[Football] Fabio Silva

[northstandsteve]

18 years old signs for Wolves for £35.6m wow, bloody hell.

 

[Seasidesage]

It does hammer home the point of how good our recruitment has been and must continue to be just to keep us in this division...

 

[Silverhatch]

How good our academy must be

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

And yet they still struggle to beat us. We’re ****ing massive.

 

[portslade seagull]

That's a helluva lot of money for a teenager

 

[macbeth]

Yes the money is crazy, but don't think this transfer is the norm and represents the bar we have to reach, this is another transfer totally enabled and orchestrated by Jorge Mendes, Wolves superagent. The relationship between him and the club is a true anomaly (and very dodgy)

 

[Swansman]

I prefer the Brighton plan of turning into Ajax/Porto/etc instead of paying them levels of money you cant get without selling your soul

 

[Megazone]

How rich are Wolves? This type of signing seems very very risky for a club like Wolves. You can never be sure how good someone will turn out when they've only just turned 18 years old, and if he was some out of this world wonderkid, then how comes it was Wolves who got him?

Definitely an exciting signing for the Wolves fans but I hope we don't start splashing that sort of cash on kids.

 

[The Fits]

Owners are very rich, well up there in the league. 4th or 5th richest IIRC.

 

[Megazone]

Owners are very rich, well up there in the league. 4th or 5th richest IIRC.

Where is Bloom in that list out of interest?

 

[The Fits]

Where is Bloom in that list out of interest?

We don't know

 

[Swansman]

Where is Bloom in that list out of interest?

His estimated net worth of £1.2bn puts him third last on the list, only ahead of the owners of Leeds ($450M) and Burnley ($80M).

 

[Megazone]

His estimated net worth of £1.2bn puts him third last on the list, only ahead of the owners of Leeds ($450M) and Burnley ($80M).

So Palace are richer than us? Wouldn't have guessed that!

 

[Swansman]

So Palace are richer than us? Wouldn't have guessed that!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_owners_of_English_football_clubs

According to this list they have a bit more yes... but I guess its just really telling part of the truth. Net worth is a pretty vague concept.

 

[schmunk]

That's a helluva lot of money for a teenager

But what a flair name! That must be worth £20M alone.

 

[The Fits]

His estimated net worth of £1.2bn puts him third last on the list, only ahead of the owners of Leeds ($450M) and Burnley ($80M).

Puts the 'might of Leeds' well and truly in to perspective.
Absolute paupers at this level.

 

[Swansman]

Puts the 'might of Leeds' well and truly in to perspective.
Absolute paupers at this level.

Not going to hold that against them... feck moneyball.

 

[Megazone]

Puts the 'might of Leeds' well and truly in to perspective.
Absolute paupers at this level.

Makes me wonder if #freebenwhite was actually in reference to the price they wanted him at?

 

[Weststander]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_owners_of_English_football_clubs

According to this list they have a bit more yes... but I guess its just really telling part of the truth. Net worth is a pretty vague concept.

The most unpopular person in the Leicester home end, is the one who starts this chant:
“Give me a Veeeeeeeeee“.

Culminating 15 minutes later in:
“Put ‘em together and what ‘ve ya got. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha”

 

[SweatyMexican]

When we last played at the Withdean, he was 9.

And when we first played at the Withdean, he wasn’t even born yet.