Just seems a boggling amount. But we forget that the amount paid for Shearer was a then

record, what was it ?3.5m? And was boggling at the time. Sutton then beat it at ?5m didn't he?

Oh those innocent days.

Posted By: jafski on February 3rd 2011 at 15:14:18

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Quick quiz. Who am I? (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Feb 3, 14:30:01
- Henry Kelly? (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 3, 15:38:39
- I know who I would prefer out of Torres & Carroll and it's not the Spaniard (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Feb 3, 15:03:33
  - so which one then? (n/m) (Other Football) - jayson blair, Feb 3, 15:11:39
    - Michael Ricketts (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Feb 3, 15:13:05
  - Agreed. (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 15:05:56
- You're Tony Martin (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 3, 15:00:53
  - is the correct answer (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Feb 3, 15:20:22
- I cant understand the Carrol bashing (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 14:38:12
  - Tjh (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Feb 3, 16:15:23
    - Three words... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Feb 3, 16:15:50
      - With that I cannot disagree (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 16:17:05
  - Part of it may be that (Other Football) - jayson blair, Feb 3, 15:01:49
    - and that he's a massive cunt (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 3, 15:39:45
    - Shearers goals were scored in far more games, spanning 2.5 seasons (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 15:04:19
      - I actually don't have an opinion (Other Football) - jayson blair, Feb 3, 15:10:22
        
        Just seems a boggling amount. But we forget that the amount paid for Shearer was a then (Other Football) - jafski, Feb 3, 15:14:18
        
        Sutton at 5m was probably comparable to Carroll's transfer (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 3, 15:28:22
        
        Yes, both transfers broke records and both seemed (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 15:16:41
        
        Seems amazing that ?3.5m was an astonishing amount back then. (Other Football) - jafski, Feb 3, 15:19:08
        
        let's take the Sutton example (Other Football) - jayson blair, Feb 3, 15:30:15
        
        So as SIH says above, the Sutton transfer is very comparable to the Carrol one (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 15:33:49
        
        you could say so (Other Football) - jayson blair, Feb 3, 15:38:52
        
        He smashed up a taxi and spent the night before his transfer in a cell (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 3, 15:43:49
        
        Really? I haven't heard that one before. (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 3, 16:01:41
        
        Twas outside Hy's. Mentioned here on his Flown From The Nest Page: (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 3, 16:16:23
        
        He pissed up Michael Speakes' leg once when he was about to announce Hy's girl of the week (Other Football) - jafski, Feb 3, 16:12:20
        
        I miss ole Speakie (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 3, 16:22:08
        
        Some blokes pushed past us in the queue once, we shouted Oi. (Other Football) - jafski, Feb 3, 16:27:50
        
        Michael Speake probably wishes he did though. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 3, 16:19:57
        
        RIP Speakesy. Here's one from the archives... (Other Football) - jafski, Feb 3, 16:22:50
        
        'video has expired' (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 3, 16:27:43
        
        From this site... (Other Football) - jafski, Feb 3, 16:23:36
        
        Ahem. This site... (Other Football) - jafski, Feb 3, 16:28:28
        
        sent to live in Darwen - wouldn't you? (n/m) (Other Football) - jayson blair, Feb 3, 15:57:24
        
        Is anyone ever fit for the fee? (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 15:13:08
        
        a few (Other Football) - jayson blair, Feb 3, 15:18:26
        
        I think a lot look good in hindsight (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 15:21:58
  - not sure anyone is bashing him (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 3, 14:57:40
    - Yeah but that all relative, Liverpool effectively (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 14:59:43
  - he's been my favorite player in the prem this year. always looks a threat (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Feb 3, 14:51:17
    - He is English though (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Feb 3, 14:53:12
- a German cyclist (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 3, 14:31:51
- Michael Ricketts (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Feb 3, 14:31:28
  - lol (n/m) (Other Football) - jampersands, Feb 3, 14:33:18
  - boring (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Feb 3, 14:32:39

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