The nfl draft system only works because its a closed shop there is only one nfl league in the world.Also you need the experience of the college game to play at pro level and you have 32 teams which are more or less as wealthy as each other so the draft and roster sizes ensure parity over a period of time.
They're ridiculously rich. Their brand identity can be talked about in the same breath as Coca Cola. They dwarf Barca and Real on a global scale.
I agree. You can't begrudge United spending big through self generated income. Questioning Utd's expenditure in terms of FFP seems a bit churlish.
Then we have to buy Bobby fram Brighton...Wrap this up, Levy. Come on. Poch is pleading for a striker in interview after interview. So help me, if it comes to Bobby Zamora on a free as the window shuts, or something similarly ridiculous yet entirely plausible....
Indeed, the point being that's the calibre of player they want in the forward position - Van Gaal has made no secret of his desire for a real top player. I can't see him going from that to Berahino, but who knows....
I actually believe we will be buying two players, Berahino and a CM/DM. If we manage to get rid of Ade, and sell Lennon and Fazio - I think we could be in for a surprise.
The league will soon be made of players like this if all the money keeps swashing round. The only way we can stay ahead in the short term is by cleverly using our slim advantage to buy the occasional quality player whilst continuing to invest in the best youth players we can both bring through and acquire. In the long term, once the stadium is delivered we won't have to worry about a closing pack anymore anyway.
I think in terms of player recruitment were are in a tricky spot. The truth is we would still get a player over Stoke, or without being presumptuous, we could match their wages. But we can get payers a notch above what Stoke, Saints and the rest pay or can pay. But this pool of players attracts bigger clubs too, lurking as they do behind the top tier of players.
Hence, if we start signing players like Shaquiri ahead of Stoke (which i think a lot of nervous fans wanted to do) then we'll soon be at their level. There are too many Shaquiris in the world to corner the market on them
Players like Berahino and Wanyama (to a lesser degree) won't be easy to snare, as they and their agents won't be clamouring to sign for us but rather seeing whats on offer. Hence, we either wait it out and get involved in a poker match for players, which by definition almost you can't win every time, or you shoot your load early on the likes of the Liverpool squad or high paid players that would otherwise go to Stoke or Leicester. If no signings come off then we make do with what we have, which I think we would probably all agree is an exciting group of talented young players good enough to compete at a high level in the premier league.
Wrap this up, Levy. Come on. Poch is pleading for a striker in interview after interview. So help me, if it comes to Bobby Zamora on a free as the window shuts, or something similarly ridiculous yet entirely plausible....
I think in terms of player recruitment were are in a tricky spot. The truth is we would still get a player over Stoke, or without being presumptuous, we could match their wages. But we can get payers a notch above what Stoke, Saints and the rest pay or can pay. But this pool of players attracts bigger clubs too, lurking as they do behind the top tier of players.
Hence, if we start signing players like Shaquiri ahead of Stoke (which i think a lot of nervous fans wanted to do) then we'll soon be at their level. There are too many Shaquiris in the world to corner the market on them
Players like Berahino and Wanyama (to a lesser degree) won't be easy to snare, as they and their agents won't be clamouring to sign for us but rather seeing whats on offer. Hence, we either wait it out and get involved in a poker match for players, which by definition almost you can't win every time, or you shoot your load early on the likes of the Liverpool squad or high paid players that would otherwise go to Stoke or Leicester. If no signings come off then we make do with what we have, which I think we would probably all agree is an exciting group of talented young players good enough to compete at a high level in the premier league.
