Comments on: What Does £9.65m Buy You These Days? Not Ashley Young For Starters http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/16/what-does-965m-buy-you-these-days-not-ashley-young-for-starters/ Football News, Views, Articles and Discussion Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:36:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: aros http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/16/what-does-965m-buy-you-these-days-not-ashley-young-for-starters/#comment-7972 aros Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:21:43 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/16/what-does-965m-buy-you-these-days-not-ashley-young-for-starters/#comment-7972 great article man great article man

]]> By: weenie http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/16/what-does-965m-buy-you-these-days-not-ashley-young-for-starters/#comment-7964 weenie Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:50:06 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/16/what-does-965m-buy-you-these-days-not-ashley-young-for-starters/#comment-7964 And the high transfer charges for young English players means some clubs may end up going for cheaper players from abroad. English Football... it's a game, but not as we used to know it! And the high transfer charges for young English players means some clubs may end up going for cheaper players from abroad. English Football… it’s a game, but not as we used to know it!

]]> By: Kieran http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/16/what-does-965m-buy-you-these-days-not-ashley-young-for-starters/#comment-7947 Kieran Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:51:25 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/16/what-does-965m-buy-you-these-days-not-ashley-young-for-starters/#comment-7947 Another factor you have not considered Alan is the effect on the loan system. Implemented as a method to cover injuries and emergencies, it is now been used by clubs as a temporary boost to push for promotion particularly in the Championship - step forward Bham and the Sheep. Its a well documented fact that there have been more transfers this year than this point last year and that is down to the high number of loans being transacted. This allows clubs such as Arsenal etc to groom their youth in the lower division (who needs a B team Jose?) but more importantly means that Bham can benefit from the skills and talent of a player they dont actually own, and could never indeed afford to own. How then, can Bham honestly claim to have won the Championship when the player who scored them the goals to get them there was in fact from Arsenal? Derby for example may look back at this season and marvel and reminisce at the scoring exploits of Lupoli - except he's not even a sheep - he's a Gooner! This may not be considered a bad thing - especially by both beneficiaries of the agreement but there is a danger of setting the groundwork that MSI (with Tevez and Maschiano - sp?)would like to see - where players are not contracted to clubs but to agents who loan players out. Is this a possible result of rising prices leading to clubs having to rely on loans opening up the opportunity of transacting a transfer system whereby the clubs do not own players at all? Another factor you have not considered Alan is the effect on the loan system. Implemented as a method to cover injuries and emergencies, it is now been used by clubs as a temporary boost to push for promotion particularly in the Championship - step forward Bham and the Sheep. Its a well documented fact that there have been more transfers this year than this point last year and that is down to the high number of loans being transacted.

This allows clubs such as Arsenal etc to groom their youth in the lower division (who needs a B team Jose?) but more importantly means that Bham can benefit from the skills and talent of a player they dont actually own, and could never indeed afford to own.

How then, can Bham honestly claim to have won the Championship when the player who scored them the goals to get them there was in fact from Arsenal? Derby for example may look back at this season and marvel and reminisce at the scoring exploits of Lupoli - except he’s not even a sheep - he’s a Gooner!

This may not be considered a bad thing - especially by both beneficiaries of the agreement but there is a danger of setting the groundwork that MSI (with Tevez and Maschiano - sp?)would like to see - where players are not contracted to clubs but to agents who loan players out.

Is this a possible result of rising prices leading to clubs having to rely on loans opening up the opportunity of transacting a transfer system whereby the clubs do not own players at all?

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