We need a dose of transfer realism

There was an interesting interview with Chairman Peter Hill-Wood on the official site yesterday. Most of us was run of the mill stuff, about how the board are patient but not complacent, and it ties in with what Danny Fiszman said a few days previously - that it's time to bring some silverware to the new stadium. The bit that caught my eye though was when he was asked about transfers and he replied: There is an awful lot of talk about big transfers and major demands of players but you will find throughout the UK and Europe that money is not quite as easy to obtain as it used to be. So I think a lot of these stories emanating from agents may not actually come to fruition. There is a lot of talk and not a lot of action. And how true that is. Let's remember that the vast majority of what you read in the newspapers is put there... [read full story]