How would you have spent £21m?

[PeterWithesShin]

[rutski]

3 camels

[Louzie0]

For 21 million I'd live in Aston Hall and host all the groups of terrible singers on X factor, all through the knock-out rounds.  For the next 21 years. With multiple holiday breaks in the West Indies (and elsewhere) and free entry to VP ad lib - so I could watch absolutely everything.

And lots of take-away, delivered.

Sorted.


(MIght add a helicopter for away games, actually)

[bones.]

Id build the noses a new ground in Narnia, and redevelop st andrews as a Jeremy Kyle theme park in an attempt to educate people on the importance of dental hygiene.

[preston28]

Drugs and prostitutes.

Not big or clever but fun!!

[damon loves JT]

I'd buy a petrol-engined hedge trimmer, a nice one like a Husqvarna, and I'd get a new front tyre for the car.

Not sure what I'd do with the rest.

[LeeB]

I wouldn't let it change me.

[N'ZMAV]

I'd spend it all on Women and Beer........................... Then I'd waste the rest.

[Ads]

After watching Moneyball (and a damn fine film it is) I am wondering whether Lambert and Karsa et al are following a similar approach?

[LeeB]

After watching Moneyball (and a damn fine film it is) I am wondering whether Lambert and Karsa et al are following a similar approach?

I believe they are.

[Dante Lavelli]

Based on anything LeeB?

I can see the logic in signing players who are perceived to be under valued but I do not buy into the obsession with statistic after all isn’t that how Liverpool ended up with Downing and Adam.

However even buying undervalued players can only get you so far as ultimately to achieve their potential and realise the “profit” they need to be playing and only so many players can play each week.

[Steve R]

Liverpool actually practice MoneyBollocks theory whereby you look at the back pages of the newspaper and buy up anyone mentioned in greater than 18pt typeface at three or four times their true value.

[Hookeysmith]

Id build the noses a new ground in Narnia, and redevelop st andrews as a Jeremy Kyle theme park in an attempt to educate people on the importance of dental hygiene.

Jeremy Kyle theme park - excellent

[Monty]

Based on anything LeeB?

I can see the logic in signing players who are perceived to be under valued but I do not buy into the obsession with statistic after all isn’t that how Liverpool ended up with Downing and Adam.

However even buying undervalued players can only get you so far as ultimately to achieve their potential and realise the “profit” they need to be playing and only so many players can play each week.

Actually, John Henry took the view that Moneyball 'would not work the same' in football so made absolutely every single one of the mistakes that people make in the transfer market when they should be using more Moneyball-ish methods: 1) pay too much for English players; 2) overpay for strikers; 3) pay too much based on past achievements or 'flavour-of-the-month' form; 4) give a new manager too much license to buy 'his' squad. I'm sure there are more.

[danlanza]

A very big conservatory.