Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
I notice there has been a lot of debate on here regarding the merits (or otherwise) of loaning players to other Premier league clubs. The fear of many is that it could hand the initiative to one of our peers as we all battle against relegation.
I was interested to see what the general consensus is.
Despite having a manager doing his best to drag us into the relegation battle, I'm of the opinion that there is enough dross in this current league to ensure that we wont, at the end of the day, be relegated.
Notwithstanding this, I also believe there are more pros than cons in loaning these players out to the premier league. Whilst they could indeed find a turnaround in form which benefits one of our peers, the chances are that whilst doing so, they will also, by the law of averages, be hammering nails into the coffins of other peer clubs, especially bearing in mind they will not be eligible to play against ourselves. In addition, the players themselves will, in addition to getting used to the UK, be gaining more experience in our own league, so will return to us as better players next season.
If they fail at the clubs, no harm is done and we could learn a little bit more about the players in the process. I just don't think we'll learn anything more about the players by sending them back to Spain or another foreign league. And it would be insulting to both players to find them a club in the championship.
I was interested to see what the general consensus is.
Despite having a manager doing his best to drag us into the relegation battle, I'm of the opinion that there is enough dross in this current league to ensure that we wont, at the end of the day, be relegated.
Notwithstanding this, I also believe there are more pros than cons in loaning these players out to the premier league. Whilst they could indeed find a turnaround in form which benefits one of our peers, the chances are that whilst doing so, they will also, by the law of averages, be hammering nails into the coffins of other peer clubs, especially bearing in mind they will not be eligible to play against ourselves. In addition, the players themselves will, in addition to getting used to the UK, be gaining more experience in our own league, so will return to us as better players next season.
If they fail at the clubs, no harm is done and we could learn a little bit more about the players in the process. I just don't think we'll learn anything more about the players by sending them back to Spain or another foreign league. And it would be insulting to both players to find them a club in the championship.