What if....

[red_maradona]

we had not spent 75 million on Downing, Carroll and Henderson.

Discuss.

 

[Oncy]

I'd probably hate you less.

 

[Shadey]

We'd of wasted it on other players. Simples.

 

[Modo]

We would have bought Fletcher, McCarthy and Jarvis.

 

[red_maradona]

We'd of wasted it on other players. Simples.

sad but true.

 

[red_maradona]

Below is the list of most expensive english transfers. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/t...rs_alle_default_default_default_189_alle.html

Think some of those figures are wrong - Carroll must be top.

Nevertheless, is the lesson not to spend double figures on english talent? Admittedly there are exceptions - Rio, Rooney, Carrick - but overall the risks seem too great.


1 Rio Ferdinand
Man Utd

2 Andy Carroll
West Ham

3 David Beckham
End of career

4 Wayne Rooney
Man Utd

5 Shaun Wright-Phillips
QPR

6 Joleon Lescott
Man City

7 Michael Carrick
Man Utd

8 Rio Ferdinand
Man Utd

9 Owen Hargreaves
Unemployed

10 Michael Owen
End of career

11 Darren Bent
Aston Villa

12 Stewart Downing
Liverpool

13 James Milner
Man City

14 David Bentley
Unknown

15 Darren Bent
Aston Villa

16 Alan Shearer
End of career

17 Glen Johnson
Liverpool

18 Phil Jones
Man Utd

19 Jonathan Woodgate
Middlesbrough

20 Ashley Young
Man Utd

21 Jordan Henderson
Liverpool

22 Robbie Fowler
Kolkata

23 Emile Heskey
Newcastle

24 Frank Lampard
Chelsea

25 Francis Jeffers
Unknown

26 Daniel Sturridge
Liverpool

27 Jack Rodwell

Man City

 

[Asbo]

We wouldn't have got to 2 cup finals.....

 

[Modo]

£75 million for a league cup trophy. Money well spent imo.

 

[localny]

Add in Alberto, Keane, Poulsen. Adam, Cole, all their wages, and you'd be close to 175m in mistakes I reckon. Now that is maddening. We'd potentially have won the league if well spent and we had a manager with a pedigree.

 

[ILD]

I'd rather try not to think about it.

Can we move on.

 

[Aidan O' Neill]

Yeah it's pretty heartbreaking.

 

[irishred]

I'd rather try not to think about it.

Can we move on.

Yup, it's like the worst drunken night and it's not going to get any better the more you think about it.

 

[gkmacca]

we had not spent 75 million on Downing, Carroll and Henderson.

Discuss.

We wouldn't have so many deluded smart arses quoting erroneous fees to wrap around their naked shivering skeletal bodies of non- arguments like minor Virgil characters gone mad.

 

[red_maradona]

We wouldn't have so many deluded smart arses quoting erroneous fees to wrap around their naked shivering skeletal bodies of non- arguments like minor Virgil characters gone mad.

are you ok?

 

[Leo]

We could have nearly signed Bale?
Is that what you want to hear?

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Yeah it's pretty heartbreaking.

I'd rather try not to think about it.

Can we move on.

 

[Ryan]

We're not allowed to discuss this for some reason.

I'm not sure why, it's a pertinent question.

 

[Skullflower]

scott dan and the dalglish masterplan.

 

[Dreambeliever]

What if we hadn't spent 38.5m on Suarez, Sturridge and Countihno

 

[themn]

...redhorizon2 fell down a well, all the dogs in the world were there when it happened and all agreed to not run and get help ?

 

[Dahuge]

We'd probably have a new stadium but be in the Championship.

 

[Spionkop69]

What's the point? We did spend £75m on them.

 

[dantes]

We would have spent the money on better players who'd still be in our team today. As a result, we'd never had signed Coutinho.

 

[Oncy]

What's the point? We did spend £75m on them.

I think hes saying what if we didnt mate.

 

[Spionkop69]

I think hes saying what if we didnt mate.

Oh ok. Let me just change into my Superman outfit and fly backwards round the world to turn back time so that this is meaningful.

 

[Oncy]

Oh ok. Let me just change into my Superman outfit and fly backwards round the world to turn back time so that this is meaningful.

I dont think thats feasible mate.

 

[Spionkop69]

I dont think thats feasible mate.

I'm too heavy?

 

[Spionkop69]

*shrugs*

*puts superman suit away*

 

[Oncy]

I'm too heavy?

I think thats one of a number of issues with your plan mate.

 

[Spionkop69]

I think thats one of a number of issues with your plan mate.

I've given up. Perhaps I should start a thread on what would have happened if I could have done it?