A year ago people would have laughed at a £20m price tag on Brady

Now he's odds on to join West Ham with Skybet and Leicester are short odds too, and this after the price tag became known. I think we will get that much or close to it with add-ons and he will leave this summer (sadly - I'd Keegan it right off if he did a Timm).

The new money will inflate everyone's price and everyone's wages.

The bubble will, eventually, burst. The TV money can't keep going up and up forever and meanwhile the clubs are becoming ever more detached from their fans (because they used to depend on their fans for a much larger share of their income than they do now). It's much more about selling a brand to a consumer base than being from and of a community now, and I don't see that changing.

Football may or may not eat itself, but the year the TV deal is only possible at "significantly less", loads of clubs will have massive liabilities in future wages sitting on their balance sheets. It won't be pretty.

Posted By: Old Man on July 26th 2016 at 10:28:22

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HOW did we get into the position where we could be paying £10m+ for 30yr old journeyman? (n/m) (NCFC) - derbyshire canary, Jul 26, 10:18:13
- People keep subscribing to Sky. That's why. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jul 26, 11:45:14
- Yep, a joke price. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 26, 10:38:57
- A decent player, but a close to the price they are asking. (n/m) (NCFC) - derbyshire canary, Jul 26, 10:21:29
- best forward in championship that's why, would be a quality addition (n/m) (NCFC) - yellows2011, Jul 26, 10:21:10
  - He's has been decent, good at what he does. He's not the best in Champs. (n/m) (NCFC) - derbyshire canary, Jul 26, 10:26:16
    - Who is? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Jul 26, 10:34:08
      - Last season, I'd say Andre Gray and Chris Martin (n/m) (NCFC) - derbyshire canary, Jul 26, 10:50:17
        
        Martin was nothing special last season was he? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jul 26, 10:51:53
        
        Know lots of Derby fans. He is their Grant Holt. Him & Johnny Russell together v useful. (n/m) (NCFC) - derbyshire canary, Jul 26, 10:57:45
        
        14 goals in a promotion chasing side think McCormack.. (NCFC) - loz, Jul 26, 11:04:12
      - Cam Jam - 35 ghouls this season (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jul 26, 10:36:54
- Prem money, poor striker purchases and sky high asking prices (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jul 26, 10:20:21
  - The most surprising thing is how people still don't seem to understand this. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jul 26, 10:22:43
    - A year ago people would have laughed at a £20m price tag on Brady (NCFC) - Old Man, Jul 26, 10:28:22
      - Yeah I think you're right. When the money dries up it's going to be pretty spectacular (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jul 26, 10:49:26

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