Like little teaser porn clips that get you all aroused only to end before the ‘money shot’ with a full screen message that says “sign up for a $10
subscription”.
I mean, what a w**k… is this supposed to get us all excited?
Is it orchestrated by the Premier League? Or the bookies, or by players and agents with their ever-increasing importance as commodities of the game?
And why doesn’t this happen with potential moves to Spain, Italy, France or Germany?
The latest and most annoying has to be Tiemoue Bakayoko – who I had been praying for.
Following a video he posted of himself driving around bidding farewell to Monaco, there was a tweet of him on the steps of a private jet, all dressed in blue.
Then a pic emerged of him out in London with Willian and David Luiz.
But that was followed by tweets that indicated the deal might be ‘hijacked’ by United. Anyway, my prayers were answered and the lanky midfielder penned a five-year deal at the Bridge.
By the way, I think he’s gonna become one of the world’s most important defensive/attacking midfielder. But can they all just grow up and take it back to reality, please?!
It’s similar to the staged head-to-head’s between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather ahead of the most stupid fight in boxing history – although I can’t wait.
The two fighters are on a world tour, acting in front of thousands, pretending they hate each other, before Conor’s imminent beating – and a $100 million pay-day.
I understand the nature of showbiz, after-all I’ve been a ‘D’ grade celeb doing gigs in Cape Town for the last 20 years.
But this is sport, this is football, this is something that is far more important than a pathetic sideshow for WWE wrestling.
Another off-shoot to this circus is that given the hype and ludicrous amounts of money available in the English Premier League, clubs ‘abroad’ selling players simply wait it out for extra millions knowing that eventually someone will bite, or scupper a deal.
Five years ago ‘experts’ said that it would all ceiling, the reality is that the mockery is accelerating.
Apart from the fans having to endure an ever increasing plastic game, the real losers are the legions of talented youngsters
trying to break through the ranks.
There really is no space in the top flight to allow a promising player enough game time.
Yes, we see a few here and there, but how many of them really make the grade?
As a Chelsea fan who has just read of Nathaniel Chalobah being sold, it does make me sad…
He’ll be a decent Premier League footballer one day, but from the handful of off-the-bench performances, he’s just not there yet.
There’s been a lot of fierce reaction to his offloading by Blues supporters, but really, if he was that good, why would he be signing for Watford?
I guess it all goes back to the same story, we don’t like the way the English game has gone, but we’re in it and have to play it the way it needs to be played.
Something that Chelsea do very well, despite the criticism of youth policy, loaning and selling talent.
But don’t all get on your high horses.
We’re no different to United, Liverpool, Arsenal, City or Spurs.
You just need to look at the money each club has spent and the amount of ‘homegrown’ talent on the pitch.
C’est la vie, as they say in France – such is life.