it brings things into perspective when we spent £165k on LEE BUTLER in 1991...

and today we have bid £25k for a fourth division midfielder, who the management hopefully thinks willplay some part in keeping us up. It just goes to show how hard times are at oakwell these days.

 

Phil

Gridelet - £100k

 

in 1991

<table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Player</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">From</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Fee</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Date</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Gareth Williams</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Aston Villa</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">&pound; 200000</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">06-08-1991</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Deniol Graham</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Man Utd</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">&pound; 50000</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">08-08-1991</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Neil Redfearn</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Oldham</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">&pound; 150000</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">05-09-1991</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">David Currie</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Oldham</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">&pound; 250000</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">05-09-1991</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Jamie Robinson</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Liverpool</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Free</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">17-07-1992</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="4"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Total: &pound; 650000</font></td></tr></tbody></table>

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I could cry, if only we could have that kind of money now!!!</p>

 

in fact its laughable.............

we sold Jim friggin Dobbin to grimsby for &pound;200k in 1991.</p>

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The Bosman Effect

More than anything else i would say.... Oh and the top flight bleeding everyone else dry.