Transfer fees could go if Fifpro wins legal action against Fifa

[dead_soft]

Not sure I want it to go for broke, but the bubble needs to burst. When I started going to the match, we were champions and it cost something like £8 to get in - look at it now: £40 on a Saturday and no success to show for it for 20 years yet we're expected to stump up (and yet still we turn up, like addicts to Everton).

Since Man U's domination of the PL in the '90's, something has needed to happen to level the playing field. Us and the Spanish League will end up like the SPL or something similar ie. no contest.

Whether this case is what will do it, I'm not sure.

That £8 is around about £25-£30 now. Considering the improvements in stadiums, quality of football, safety etc (which the fans seem keen on as attendances have gone up) it doesn't seem such a huge leap.
I am not a fan of a lot about football and the place it's in but we have to have a bit of context

 

[The Cowboy]

That £8 is around about £25-£30 now. Considering the improvements in stadiums, quality of football, safety etc (which the fans seem keen on as attendances have gone up) it doesn't seem such a huge leap.
I am not a fan of a lot about football and the place it's in but we have to have a bit of context

Plus you have to look at that in relation to inflation & wage rises. What % is £25-30 of the average match-goers wages, vs £8 back in the day? Chances are, broadly similar.

 

[PITA]

That £8 is around about £25-£30 now. Considering the improvements in stadiums, quality of football, safety etc (which the fans seem keen on as attendances have gone up) it doesn't seem such a huge leap.
I am not a fan of a lot about football and the place it's in but we have to have a bit of context

Or compare it with cinema tickets. When I was younger it costs about the same to go the cinema as to go to the match.
Does anyone pay £40 to go to the cinema?

 

[Khalekan]

Since Man U's domination of the PL in the '90's, something has needed to happen to level the playing field. Us and the Spanish League will end up like the SPL or something similar.

I would say we are almost at that stage now, Groucho.

Before the season started you could really only see either Chelsea or City winning it.

It will be like that for the forseeable future.....with maybe United winning it if they have one last, successful roll of the dice before the financial reality of trying to keep up with Abramovitch and Mansoor bankrupts them.

These are sad and dangerous days for English football.

 

[RaleighBlue]

Reading the headline and not the article is bad form.

This isn't a terrible idea. As long as they get most everything they're pushing for. Squad size limits breaks City and Chelsea from being able to buy everyone. The elimination of transfer fees + the enforced limit on contract length means players don't get to leave their clubs until their contract is up (i.e. no Stones saga).

It means that the biggest clubs still get the biggest players - that happen to be out of contract or able to buy out the rest of their contracts (in the final year).

It also means more general team stability and less ability to splash the cash around whenever a new signing doesn't work. Can't shift dead wood as easily (although contracts could be voided due to lack of playing time).

This falls apart if the squad limits thing fails and the transfer fee thing succeeds - that would be bad. But this seems to generally be a good thing for competition because it forces both clubs and players to honour their contracts rather than the constant sell-buy cycle that benefits the teams with the most money.

 

[rascal]

Just go to your local none league side, the players aren't fannies, do a normal 9-5, and have the good grace to say thanks for your support. Plus, it's on average a tenner and you can stand without being harassed by jobsworth stewards. Premier League football can kiss my hairy arse..

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

they'll just come up with something else i.e. compensation for the remainder of a players contract, which is essentially what a transfer fee is.