BF2S Forums 2010/11 Premier League & Domestic Cup Thread

Gigi Salmon > everyone on Sky Sports

never seen her because she's on Chelsea TV, i don't waste money on shite

My ermmmm "passionate" friend on facebook :

Last edited by justice (2010-08-23 08:15:45)

you implying he's not from manchester because he's black?

ya

Ed Chamberlin is fit

i hate scousers more

Well Liverpool were shite tonight...

yeah City played well, Milner looked good

no doubt a few City fans will be fapping over his picture while covering the Villa badge with their other hand

nukchebi0 wrote:

I don't understand the soccer transfer system. It sounds like a slave system to the uninitiated observer, one who sees "player x bought by club z from club y for a certain number of pounds", though obviously that isn't the case. As far as I can tell, the clubs buy the rights of negotiation from another for exorbitant sums and then agree on contracts with the transferred players for a certain salary. Is that remotely accurate?

nukchebi0 wrote:

I don't understand the soccer transfer system. It sounds like a slave system to the uninitiated observer, one who sees "player x bought by club z from club y for a certain number of pounds", though obviously that isn't the case. As far as I can tell, the clubs buy the rights of negotiation from another for exorbitant sums and then agree on contracts with the transferred players for a certain salary. Is that remotely accurate?

Well, the club has a contract with the player that legally binds him to the club (like news reporters who are fixed to one channel by contract).

For a team to break this contract pre-maturely with no other reason than "I want to work there instead", they'd want some economic compensation before they allow it. Rather than the player pay this himself, his new club pays it for him in order to get his services, thus this is the "price" of a player.

Obviously, if the players contract runs out anyone can pick him up for free.

nukchebi0 wrote:

Jenspm wrote:

nukchebi0 wrote:

I don't understand the soccer transfer system. It sounds like a slave system to the uninitiated observer, one who sees "player x bought by club z from club y for a certain number of pounds", though obviously that isn't the case. As far as I can tell, the clubs buy the rights of negotiation from another for exorbitant sums and then agree on contracts with the transferred players for a certain salary. Is that remotely accurate?

Well, the club has a contract with the player that legally binds him to the club (like news reporters who are fixed to one channel by contract).

For a team to break this contract pre-maturely with no other reason than "I want to work there instead", they'd want some economic compensation before they allow it. Rather than the player pay this himself, his new club pays it for him in order to get his services, thus this is the "price" of a player.

Obviously, if the players contract runs out anyone can pick him up for free.

Oh, so basically the "purchasing" team is buying out the old contract? Do Premier League, or other league, clubs ever arrange straight trades of players, contracts and all, like American sports franchises?

yes and kinda.

On the last point, teams often trade players as a way of paying, but usually there's added money in between to cover the difference in value. Afaik the player always negotiates a new contract with his new club regardless of what he had with his previous employer.

Just recently Aston Villa sold Milner to Manchester City in exchange for Steven Ireland + some cash in between.