I still wonders why English players cost Fortune whereas they are not exceptional, in fact most are just average players.

Lets examine few of them:

1) Rio Ferdinand cost United £30m

The said amount was as at 2002

Before he joined United, he cost Leeds £18m.

Ridiculous money i think.

Most expensive Defender in the world. Is he the best Defender in the world?

2) Michael Carrick cost United £18m

What can i say?

3) Frank Lampard

Cost Chelsea £11m four year ago[ [size=14pt]Only God Knows How Much He will Cost Now[/size]]

He is not half as good s Okocha

He earns about £90,000 a week

4) Wayne Rooney

Cost United £27m

5) Theo Walcott

Cost Wenger ( of all people ) £12m

6) Shaun Wright-Phillips

Cost Chelsea £21m

7) Francis Jeffers

The so-called fox in the box cost arsenal £10m( based on appearance).

Do they actually worth these money?

U're very right about what you posted.
They are bunch of useless fools.
though am a chelsea fan,lampard is not 5% good as Jay Jay and yet he earns more that the old man, Its just because the silly billionaires dont know how to spend their money and i pray thy get wise someday.

Theo Walcott"s initial transfer fee was only 5m Pounds!


http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/walcottshirts.html

U all seem to forget these players play in an expensive league where gate-takings, sponsorships and TV rights are tremendously high.
For instance, Arsenal will charge 94 pounds at the new emirate stadium. Thats almost $200 to watch a single league match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even Drama presentations and the most choreographed opera's at theatres can NEVER cost that match.


All these wages are being forked out from the pockets of the die-hard fans.
Fans buy merchandises, they buy season tickets and pay for tv subscriptions against all odds to watch the leagues at home.
I am going to pay 8 pounds at home on the Prem Plus channel -PPV(Pay Per View) to watch Bolton play Tottenham by 5pm today and anutha 8 pounds to watch Man Utd bludgeon Fulham FC tomorrow.



There's so much money to be made in the system as so much cash flows in the Premiership.
So what do we expect the players wages to shape like? 100 pounds per hour? No chance.
I suggest FIFA should cap the wages of players because some of these players will soon be netting $1m a week at this rate.

Personally i think the ticket prices are a bit too steep especially at my "DEAR" club Arsenal

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2006370271,00.html


but hey its all good u can still watch "LIVE"football games on this site and na 4 "FREE"

As them don ban DSTV! who no like awoof 


http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/

@Gunner

When you quote, please quote from proper website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4629150.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4632312.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4608456.stm

This is the deal

1) £5m initial fees and
2) Appearance etc topped it up to £12m

Rightly said and thank you for your observation of the huge transfer prices for those English players

@Akola

what do u mean by Proper website

and i believe i also said the initial fee was 5m pounds