by Chris Gilbertson | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
News this morning that Chelsea have bid £2.5m for Marcus Bettinelli is enough to make the blood boil if you stop and think about it. This is yet another example of a big club using their financial weight to stockpile young talent. There is nothing in the law book that...
by Chris Gilbertson | Jul 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
When Southampton sold a 17 year old Gareth Bale to Tottenham back in 2007, they received a fee of £5m up front with a further £5m in potential add-ons. Tottenham ended up settling the add-ons at only £2m due to Southampton’s cash crisis in 2008. At the time of his...
by Chris Gilbertson | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
The drawbridge is about to rise and another transfer window set to close. With that in mind, a quote in Felix Magath’s latest letter where he claims Fulham were quoted £12m for a Championship goalkeeper has left me wondering why Fulham seem to have so much trouble...
by Chris Gilbertson | Jan 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
There are clichés abound as to January being the hardest time for a football club to get value for money in the transfer market. Fulham are in particular need of a trip to the transfer supermarket this January and we are all well aware of the constraints on budget a...
by Chris Gilbertson | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
If the Pep Guardiola years at Barcelona taught the football world anything, it’s that size isn’t everything. The greatest team of the 21st Century to date was, and still is, dominated by pint sized footballing magicians such as Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi....
