squad cost

Posters are constantly quoting net spend with no regard for the fact that it takes years to build a squad. The only true measure of real investment is the club's overall spend on their squad of players. Below are the figures in Euros that CIES calculate every year for Europe's top leagues. And...

Given our dismal run and the fact I am clearly a good luck charm when opening match threads, unbeaten in three, I'll open this one. We'll probably win as winning this actually doesn't do us any good whatsoever and we're at home. A lot of questions to be answered, will Xhaka break into a sweat...

I came here 3 seasons ago and have argued that Wenger has always outperformed his squad cost, which climbed to 4th in 2016/17 for the first time in years. His average finishing position is 2.8. No doubt it puts his achievements into context. Posters argued he was poor against top clubs, even...