What is the point of contracts if they are continually­ broken? If a team invests in a player and trains him­ and it works out surely they have a right to his­ services for the contract. if a player wants to move­ in two years then they should only sign for two years­ and their wages reflected with loyalty payments. It­ works two ways for the player and the club. They­ should not be allowed to pick and choose like spoilt­ brats. Also the spoilt managers should also learn that­ no means no - what message does it give to kids -­ pester, bully and throw money about to get your own­ way. Let them see that diligence, determination and­ character are attributes we should aspire to not greed,­ bullying and hedonism. Anyway in the long run the­ money will walk and then what, Leeds, Blackburn, Spurs­ Newcastle and others tried and bought limited glory and­ where are they now? Hurts me to say it but the­ powerhouse that was Liverpool was created by guile,­ skill and expertise for Shankly and Paisley not bought.

Just F--k off Lescott,we are sick of p----s who are­ MADE by Everton,turned into International footballers­ then don`t show any loyalty!!!go f--k off to City and­ fail miserably just like messiers Barmby,Jeffers etc;;;­ Thank f--k for honest pro`s like Tim C..f-----g­ legend....Once a Blue always a Blue..COYB

what part of "joleon lescott is not for sale"­ did city not understand? hughes out by xmas !

Let City buy Lescottt for 22 million he is not worth it­ and neiter is Senderos at 4 million. With 22 mil in­ the bank Everton can then buy a decent centre half. ­ And why not the media hype about Lescott not pledging­ his loyalty to Everton the way they wanted Terry to do­ with Chelsea? Anyone else fed up with the overpaid­ transfer fees and mindless transfer stories and just­ wanting the season to start?

#2 What exactly have City done to warrant your penalty­ system of 30 pts? Made an official, by the book, offer­ to another club for a player. How the hell did Lescott­ get to Everton in the first place? Did they find him­ playing in a park somewhere? NO
Everton placed a bid­ for him to Wolves, which was accepted and he moved­ (dispite already having a contract at Wolves). That is­ the way players move from club to club (unless they­ become free agents, which due to the way the financial­ ball rolls in football, is becoming rarer every­ season).
City have made a bid, which Everton declined,­ City made an improved bid which has also been refused.­ Have you heard anything else from the City camp to­ suggest they intend kidnapping him?...no, 3rd bid yet,­ no. Official statement from City or Everton, no.

I agree with most of what is being said about City and­ Reals tranfer policy but I think your missing the point­ lads. Senderos is rubbish just because he rubbed­ shoulders with Kaka last year dosnt value him anywhere­ near 6 million. Dont understand why everton dont swap­ Lescott for Richard Dunne + 10 Million, that would be a­ cracking deal. From a LFC fan.

#2 is right. this becomes ridiculous, i mean come on,­ the best players could get 100.000 pounds a week but­ just paying a player, an average player double just to­ have him join your club is not normal. the best­ football will be promoted by the best clubs with the­ managers with the best philosophies arsenal,man utd,­ liverpool,barca, juve etc. you can't have 2 teams­ that just buy everything. you could understand a player­ leaving a second division to play in the first leaving­ an average team to play in europe but a lot of players­ nowadays are mercenaries. ronaldo, benzema, toure,­ adebayor,barry,robinho etc. these teams are following­ their own philosophy: if you can't win anithing,­ have a crapy team, buy the best, buy the players that­ are someone, that won something. it's like having­ an auction: arsenal wants to buy a player with 10 mil­ and give a 60.000 salary and then comes man city with a­ 30 milion offer and a 130.000 salary or real with a­ bigger one. it's ridiculous. teams shouldn't be­ aloud anymore to spend anything more than they have had­ as a profit the previous year.

even in fifa manager you are not aloud to have this­ kind of transfer policy :))), it's ridiculous, at­ least real madrid and man city beacause they became 2­ @#$% clubs now their fans can take pride in the numbers­ regarding transfers and salaries. pathetic

'Madrid­ and City Should be charged with illegally­ inducing­ players and bringing the game into disrepute­ and NOT be­ fined, But have 30 points deducted from­ them.'

You live in cloud cuckoo land, clubs are­ entitled to keep offering more money until they decide­ the value placed on the player is too much or they have­ a bid accepted, please stop talking as you're­ making yourself look stupid.

what a lot of sence from petergidney well said mate , i­ would also like to add that Lescott should be gratefull­ to Everton or he might still be in a lower league , he­ should take a leaf out of Tim Cahills book and pledge­ there alleigence to the team they now play for

why go to city?
everton are amense
upson should stay at­ west ham

peterdigney i vote you head of the F.A. If only these­ big arse clubs will listen or transfer spending capped­ at say 3o million ? just for arguments sake (and i­ think thats stupid sums of money too for 5 players­ never mind one) The game needs to return to wanting to­ play for your club,and will to get your club as far as­ poss not how much can i make!!
bloody greed its a shme­ the great game has come so far to end up like this mor­ like the heart of the late sir bobby i recon this sport­ needs,

peterdigney, I totally agree with the sentiment, but­ unfortunately the contract is not legally binding in­ the way you think. the fee paid is for the transfer of­ said contract. the player is held to the contract, but­ the holder of said contract can be transferred.

totally agree with peterdigney
Man City and Real­ Mardrid are a disgrace they should not persue players­ the way that they do!!!

lescot is in contract with everton
if he wants to move­ to city everton
has the right to ask 30 million
city­ can take it or leave it

I sincerely hope that David Moyes and Everton stick to­ there guns and refuse Lescot a transfer, Its about time­ footballers, Real Madrid and Manchester City realised­ that a CONTRACT is a legally binding doccument.
Madrid­ and City Should be charged with illegally inducing­ players and bringing the game into disrepute and NOT be­ fined, But have 30 points deducted from them.
Then­ maybe we will get football back on track and stop the­ mercenaries from killing our game.

yea yeah!