A risk? Why is it anymore of risk signing an English bloke than a foreigner? I guess you mean the fee? Well thats not a risk, it just means you pay a premimum price & we all no why. Indeed there are a few reasons from the home grown rule, to clubs not liking to strengthen the home competition. Very obvious as to why the market is driven in such away.
Its very easy to say flippantly that its so silly paying £12M for Barry when we only paid just over 10M for Alonso. Some signings go on to succeed & some fail, doesnt matter where they are from. No one has a crystal ball, just a feeling about a player. Its so easy to ask why didnt we sign so & so when they were young before that other club did, or why did we sign so & so as he hasnt fitted in. Its all about the theory & sometimes in practice theory doesnt work.
Things, be they works of art or people in demand command fee's & thats in theory how much they are worth. If you dont agree with the valuation thats fine, but if someones willing to pay the fee then thats their lookout. That doesnt mean you have to agree with it or that represents true value. Footballers pay, along with that of filmstars & other talented people is based on what unique talent that person brings to the party. Same can be said about high powered business men & of course the dreaded people that ruined the world (not) the bankers. Low paid jobs are what they are as lets be honest anyone can do those job if they want to, well most people (of course there are some thick people that struggle to tie shoelaces) If the right application is set about then most could be a nurse, drive a truck, fight in the army & so on, hence the low wage. Indeed at a guess I would say that those jobs could be done (or at least one of them) by every poster on this forum. How many could play top flight football or be a film star? At a guess, that will be none then.
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