Comments on: Please Mr Platini, don’t close the transfer window

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:49:40 +0000

Once and for all, we have to decide whether football is a business or entertainment. If it truly is a business (where is my sarcasm font; of course it’s a business), then you cannot deny clubs the opportunity to move and acquire players. Either leave it open indefinitely, or, you know, here’s a thought: force players to honor their contracts and don’t move them before deals expire. And if they sit out, here’s another thought–DON’T PAY THEM.

http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/2008/ 09/starting-eleven-football-blog-roundup .html

By: Obidike

Obidike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:19:03 +0000

IMO i certainly do not fancy the Jan transfer window. I feel the ‘get out of jail’ scenario upsets the hardwork most teams put during the pre-season preparation. The PL should adopt a mid season break where teams could use the opportunity to rethink their strategy and motivate the players. This i believe wil be more competitive

By: Este

Este — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:44:48 +0000

or anything on nbc, for that matter

By: Este

Este — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:44:30 +0000

Er, football is not business. you don’t get two billion people tuning in to see what happens in the GE boardroom

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:36:03 +0000

Why is it absurd that players can move from club to club in the of the season? Football is a business, and in most other business sectors you can go to work for a competitor whenever you like. Why should it be different for football?

By: Markg

Markg — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:20:14 +0000

I don’t know. Before the transfer window was brought in, clubs in the Premier League seemed to get on fine with making transfers whenever they wanted. I can’t remember any mid-season transfers having a massive outcome on the result of a league campaign. And the papers were a bit more interesting in those days; now all the made-up transfer rumours are condensed into two month-long periods per year. Actually I can see how some people would prefer that.

Platini “points out the absurdity of a player scoring against a team one week and for them the next.”

Well, personally I quite like that absurdity. It’s football. I quite like that it’s a little bit unfair, illogical, chaotic, interesting and sometimes daft. But then Blatter, Platini and the other football politicians have never taken any notice of the truism “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it”.

By: lauder

lauder — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:40:25 +0000

Most of the time it;s a complete waste, throwing good money after bad. And i agree with platini that you shouldnt be able to sign someone from the same league (or change coach for that matter) in the middle of the season.