JCL - the new kid in town
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- Aug 23, 2011
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You know, I really hate the phrase 'we're not a selling club anymore'. I hear it banded around all over the place but what does it mean? Only that we don't need to sell to cover debts, but not that we can refuse to sell anyone. 99.9% of clubs are selling clubs and there is no way of getting round it. West Ham are bigger than us but had to sell Ince, Lampard, Carrick. Saints had to sell Shearer, Bale, Walcott. In turn Tottenham couldn't hang on to either Carrick or Bale long-term. Everton couldn't keep Rooney. Newcastle had to let Cole go. Arsenal eventually sold Fabregas, van Persie, Nasri to bigger clubs. When Ronaldo wanted out of Man United he was gone.
All clubs are selling clubs, the players ultimately dictate where they play
Its not always a "bigger" club either. When Nasri left arsenal to go to man city they weren't bigger in terms of recent success they just had more money (or perhaps were prepared to spend more) to pay him in wages.