Has anybody else noticed how the benchmark fees for merely good players appears to have dramatically increased this summer?
Brighton have supposedly rejected an £80 million offer from Chelsea for Caceido wanting closer to £100 million.
Forest are apparently looking for in excess of £50 million for Johnson.
Man Utd have just splashed out in excess of £70 million on a Danish kid I've never even heard of.

These types of fees used to be reserved for the truly exceptional players but have now become the norm.
I'm not sure what's caused this sudden spike in fees (state ownership of clubs?, the Saudi effect?),but I don't see it as a healthy development.
Fulham are apparently now pricing their replica kits at more than £100 and it's not uncommon to see ticket prices for games in excess of £60.

I'm a huge fan of the game but fear for the future.
I think we're not too far from a situation where Premier games will be played overseas, super leagues are formed and, if the American owners get their way, relegation is banned.

The jeopardy and fvcking the plastic clubs from time to time is why we support Palace IMO.

What's the point of supporting City, Chelsea, Liverpool, some Saudi retirement home ? how utterly boring. load of w***ers.