Football And The Transfer Window

Is Greed Ruining The Game?

Am I the only person who is glad to see the transfer window close?
At least for a few months we can get rid of the images of greed that blight our game. Do the players that fans worship really believe that we are stupid enough to fall for their empty promises. Get real we are fed up of players "committing their future" to our clubs, kissing the badge declaring once a blue, red, white or any colour you choose then a few weeks later leaving to join another team. Of course if we are to believe these mercenary's all this has nothing to do with money its all done for "football reasons". Ok I may have some belief in players moving onto to the clubs that regularly qualify for the Champions League but to move to teams that are clearly doomed to the Championship can be about only one thing - MONEY. The fans are being cheated here with constantly rising ticket prices just to pay these prima donnas huge wages. Fans of teams fighting relegation who overpay to get players in to save their premier league status are being cheated more than most, The players they sign are ONLY at their club for the money and chances are they couldn't care less if their new employers get relegated as their agents have negotiated a "Get Out" clause to ensure there will be no lower league football for their player. So when the season ends for the three doomed premier league clubs and their relegation is confirmed the greedy players along with their even greedier agents will just move on without a care in the world and their pockets filled with money claiming the failure of their previous team had nothing to do with them. History shows that many relegated teams never recover from this and once great sides languish in the lower divisions bankrupt.

The answer to this problem is not going to be easy to find when you look at the game closely you see there is no loyalty left in the game Many club chairmen are now business men rather than football fans so every move they make is about making money for themselves and their shareholders, Managers leave to manage larger but less successful clubs for money. The players just want more and more money. You may think there is nothing wrong in wanting to earn more money but you have to bear in mind that these people are already earning more than they could reasonably spend in their lifetime so why do they need to earn more The players are entitled to improve career prospects no real fan would want to stop that but sadly a look at the January 2007 transfer window will reveal it is more about improving their bank balance than improving their prospects within the game.

Presented by Louise Deavin

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