The sick state of football (1 Viewer)

RFC said:

Totally agree, those running the game should hang their heads in shame.

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paulw said:

Chelsea, a club owned by a Billionaire, have just received 28 million pounds for the sale of Lakaku from Everton. At the same time Everton are pleading poverty and demand to go to a tribunal for buying Galloway from MK Dons. Dons have asked for 1 million but Everton don't want to pay above 400,000 for a lad who is out of contract. How can the PL or the FL allow this to happen?
ALL the top teams are buying foreign players so the money is going out of the league system yet top clubs steal the young academy players from smalle clubs and don't compensate them enough.
I hope the tribunal tell Everton to pay 2 million but MK Dons will use the money to strengthen their team by buying players from FL teams therefore the money stays in the game.
A club like Everton should be ashamed of themselves because their owner is British and often complains when his young players are snatched away by bigger clubs, and their manager has played and managed at a lower level so should understand the plight of smaller clubs.

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paulw said:

Chelsea, a club owned by a Billionaire, have just received 28 million pounds for the sale of Lakaku from Everton. At the same time Everton are pleading poverty and demand to go to a tribunal for buying Galloway from MK Dons. Dons have asked for 1 million but Everton don't want to pay above 400,000 for a lad who is out of contract. How can the PL or the FL allow this to happen?
ALL the top teams are buying foreign players so the money is going out of the league system yet top clubs steal the young academy players from smalle clubs and don't compensate them enough.
I hope the tribunal tell Everton to pay 2 million but MK Dons will use the money to strengthen their team by buying players from FL teams therefore the money stays in the game.
A club like Everton should be ashamed of themselves because their owner is British and often complains when his young players are snatched away by bigger clubs, and their manager has played and managed at a lower level so should understand the plight of smaller clubs.

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Sutty said:

My 11 year old cousin used to be in the Wycombe academy. When the EPPP came into effect it meant there was a set price for PL clubs to pay in order to purchase young players from lower-ranked academies. The result, obvious to anyone with a brain is that the top clubs can cherry-pick the most promising youngsters for a fraction of their true value. This leads to lower league clubs having to invest money in developing these players, and getting very little reward. As a result, Wycombe are one of a number of clubs to have closed their academy.

This is what the PL is doing to football development in this country, it's nothing to do with a need for B teams, or loan agreements, it's about ensuring there is an adequate reward for developing young players, otherwise, what's the point?

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Otis said:

And do you agree that owners of football clubs should hang their heads in shame too?

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lift tower said:

Then the prem clubs stockpile the young talent, complain they aren't given a chance to develop in competitive games and the lads get released. A lot of the time you never hear about these transfers involving 14 year old kids or whatever but occasionally a bit of news leaks out. You very rarely hear of the player again though.

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Sutty said:

If they couldn't cherry pick them in the first place, then the B team idea wouldn't even have to be discussed. It's sad, the best thing about English football is the lower league structure. There's a greater depth of quality football here than anywhere else and it should be protected.

The way the Premier League has developed in the last 20 years is like when Skynet becomes self-aware in Terminator.

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Sutty said:

If they couldn't cherry pick them in the first place, then the B team idea wouldn't even have to be discussed. It's sad, the best thing about English football is the lower league structure. There's a greater depth of quality football here than anywhere else and it should be protected.

The way the Premier League has developed in the last 20 years is like when Skynet becomes self-aware in Terminator.

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lift tower said:

The whole structure of the game in this country is messed up, look at ticket prices fans have to pay compared to the wages distinctly average players get
Oh and by the way MK dons (although in this case they are the victim) shouldn't exist and don't count on Martinez to show any empathy, he was all for B teams killing the lower leagues a few months ago!

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