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Posted July 25, 2016 23:50 · last edited July 25, 2016 23:52

brumbys wrote:

paulm wrote:

Pretty interesting article regarding transfer fees

http://www.football365.com/news/two-million-is-not...

Being ex UNICEF I agree with his sentiment.

However it is possible to assign a value to footballers when the results your football team achieves directly impacts your revenue from winnings, and your revenue from commercial partnerships.

Football is a business, and yes the money in it is insane, but while we're all buying the merchandise, going to the games, and arguing on forums about it I don't see this changing any time soon.

The reality is that the problem is broader than football, than other sports codes and heck even the geo-political landscape we live in.

I could go on about this for days but it's a much better discussion over a pint in a pub than writing up a full philosophical dissertation only to have Smith reply with "TL;DR".

just implement a global football tax on transfer fees and give the proceeds to charity. Simplez

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ConanTroutman edited July 25, 2016 23:52
brumbys wrote:
paulm wrote:

Pretty interesting article regarding transfer fees

http://www.football365.com/news/two-million-is-not...

Being ex UNICEF I agree with his sentiment.

However it is possible to assign a value to footballers when the results your football team achieves directly impacts your revenue from winnings, and your revenue from commercial partnerships.

Football is a business, and yes the money in it is insane, but while we're all buying the merchandise, going to the games, and arguing on forums about it I don't see this changing any time soon.

The reality is that the problem is broader than football, than other sports codes and heck even the geo-political landscape we live in.

I could go on about this for days but it's a much better discussion over a pint in a pub than writing up a full philosophical dissertation only to have Smith reply with "TL;DR".

just implement a global football tax on transfer fees and give the proceeds too charity. Simplez