Post by Macmoish on Jul 28, 2011 8:55:30 GMT
Telegraph/Thom Gibbs
Premier League transfer table - who is winning the window?
An entirely unscientific look at who is winning the Premier League transfer windo.
In lieu of any actual football the summer break can be a confusing time. Are Norwich really better than Spurs, as the current alphabetical table suggests? Is QPR's Kieron Dyer a classy Premier League operator, or someone who loves lying on physiotherapy tables and being massaged? And is Gervinho a classic-era Wenger find from the ether, or a post-injury Eduardo clone?
All of these questions will be answered in time (for the record the answers are: no, the latter and the latter) but in the meantime one thing we can judge the league on is club's acquisitions to date.
Using a proudly subjective and patently unfair scoring system we will assess each side's signings and provide a league table which doesn't have that lonely pre-season filled with zeroes look .
A transfer rating will be awarded, with points earned as follows:
3 points for a good signing – loosely a player with proven quality, or who represents value for money.
1 point for a decent signing – unproven or unlikely to pull up any trees, but a worthwhile addition to the squad.
0 points for a poor signing – Kieron Dyer.
Bonus points to reflect the club's acquisitions so far will separate any sides equal on points scored.
Squad difference takes account of players sold, and the impact that has had on the team's squad.
If teams are equal on points and bonus points, the team with the better squad difference will go ahead in the final table.
If they remain equal, the team who has spent the least (estimates used for those pesky "undisclosed fees") will go ahead.
If teams remain equal after that we will panic.
Let's begin:...
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Jay Bothroyd – Cardiff, Free
Not an England striker (despite, erm, being one), but probably at the peak of his powers at 28. A snip at £0. 3 points
Kieron Dyer – West Ham, Free
Has signed a pay-as-you-play deal. Which given his injury record, will probably work out to be less than the minimum wage. 0 points
Danny Gabbidon – West Ham, Free
An improvement in central defence, but QPR's West Ham reunion recruitment strategy doesn't do much to ease relegation fears. 1 point
Total points: 4
Total spend: £0
Squad difference: -1 Failed to secure loanee Wayne Routledge on a permanent deal.
Bonus Points: -5 No budget, minimal ambition, Kieron Dyer. ...
Complete article
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8652986/Premier-League-transfer-table-who-is-winning-the-window.html
Premier League transfer table - who is winning the window?
An entirely unscientific look at who is winning the Premier League transfer windo.
In lieu of any actual football the summer break can be a confusing time. Are Norwich really better than Spurs, as the current alphabetical table suggests? Is QPR's Kieron Dyer a classy Premier League operator, or someone who loves lying on physiotherapy tables and being massaged? And is Gervinho a classic-era Wenger find from the ether, or a post-injury Eduardo clone?
All of these questions will be answered in time (for the record the answers are: no, the latter and the latter) but in the meantime one thing we can judge the league on is club's acquisitions to date.
Using a proudly subjective and patently unfair scoring system we will assess each side's signings and provide a league table which doesn't have that lonely pre-season filled with zeroes look .
A transfer rating will be awarded, with points earned as follows:
3 points for a good signing – loosely a player with proven quality, or who represents value for money.
1 point for a decent signing – unproven or unlikely to pull up any trees, but a worthwhile addition to the squad.
0 points for a poor signing – Kieron Dyer.
Bonus points to reflect the club's acquisitions so far will separate any sides equal on points scored.
Squad difference takes account of players sold, and the impact that has had on the team's squad.
If teams are equal on points and bonus points, the team with the better squad difference will go ahead in the final table.
If they remain equal, the team who has spent the least (estimates used for those pesky "undisclosed fees") will go ahead.
If teams remain equal after that we will panic.
Let's begin:...
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Jay Bothroyd – Cardiff, Free
Not an England striker (despite, erm, being one), but probably at the peak of his powers at 28. A snip at £0. 3 points
Kieron Dyer – West Ham, Free
Has signed a pay-as-you-play deal. Which given his injury record, will probably work out to be less than the minimum wage. 0 points
Danny Gabbidon – West Ham, Free
An improvement in central defence, but QPR's West Ham reunion recruitment strategy doesn't do much to ease relegation fears. 1 point
Total points: 4
Total spend: £0
Squad difference: -1 Failed to secure loanee Wayne Routledge on a permanent deal.
Bonus Points: -5 No budget, minimal ambition, Kieron Dyer. ...
Complete article
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8652986/Premier-League-transfer-table-who-is-winning-the-window.html