The beginning of the end?

[Elgrande]

Blackburn were the richest club in the league when they won it so no shock there either. I think the quote sold our souls to Murdoch sums it all up. Those that moan about the England team happily pay for a Sky season ticket even though they know that doing so ultimately harms the national side. It was no coincidence that the teams that did the best had very few players from the Premiere League, those that under performed had a higher number. Players play for money first and foremost in the Premiere League and international football is no longer a guarantee of a better contract. All of our top clubs have a high percentage of overseas players, but yet again we have very few world cup winners. Of the victorious Spain side there were very few who at the time were playing in England. Our players would rather be fringe players on big money than play elsewhere in the world and more to the point very few of our players are wanted abroad even if they would go.
Until we stop paying young players obscene amount of money very early in their careers and giving them long contracts we will never get hungry young players.