Has the Football World gone Crazy? Can the Investment be Sustained?
As I have said before I am avid and keen football supporter. Everyone in the footballing world is talking about this imminent transfer of Kaká, the young gifted Brazilian who is to be transferred from AC Milan to the newly mega rich Manchester city.
As much as I think that Kaká is a fantastic player, I don’t think anyone can justify a price tag of £100,000,000. To me it seems ludicrous to be able to say a player is worth £x million. Who dreams up these inflated prices for these players. I think that these inflated salaries and transfer fees is killing the game.
It really now really boils down to who can buy the best players. Having said that, having the best players does not necessarily mean that success is guaranteed or you have the best team, although it certainly helps.
To me it also seems to be a little insensitive in this current economic climate, where people are concerned about their livelihoods to hear about a footballer who will earn £500,000 a week.
I understand that people should be paid what they are worth, I don’t think that anyone can justify a footballer being paid that much a week. Yes they are entertainers and yes they have short lived careers but nevertheless I do not think their salaries are justified, the biggest winners in all this are the players agents.
I think the clubs need to review their salary structure, the governing body need to look at the transfer system, okay there is a lot of money in the game but with what has happened the division within the game will get wider and wider.
I feel that this level of investment cannot be sustained. It has already been inferred at Chelsea, with the massive drop in Oil prices, Mr Abromavich’s fortune is dwindling and so is his investment into the club, hence no transfer activity for Chelsea during this January transfer window.
What are your views on this? What should the Football authorities do? Can they do anything?
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Tags: authorities, economic climate, football world, governing body, inflated salaries, salary structure
January 20th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
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January 29th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
interesting article
and good website!
this must have taken you ages.this is the reason for you not coming to visit isnt it?
hehe jokin
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