the bottom has dropped out of the transfer market now, and I'm not surprised. looking back a few years its unbelievable how much money was thrown about, examples..
Coventry are currently in dire financial difficulties, considering back in July 1999 Gordon Strachan paid out 2 Million for Stefano Gioacchini, who didnt even play once for the club, its hardly surprising, then spending £5 million on Lee Hughes, just after you'd got relegated,whats up with that!
Wolves spent £11 million on their team in the summer of 2001 and failed to get promoted..
Ipswich paid £1.5 million for Ulrich Le Pen, who made 1 subsitute appearance for the club(and these clubs wonder why they go into adminstration) in late 2001.
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John Gregory spent £5.8 million on Bosco Balaban, who has yet to make his full debut for aston villa, appearing as a sub 8 times.(the club spent £21 million at the start of 2001/2002, that money
fired them towards a very impressive......8th)
Sunderland will be looking worryingly at their bank balances after £19 million pounds was spent last year(after the crash in the market) on trying to mantain their premiership status. One question, why the hell did Howard Wilkinson spend £2.5 million on Mart Poom, only to have him as a cover goalie, when the club already had the pretty good Jurgen Macho(now at chelsea) and former everton gk Tomas Myhre at the club...crazy
I wont mention the £5.5 million West Ham spent on Tomas Repka, sent off twice in his first three games.
surely didnt someone see this financial collapse coming?
sometimes I think these clubs get what they deserve
Coventry are currently in dire financial difficulties, considering back in July 1999 Gordon Strachan paid out 2 Million for Stefano Gioacchini, who didnt even play once for the club, its hardly surprising, then spending £5 million on Lee Hughes, just after you'd got relegated,whats up with that!
Wolves spent £11 million on their team in the summer of 2001 and failed to get promoted..
Ipswich paid £1.5 million for Ulrich Le Pen, who made 1 subsitute appearance for the club(and these clubs wonder why they go into adminstration) in late 2001.
ok
John Gregory spent £5.8 million on Bosco Balaban, who has yet to make his full debut for aston villa, appearing as a sub 8 times.(the club spent £21 million at the start of 2001/2002, that money
fired them towards a very impressive......8th)
Sunderland will be looking worryingly at their bank balances after £19 million pounds was spent last year(after the crash in the market) on trying to mantain their premiership status. One question, why the hell did Howard Wilkinson spend £2.5 million on Mart Poom, only to have him as a cover goalie, when the club already had the pretty good Jurgen Macho(now at chelsea) and former everton gk Tomas Myhre at the club...crazy
I wont mention the £5.5 million West Ham spent on Tomas Repka, sent off twice in his first three games.
surely didnt someone see this financial collapse coming?
sometimes I think these clubs get what they deserve
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