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Post by Zos on Oct 6, 2020 10:49:45 GMT
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Post by Zos on Oct 6, 2020 13:26:15 GMT
And then.....
"The pandemic has not hit Premier League transfer spending as much as many anticipated. This was not the case in La Liga, Serie and the Bundesliga where spending fell drastically from last summer. La Liga and the Bundesliga both turned a small profit.
The Premier League spent £1 billion overall with a net spend of more than £800m, a considerable increase on last summer. Chelsea (£155.9m net) and Manchester City (£87.1m,) were responsible for much of the spending, followed by Leeds (£79.4m), Tottenham Hotspur (£76.9m) and Aston Villa (£74.1m). Between them these five clubs were responsible for 59 per cent of the net spend.
Of other top six clubs, Liverpool had a net spend of £34m, Manchester United £32.3m and Arsenal £16.5m. Burnley's net spend was negligible and West Ham, Crystal Palace and Brighton all made net profits.
One sign of caution was that there was no run on superstars in their late prime. Of the 27 biggest fees paid this summer, only one went to a player over 27.
So, once again, the Premier League bubble has not burst."
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Oct 6, 2020 17:30:01 GMT
That CP guy seems like a complete twat. He may be surprised to know that a decent percentage of my Collingwood Football Club membership fees go to subsidising struggling clubs because having awful teams drags down the quality of the overall product and hurts the competition they both play in. In the EFL's case it's basically investing in grass roots as none of these teams are in the top flight.
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Post by Zos on Oct 7, 2020 9:38:21 GMT
That CP guy seems like a complete twat. He may be surprised to know that a decent percentage of my Collingwood Football Club membership fees go to subsidising struggling clubs because having awful teams drags down the quality of the overall product and hurts the competition they both play in. In the EFL's case it's basically investing in grass roots as none of these teams are in the top flight. He also misses the point that the EPL along with the huge ridiculous parachute payments given to relegated clubs have created the dichotomy of the haves and have nots and encouraged massive overspending. Palace have been a one man team for years which is why Zaha is practically chained to a wall in Croydon most nights, without him, they wouldn't be taking such a high and mighty tone, they'd be a mid second stream side which is where they belong. Personally I think that 250 million mainly concentrated on League 1 and 2 and Non League football would be a fair sum, there would be very few players to steal at a low price if it wasn't for the massive hard work put into their development at those levels.
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