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» Brent Sedo - British soccer's dodgy dealings

In response to British soccer's dodgy dealings posted by SimonMelville:
Appearance bonuses? Really? So you pay me $2 million (sorry, no British pound sign on my keyboard) per year to play on your team, PLUS you pay me $5,000 per game to show up at the games?

I guess the difference over here is that teams rarely give up cash to get a player who is under contract to another team. You trade assets. My team can't score, your team can't defend. You give me your best offensive player, I'll give you my second best defender AND my second-string goalkeeper. We also have a draft system for young players into the pros, in every sport. So you give me your best player, I'll give you my first draft choice for the next two years. That kind of thing.

That transfer fee seems to seperate the haves from the have-nots. Sure, we'll give up Wayne Rooney. To any team that can come up with $20 million up front. Plus pay him $5 million per year.

Well, that kinda eliminates the Blackburn Rovers from the bidding, don't it?

The piece a couple weeks ago on travelling in the Tube was hilarious, by the way.