[Football] Most expensively assembled squads in World football and the Albion are…

[El Presidente]

16th in the World, just behind FC Barcelona and ahead of AC Milan, Internazionale, Borussia Dortmund and a small club from South London

 

[Beanstalk]

Are we... MASSIVE?

 

[Simster]

Are we... MASSIVE?

Nope. You're thinking of Sheffield Wednesday.

 

[Beanstalk]

Nope. You're thinking of Sheffield Wednesday.

You're right. Forgot our place. I often forget about Yorkshire.

 

[Shins]

Is there an equivalent net spend table over the last 5/8/10 years? Players bought and sold.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Just a third of Chelsea FC - where's the ambition

 

[dwayne]

9th in England. And where are we likely to finish......9th

(Hopefully 5th or 6th)

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

yes it looks insane but look at Nottingham Forest they have spent nearly 400m for their crap squad!

 

[Mustafa II]

We're like a Football Manager save.

- Sell a player or two for silly money, get decent dollar for some dead wood, etc.

- Buy a load of 5 star potential wonderkids

- Develop, sell and repeat.

- Win Premier League and Champions League by 2030.

 

[Sea Cider]

We're like a Football Manager save.

- Sell a player or two for silly money, get decent dollar for some dead wood, etc.

- Buy a load of 5 star potential wonderkids

- Develop, sell and repeat.

- Win Premier League and Champions League by 2030.

I had this exact same thought the other day. We couldn't be more Football Manager if we tried. And to think I always felt slightly bothered by that lack of "realism"!