but also your country heritage too.
United are prepare to pay more for english players as it has shown
in the pass.
Of course you can choose to be like Arsenal no english player
around after the sale of cole, but it is a sad way to go for a once
proud team full of english players. The team that had the best
defence not to mention in other departments of english players and
also England's no1 keeper... is now a team of foreigners... Its a
sad way to go, only English in name & the butt of jokes all the
time across Europe & the world over. Personally if i was an
gunner supporter, i would feel disappointed that no fellow
countrymen is playing for my team...
On the subject of over-priced, Arsenal paid $5m for a boy that
didn't even played a single match in the premiership. He played
mostly in the southamton reserve only and he would have gone to
another lower club for maybe less than $2m but since its arsenal
its $5m. In percentage terms, they over-paid 2 1/2 times for him.
In carrick's case, maybe 1 1/2 time but if they don't win, they
only pay the 1 without the half so... still ok what.
Irregardless of what you may think, it the price one pay to keep
the heritage of the club and obviously, at united they still value
theirs unlike the gonners.
And lastly, if you think one shouldn't benchmark with chelsea as i
see no reason why not to cos they are also a club and buying from
others, How about Chelsea to Chelsea then?
[b]The only english player Chelsea have bought since Mourinho...
SWP.
Chelsea paid $12m for Robben
They paid $21m for SWP
Get the point?[/b]
1. i nvr accused u of being oversensitive...someone else made
the comment(but u appear to be so with your verbage)
2. i do understand english player do cost more..i just dun know
why...
3. the club exist to win honours, not to maintain heritage or
tradition. u can hv your first 11 all ingerlish players but if they
win diddly squat, what's the pt?
4. how did u arrve @ the conclusion tt theo costs 2.5X more than
carrick?
5. there is no such word as `irregardless'. only `regardless'. i
think a squad tt's capable of winning is what matters, regardless
of nationalities. got ingerlish players, ok, good...
6. jus shows tt chel$ki as a club is a blooming idiot, tt's
all.
