Reddish-Blue 2,701 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 This is supposed to be the best league in the world, yet it’s a league where financial fair play does more to create a monopoly for the top clubs than it does to actually create a level playing field. A league where football clubs have become rich commodities for the super rich, it’s just business to them, nothing more than business. The purity of the game that I’ve been so in love with at grassroots level over the last 16 years is simply non-existent at the top level. Why hire a good coach when he’ll be poached by a wealthier club, why invest in youth when the best players move to the bigger clubs? That’s not sportsmanship, that’s not ethical in a sporting sense. Why invest any time in improving your club as a sporting entity when the commercially rich clubs will just swop and purchase all your hard work or worse still the owners will sell to satisfy business needs. I honestly think I’ll stick with grass roots, watch some amateur games & lower league football. Its more honest, its pure, its not corrupt, its not business… its just sport and that’s what I like… sport Even though I feel bad for the Southampton fans...When mid-table clubs over-achieve, their best players will be poached, that's just the way it isFor example when Aston Villa kept finishing in the top 7 for consecutive seasons, their best players eventually left the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Professional football is a food chain, they just happen to be in the middle - a smaller link than some, a bigger link than most.True. This summer: Chelsea - Atletico - Benfica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,869 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Morgan Schneiderlin hands in transfer request at Southampton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo7 3,496 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Morgan Schneiderlin hands in transfer request at SouthamptonThats terrible. 1 decent season and the whole team gets ripped to shreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,869 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Thats terrible. 1 decent season and the whole team gets ripped to shreds. What's worse is trying to push through a move to Spurs :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo7 3,496 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 What's worse is trying to push through a move to Spurs :confused:A step down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,701 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Morgan Schneiderlin hands in transfer request at SouthamptonHopefully Southampton reject the request Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,869 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 It's getting to the point for Southampton that may need to start advertising for players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! ulvhedin 526 Posted July 30, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted July 30, 2014 maybe we can sell whole package of players to southampton - Bertrand, Mikel, Moses, Marin and add Torres as a bonus Fernando, Kunter, kellzfresh and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,743 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 maybe we can sell whole package of players to southampton - Bertrand, Mikel, Moses, Marin and add Torres as a bonusGood idea there. We could also send some players on loan. Chalobah and such right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonBLUE 819 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hope we can get Remy or Bony, we can't run with Costa, Torres and Drogba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry33 234 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hope we can get Remy or Bony, we can't run with Costa, Torres and DrogbaI honestly don't understand whats the thing with Bony. Sure he is ok but people forget he was playing for Vitesse and we didn't got him. Why would we want him now when we need to pay more for him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I honestly don't understand whats the thing with Bony. Sure he is ok but people forget he was playing for Vitesse and we didn't got him. Why would we want him now when we need to pay more for him?Because:1- we didn't know lukaku will leave us at that time.1- he is a proven goal scorer in the EPL now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrcfc 461 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Drogba will have AFON so we'll be down to two strikers, I think we'll bring in another striker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,100 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Drogba will have AFON so we'll be down to two strikers, I think we'll bring in another striker. Didn't he retire from International football after the WC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special Eden 78 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Torres is fucking shit! Get Cavani or Falcao. sherry33 and lucio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself 793 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Lavezzi would be a very good signing imo, but only if he's fine being second fiddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,100 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Not sure where all this, "Vidal to Utd for £47m" is coming from, but the rumour is spreading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teignman 441 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Not sure where all this, "Vidal to Utd for £47m" is coming from, but the rumour is spreading!From a Chilean newspaper. Due to my lack of familiarity with South American periodicals, I am unable to give you an idea of the reliability of this rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton 2,120 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Wild rumour in Italy saying benitez really want fellaini and is so desperate that he would include Mertens.Doesn't he want Torres back and we get mertens.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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