brentford spending

MichaelDebeve said:
They are a successful and established PL team now. Also a very well run club compared to most.
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People have said this about Stoke, Wolves and Southampton in very recent years too though. In fact lots of people used to say it about little old Middlesbrough, in the 00s. And Sunderland. They're having their spell in the sunshine, but yes it shouldn't be a shock that they're paying market rates. I presume they have a contingency plan for if/when it all goes wrong on the pitch, which it inevitably will eventually.
 
"They're having their spell in the sunshine, but yes it shouldn't be a shock that they're paying market rates"

In a nutshell (y)

Reaping the benefits of a few very good seasons, and the security of it being highly unlikely they will face relegation in 9 months time......... (never say never)
 
Brentford are doing really well at the moment, as are Brighton, and I don't begrudge them it at all. It's good to see different clubs getting their days in the sun.

However, no one gets the buy cheap/sell high model right forever. SOuthampton were master-exponents of that 5-10 years ago, now they're back down here. Swansea had their day in the sun before that.

Paying a fee like this does represent risk; maybe this one and the next one work out, but sooner or later one will bomb. Once the tide turns against these teams, I see it as a gradual, downward slide towards relegation. Very few of them return to their peak once they start sliding.
 
Frozen Horse said:
Very few of them return to their peak once they start sliding.
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Don't we know it!

In fact, Newcastle and Villa are the only two who've probably completed a full loop during the PL era, and are basically back to where they were? (Or not too far off).

Every other club whose dropped out of the PL has not fully recovered, with the exception of Man City who have obviously massively outperformed their previous PL predecessors.
 
Brentford are an incredibly well run club who rarely underperform in the transfer market.

Just checked, it's Nico Gonzalez they're linked with. An excellent player who, but for an injury, would probably have played in the WC final. He's hardly just "a player from Italy". I'd say 35m is around market value for him, potentially slightly under but I'll be amazed if they don't sell him in a couple of years for more.

Could see him ending up at Man U or similar.
 
changingman said:
Brentford are an incredibly well run club who rarely underperform in the transfer market.

Just checked, it's Nico Gonzalez they're linked with. An excellent player who, but for an injury, would probably have played in the WC final. He's hardly just "a player from Italy". I'd say 35m is around market value for him, potentially slightly under but I'll be amazed if they don't sell him in a couple of years for more.

Could see him ending up at Man U or similar.
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Chelsea will buy him for 100M after a decent season.
 
Frozen Horse said:
Brentford are doing really well at the moment, as are Brighton, and I don't begrudge them it at all. It's good to see different clubs getting their days in the sun.

However, no one gets the buy cheap/sell high model right forever. SOuthampton were master-exponents of that 5-10 years ago, now they're back down here. Swansea had their day in the sun before that.

Paying a fee like this does represent risk; maybe this one and the next one work out, but sooner or later one will bomb. Once the tide turns against these teams, I see it as a gradual, downward slide towards relegation. Very few of them return to their peak once they start sliding.
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The Southampton model should be way more cautionary than it is, in this new world where you pay more for the potential of a player than you do the actual player.

Cc Todd Boehly
 
Frozen Horse said:
Brentford are doing really well at the moment, as are Brighton, and I don't begrudge them it at all. It's good to see different clubs getting their days in the sun.

However, no one gets the buy cheap/sell high model right forever. SOuthampton were master-exponents of that 5-10 years ago, now they're back down here. Swansea had their day in the sun before that.

Paying a fee like this does represent risk; maybe this one and the next one work out, but sooner or later one will bomb. Once the tide turns against these teams, I see it as a gradual, downward slide towards relegation. Very few of them return to their peak once they start sliding.
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Surely the difference is Southampton were just good at scouting, which can't last forever, where's Brentford and Brighton are using analytics?
 
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