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And really, seriously, you don't find this shocking? Wow!

Being shocked doesn't show a lack of understanding of anything - doubling a teenager's wages from £1.4M to £2.8M is shocking. And as for basic supply and demand rules, they ceased to apply when Sky money flooded the market. It is perfectly possible to understand that this is the way of modern...

Really? Young Tammy is certainly attracting interest - including from Brighton (well, at least from Brighton fans on NSC!). But doubling £28K a week? Maybe it's time Chelsea called 'someone else's' (or his agent's) bluff. If he's a smart 19 year old, he'll know that a season in the Championship...

Why? That's absolutely batshit mental. What do they gain by doubling his wages? Was he going somewhere else if they didn't double his wages? Since he's nowhere near their first team at the moment, would it be so bad for Chelsea if he did go elsewhere? And if/when it turns out that he's not going...

It's difficult to give a specific where it becomes unacceptable, and I know about the argument that says it all comes from the TV money anyway, but yes, I can see a point where I'd prefer my team to limit wages, and to hell with getting players who won't get out of bed for less than£100K. It is...