Thus

"An example is Clinton Morrison. Steve Bruce, the Birmingham manager, described our deal for the striker as being worth ?2m. In fact, the real value was hugely less than this."

and

"And all of a sudden, our fictional ?1m player is actually costing close to ?2m!

It is perhaps for this reason that supporters and the media consistently underestimate the huge investment that the club makes in players."

Posted By: Winged Eel Creosote, Oct 20, 10:55:21