To be honest I'd thank the guys at Watford more! But your staff and MON have to be congratulated for taking the plunge. Remember the stories all this money on a player from Watford, an Aidy Boothroyd Watford who just play the ugliest football imaginable.

He's 25 right? Hardly too late.

Apparently he's going there for £20 million.

I remember one away game we played, think it was Reading, where he was awful. One of his first games at the club and they were chanting "How much did you pay for that?" Top class player and he's been very professional about the whole thing. Not once has he ever mentioned leaving the club. We know it's happened, but at least he hasn't gone of running to the papers about it.

£20m is a good peice of change for somebody with only 12 months on his contract.

Is it just me or is the English game threatening to implode?

Ordinary players being sold for a 'casual' £20M, which once upon a time not that long ago was a revolting amount for the likes of Wayne Rooney, who really is world class.

And then you have 'Arry coming out and insulting money by saying £22M is a ridiculous bid for Modric.

I get his point, that is Jones goes for £20 odd million to Utd, a player of Modric's undoubted class is worth a hell of a lot more. But the way he put it, it's as if there isn't a global economic crisis and money grows on trees.

Incredible.

I half get the feeling this post was just made to get a reaction. But I'd struggle to think of a better winger consistently in the league in the past few years, bearing in mind he's not at a top, top side (sorry Kurt). He'd be in the England side every time if he was at one of the top 4 no doubt.

I'd agree with the Jones/Henderson fees being ridiculous, but to say Young is just an ordinary player just makes you seem slightly less knowledgeable about the EPL. Just because he's not in a top, top side doesn't mean he's ordinary/useless. I think a fee of £20m is roughly right, seeing as some of the foreign imports who come for crazy figures and hardly set the world alight either.

I...didn't make a single mention of Ashley Young in my entire post, at no point was I even vaguely referring to him!

He's one I'd agree is worth a few quid more.

Did you misread what I said?

Just a mis-understanding between you's I think. You just happened to mention overpriced £20m players when I'd mentioned Young leaving for £20m!

The best part is we don't even need to spend money to replace him. Downing and Albrighton out wide is more than enough to be a top half EPL side.

Ah, I didn't spot the previous post. Nah, mine was stand alone entirely. I was mainly referring to Jones/Henderson. A worrying trend for decent but not exactly eye-popping players. And that's the way the English game seems to be going.

Oh, I thought you were directly responding to the discussion above and as you mentioned the figure of £20m that's why I put two and two together. But yeah as I said I agree about the Jones/Henderson deals being well, well overpriced, even if they turn out good, they are overpriced currently by over double.

Well wait. isnt there a english players rule or something coming in. that well will kinda drive the prices of young promising youth players up a lot. a rule which some clubs will capitalize on and such

depends if the rule or somethings coming in

The home grown rule isn't really going to change much I don't think. Players just have to have played 3 years in England prior to their 21st birthday, but technically speaking players like Fabregas are home grown. And you only need a few in the squad anyways.

McLeish going to be given £40m according to The Mirror. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

It will be the first time he's been given a big budget in his career.

tbf to him the last time I remember him being given major money (£8M) was when Rangers sold Boumsong to Newcastle and we bought in players who basically won us the league.

So when he has money he tends to buy well.

When he doesn't have money, his bosmans are utter gash. We signed Olivier Bernard ffs.

I'm sure you'd get Zigic with that...

I'm not liking the names being thrown around at the moment. Charlie Adam, Wes Brown, James McFadden. Though I imagine alot of the Scottish players are just lazy links because he's a Scottish manager.


It still makes me laugh. The thought of Birmingham and their sub-20k attendances whilst paying someone £50k a week in the Championship. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Adam - you know my feelings on him.

Brown - once upon a time had a glorious future ahead of him, but deteriorated and is now a mediocre defender.

Faddy - inconsistent Roy of the Rovers type who can be really good at times but more often totally greedy and useless.