Search results

In terms of being a good loan deal, Bridge was by no means a one off. Upson and Ward were pretty good too - we got quality players for only a portion of their wages. There are times, like this last transfer window, when there are obvious advantages for loaning players rather than panic buying at...

Well, that would have worked with Wayne Bridge, wouldn't it - we should have put in an offer to buy him (probably well in excess of £10M) and paid all his wages (rumoured to be £80K a week). It would have crippled us financially, but at least he would have been our player, not a loanee, so would...

Why? Are loan players more expensive than our own? Their parent club is likely to be paying a substantial part of their wages, so that's unlikely to be the case. Anyway, I'd have thought using loanees is exactly what investing in the short term future is all about.