Abramovic Territory...
21 British Record Transfer Fees
1. Alf Common, £1,000 (Sunderland to Middlesbrough, 1905)
2. Syd Puddefoot, £5,000 (West Ham to Falkirk, 1922)
3. Tommy Lawton, £20,000 (Chelsea to Notts County, 1947)
4. John Charles, £65,000 (Leeds United to Juventus, 1957)
5. Denis Law, £100,000 (Manchester City to Torino, 1961)
6. Martin Peters, £200,000 (West Ham to Tottenham, 1970)
7. Bob Latchford, £350,000 (Birmingham City to Everton, 1974)
8. Kevin Keegan, £500,000 (Liverpool to Hamburg, 1977)
9. Trevor Francis, £1,180,000 (Birmingham to Nottingham Forest, 1979)
10. Bryan Robson, £1,500,000 (West Bromwich Albion to Manchester United, 1981)
11. Mark Hughes, £2,300,000 (Manchester United to Barcelona, 1984)
12. Ian Rush, £3,200,000 (Liverpool to Juventus, 1987)
13. Chris Waddle, £4,250,000 (Tottenham to Marseille, 1989)
14. David Platt, £5,500,000 (Aston Villa to Bari, 1991)
15. Andy Cole, £7,000,000 (Newcastle United to Manchester United, 1995)
16. Dennis Bergkamp, £7,500,000 (Inter Milan to Arsenal, 1995)
17. Stan Colleymore, £8,500,000 (Nottingham Forest to Liverpool, 1995)
18. Alan Shearer, £15,000,000 (Blackburn to Newcastle United, 1996)
19. Nicolas Anelka, £22,500,000 (Arsenal to Real Madrid, 1999)
20. Rio Ferdinand, £29,100,000 (Leeds United to Manchester United, 2002)
21. Andriy Shevchenko, £30,800,000 (AC Milan to Chelsea, 2006)
First one I can remember from that list -
ReplyDelete8. Kevin Keegan, £500,000 (Liverpool to Hamburg, 1977)
The ones that 'amaze' me in terms of poor value for money -
19. Nicolas Anelka, £22,500,000 (Arsenal to Real Madrid, 1999)
20. Rio Ferdinand, £29,100,000 (Leeds United to Manchester United, 2002)
21. Andriy Shevchenko, £30,800,000 (AC Milan to Chelsea, 2006)
Comment of little consequence:
ReplyDeleteFigures adjusted for inflation (I could only be bothered to go back to the start of the premier league)
15. Andy Cole, £10,100,000 (Newcastle United to Manchester United, 1995)
16. Dennis Bergkamp, £10,500,000 (Inter Milan to Arsenal, 1995)
17. Stan Colleymore, £11,900,000 (Nottingham Forest to Liverpool, 1995)
18. Alan Shearer, £20,600,000 (Blackburn to Newcastle United, 1996)
19. Nicolas Anelka, £28,500,000 (Arsenal to Real Madrid, 1999)
20. Rio Ferdinand, £34,700,000 (Leeds United to Manchester United, 2002)
21. Andriy Shevchenko, £32,600,000 (AC Milan to Chelsea, 2006)
It amuses me how Man Utd has set the transfer record on three separate occasions, and then Utd supporters have the gall to criticize Chelsea for "buying" the title.
ReplyDeleteI think that answer to that one, Adam, is the word 'separate'.
ReplyDeleteUnited may have spent big, but those signings were one of a few additions to the squad.
Chelsea on the other hand spent a fortune in a very short period of and then, low and behold, won the title.
I think the claim is a valid one, personally.
What about van Nistelrooy in 2001?
ReplyDeleteHe was bought for 30 million Euro's, but I don't know if it was a record back then, or how much it was in GBP.
I don't disagree that Chelsea "bought" the title, I'm just saying that United fans really have no right to complain about other clubs spending large sums of money on transfers given their own club's spending history (which has been rather extravagant, as evidenced by this list which doesn't even count guys like Wayne Rooney or Juan Sebastian Veron).
ReplyDeleteChelsea didn't "buy" the title they signed very good, gifted player. Admittedly if they had had less money thgey wouldn't have been able to, but they used their money very well to add quality to the squad.
ReplyDeleteAlso I remember how smug and brilliant wenger felt when he got £22m for "le sulk" who diodn't want to play and was crap for R. Madrid when he moved.
What about Bergkamp though. Best Buy ever!
Check out my website - http://bergkampwasgod.blogspot.com/
Thanks for clearing that up.
ReplyDeleteBy the way..any articles on shirts coming up soon? I'm missing those..
I tell you what, P. - drop me a line to info[at]spaotp[dot]com and I'll give you my thoughts! :)
ReplyDelete