Who does the transfer window benefit?

[DumbleDelia is Magic 0]

I see that the football league will soon be getting the transfer window too.  It got me thinking: Who does it actually benefit?

The selling club- Not really.  With the size of wages in football these days, every penny counts (unless you are Chelsea of course!)  Therefore, not being able to sell a player who wants to leave or isn''t getting in the first team seems stupid.

The buying club- Not really.  If a club wants to buy a striker because they are not scoring enough, or a defender because they are conceeding too many, or a midfielder because they have an injury crisis, they have to wait until half way through the season.  By this time it could be too late.

The player- Hmm, not really.  If a player wants to leave as he isn''t getting a game he has to wait until January.

The FA- Hmm, possibly.  Less paperwork!

I assume that the window has been put in to deter clubs "buying" their way to success.  Ie, if Man Utd had a defender crisis the window prevents them from going out and spending £10M on a player.  They are ristricted to what they''ve got.  However, top clubs have such huge squads and spend such large amounts when the window is open anyway, it doesn''t really matter

The disadvantages seem to outweigh the benefits.

Thoughts?

[Karl Pilkington 0]

All it has done is made the premier league even more of a closed shop than it already was.

How can you possibly expect promoted clubs to compete when they have 2 months to assemble a premier league side. Even less if you win the playoffs. It is a complete nonsense. The clowns at UEFA and FIFA who think that football begins and ends with the Champions League have a lot to answer to!!!

RANT ENDS!!!!

[ZLF 335]

The only people the transfer window benefits is the big clubs.

They have or get bigger squads to cope with injuries and loss of form. They also know that the smaller clubs will take an offer when financially struggling ''cos the smaller club cant afford to wait another 4-6 months for that cash injection.

Similarly the small clubs cannot afford a larger squad so if an injury/relegation crisis does hit they cannot react.

A poor idea poorly thought out.

OTBC

[Saint Canary 0]

It benefits no-on DDIM.  It just hurts big clubs less than others.  It’s ok for Man U, Liverpool etc who have big squads it doesn’t matter as much.  For teams like us the deadline could actually cost us survival in the PL because we couldn’t get no-one before it passed.

 

On another note and as I have said before.  This deadline restricts player movements between clubs which opposes European Law. 

[NavMan 0]

The only teams it does help is those that are in the top six.  Teams like us who it is well known are looking for a striker will have to pay extortionate transfer fees in Jan cos other clubs know that we need him and they also know we only have a month to sign anybody therefore players fees will be enhanced accordingly.  That is why I cannot see us getting anybody of a half decent standing especially if we are still sitting in the league where we are now cos not only will the fee put us off but our relegation battle will put off anybody of a decent pedigree.  A loan is our best option as it will save on the extortionate transfer fees and also give us a chance to assess the loanee for a few months before deciding if it is best to keep him or let him go therefore saving in excess of over a million pounds in transfer fee. (By the way dont know who anybody thinks we can buy for just over a million quid).