Hasn't helped him in managerial recruitment, has it? All this hindsight is pointless. When DB goes, he'll look a far better player because - like DC-L and Kyle Walker - he'll be surrounded by better players. And don't think nothing will happen until the January transfer window. Do you think, say Liverpool, are waiting until January to tap Brooksy (or his parents) up? We can only hope that Mr. McCabe has learnt from past mistakes. The wholesale destruction of a very good squad that lost to Burnley in the 2009 play-off final saw almost a decade of us drifting in the lower divisions - how can you put a price on that?
It could well be that transfer fees and the Premier League are approaching a fin de siècle moment. The 'big six' (although why Everton think they belong there is beyond me) are demanding a lions share of TV revenue, and quite right too. How many pubs are packed for Bournemouth v Watford? Why reward Sunderland for a season of failure with £100m? Does the prospect of West Brom v. Crystal Palace evince knowing winks from Milan to Sao Paulo? The words 'foreign investment' no longer cause excitement. The PL is no more than a Ponzi scheme where ever-more new recuits are needed to feed the top few. This has led to the current insane transfer fees. United are doubly fortunate in having sensible people in charge while Wednesday's wasting on past-it scufflers like Bannan and Fletcher will come back to haunt them.
