Another transfer window has come and gone and another obscene amount of money has been spent.
A total of £815m was spent in the January window and if you add that to the summer window of £1.9bn it brings the total transfer figure to an astronomical amount of £2.715bn!
A big chunk of that money will have gone out of our game to line the pockets of the agents, clubs and players and out of the UK in some instances.
But, how much of it will go back to the grassroots clubs?
The place where many of the players who now reap the rewards begun their journey, the place where they were helped to develop by coaches working for a pittance or just giving up their free time.
Absolutely nothing!
Instead, grassroots clubs are struggling due to rising prices on top of the local councils putting pitch fees up, sponsors have dried up and cash reserves are lower than ever and
parents are even struggling to pay the subs in this cost-of-living crisis
The situation is getting worse all the time and it absolutely stinks that those sitting at the top of the pyramid are lining their pockets and not giving a second thought to the level of the game who ultimately are the beginning of the supply chain.
Why can't there be a levy on these transfers? Even just 1% would go a long way to help out!
They are biting off the hand that feeds them and we hope their complete disregard for the heart and soul of football comes back to bite them!
SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE!