by Goaters 103 » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:51 pm
I'd say Adam Johnson was cheap at the price, and fair market value.
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good shout...i forgot about the Jinky. What a bargain really. Beyond him? Barry? well, he was in the last year of his contract but you could make an argument that 12M for him was reasonable.
My point still stands.
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I'd say you stated you couldn't think of a single player - with Johnson, Barry, Given and Tevez there's four for you.
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wrong. we're getting mugged in the marketplace dude. Fess up. It's not your fault, is it?
Tevez -- no one would have paid what we did. He seems worth it now cuz he's performed. Given, same for him. No one else was in for Given. Barry was out of contract basically...12M for him or nothing the next year. Get it? Villa had to cash in. He hasn't exactly taken the world by storm for 12M, has he?
Johnson ill give you. he was a steal at his price point.
You can find two at a stretch if you include Given, but the premise of my point still stands. We're getting mugged in the marketplace, and i don't think we can stop it...it is what it is for a few windows. Until we don't really NEED to buy this is how it will be. Get comfy with it. I am.
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Oh Im comfy with it, I just dont agree with you. Barry was a steal and others - Spurs, Liverpool to name 2 - would have easily paid that for him; Redknapp admitted it but couldnt match our wages, whilst Liverpool ended up paying £18m for Aquilani.
We are paying over the odds for some players, agreed and trust me I personally am not bothered one bit as its an advantage we have, but to suggest that its happened completely across the board I dont agree with.
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