Would this be a good place to bring up the american method of salary caps GB

Saints are selling their soul it seems to me, but like the weak fans at most clubs, they just take it, hell, they don't even play in their stripes anymore.

Whatever issues wolves have had, i am damn glad we have never sold out.......would rather we earnt it.

PS. any reason why this is labeled womens world cup?

Cinci dearest

If you think Wolves haven't sold out you might want to research how much we spent in our last year in the premier league and also why Sir Jack sold the club for a tenner on the promise of major reinvestment

I didn't mean sold out in that way pundit........what i detest more is when a club just buys its way forward as its a false situation not based on being well run but by simply buying whats required to achieve a short term goal.

Scary that so much is being spent on being at best a mid table team. When Wolves get back there its probably what they need to do, but it leaves a bad taste that money is so important.

And I would still question whether the likes of Swansea or Southampton would be in better shape with 3 x £4m players than one for £12m.

I never forget the hard lesson Wolves learned from the Barnwell era. Wolves sold their best player at the time, Steve Daley for a British record fee and spent all the money on buying Andy Gray. Villa in turn spent the money on 5 players. It wasn't long after that Wolves were relegated and Villa were European Champions.

My feelings exactly DJ, as i talk to scores of saints fans often, i always ask what the point of paying 12 million for a glitzy winger in Ramirez was when they had barely a backbone and plenty of weak positions?!

you have to imagine that if wagamam is a success for saints and they stop up, he'll force a move to chelskí or spurs the following season as well, leaving Southampton with a minimal profit and back to square one facing a struggle to survive the following year.

or 'doing a benteke' as it has become known.

Didn't all Premiership clubs get a huge increase in TV money for this season...something like an extra 70%.

The money is there to spend for sure Simon. But its the spending of huge sums on relatively unknown players that is making it impossible for young English players to get a game.

No better example than Lukaku who made Albion's season not being able to get a game for Chelsea. And now I read they are prepared to offer him in part exchange for Benteke. If I were Villa, and that is true, I would bite their hand off

Sorry but Wilfried Bony is an Ivory Coast international who has just scored 31 goals in the dutch top flight and you call him an unknown? Wanyama has helped Celtic through one of their best champions league runs in ages. Particularly in Bonys case I think hes a bargain considering.

Lukaku for Benteke plus £10m = Bargain

Chelsea are so daft that they would likely give Villa Lukaku plus £18m.

Villa would be laughing next season. Almost as much as Albion will be crying.