The College Dropout

I doubt Real Madrid paid Woody £70k a week...Barton isn't worth that ammount of money. we arent real so we have to tempt with other carrots......doubt it's £70,000 anyway I honestly feel that we should stop this route of spending mega £££ on average players (I think Barton is a good player), I'm sure Parker was on great wages and I thought Barton would come in with more sensible wages. Once all this crazy money stops getting thrown around and Barton has more run-ins he could prove very hard to shift (i.e. Dyer). Spurs and Everton have managed to assemble good sides without being raped for wages. If rumours are believed to be correct, Barton is earning twice the amount of money as Berbatov or Defoe. Piss poor business if you ask me. I hope it's bollocks and he's on £40k or so . how much did spuds pay for berbatov and defoe.........i may be wrong on defoe...but healthy cash But they'll be easy to shift and most of the transfee recouped. Defoe hasn't enhanced his reputation considerably since moving to Spurs yet they could probably sell him for a profit and he isn't on very high wages. Plus Barton is a far riskier signing. He could do some more crazy shit and can still do time in the nick.... all of a sudden that £5.5m deal doesn't look much like a deal and his huge wages would be an imposing stumbling block for moving him on.

I doubt Real Madrid paid Woody £70k a week...Barton isn't worth that ammount of money. we arent real so we have to tempt with other carrots......doubt it's £70,000 anyway I honestly feel that we should stop this route of spending mega £££ on average players (I think Barton is a good player), I'm sure Parker was on great wages and I thought Barton would come in with more sensible wages. Once all this crazy money stops getting thrown around and Barton has more run-ins he could prove very hard to shift (i.e. Dyer). Spurs and Everton have managed to assemble good sides without being raped for wages. If rumours are believed to be correct, Barton is earning twice the amount of money as Berbatov or Defoe. Piss poor business if you ask me. I hope it's bollocks and he's on £40k or so .

I doubt Real Madrid paid Woody £70k a week...Barton isn't worth that ammount of money.

I do. It's a dangerous precedent to set. Just because we might be getting a massive cash injection doesn't mean we shouldn't be careful in regards to what the staff are paid. Agreed.

What's all this malarky about him being on 70K!?!

Very true.

You are absolutely spot on. (Apart from that very last bit, which could actually be true in a few months) Might do him good.

...yeah but you have to choose. Oh... it's one of those threads. I choose Martins to stay. Over Owen one of the greatest finishers in Engish football ever? Owen's value is decreasing every year. He's lost most of his pace (so it seems). Lacks commitment, doesn't really want to stay (so it seems). Very injury prone. Astronomical wages.

I'd say Beckham was a definite success as he's been in the first XI for what 3 or 4 years and has gone through half a dozen or so managers. Three wins and he has his trophy.

Reminds me of the comments of another one of your former players: "In countries like Spain, a player of my talent would have the team built around them," said LuaLua, who scored two goals last season. For Portsmouth. One of them was a penalty against Watford. "I could be a real No10, when I watch Ronaldinho, I say to myself, 'I can do what he's doing'. And it is annoying because people don't see that I am as talented as him." I don't remember these comments... would piss myself laughing if they were true... I still like Sibbers....pretty shit as we all expected but tried hard and seemed like a nice lad.

Don't want him... not least because I spent 2 weeks laughing at Pool fans that he started in the CL final.

Maldini has played in 5 Champions League winning teams so even though he has stayed with one team, he easily can be called a true European "Great" Gerrard is going to have to something similar or else he is only going to be a "great" in the Premiership and wont have anywhere near the same recognition in Europe Was just going to point that out, Maldini got the same number of Champions Leagues as Liverpool had in their whole history Or that Maldini has won more CL winners medals than all the English teams together excluding scousers.

Spanish or Italian players don't need to go abroad to confirm themselves as greats so I don't see why an English player should. Gerrard would be loved anywhere he went simply for the ammount of effort he puts in not too mention his knack of scoring late wonder goals. The Italian league is piss poor imo, I believe that Italian players more-so than English need to go abroad to really prove themselves...

How long is Barton likely to spend in prison if things take that path? I think it might even be good for him.

How is his fitness? Didn't seem too miss large chunks of the season to me through injuries.

Money talks thats why. I doubt they will offer much more in wages than what Parker is currently earning for us....

Nah mate it's a slide. Dyer rarely. Milner Occassionally. Oba Often you know nowt mate!

Would be a better appointment than Big Sam.

I said that a while back but got rightfully lambasted considering Dyer can't tackle.

Aye...the Roman Polanski effect.

No not really, it's a fair and valid point...**shrugs**

Ranieri is very overrated.

Enjoy it while it lasts then. It wouldn't happen if your idea about the players coming from their national leagues were actualised. Stupid idea...hmmm....Ghana or the Premiership??? Tough choice there. Would only result in more African born and raised Frenchmen.

The Ivory Coast was one of the highlights of the tournament for me... playing constant attacking football.

Good move... Barton is better than Parker and he'll be cheaper. He will probably be on lower wages as well.