If anyone knows Pies would really like to find out what the answer is. Michael Chopra is the latest player to move for a ridiculous fee. Cardiff have flogged the 23-year-old striker to Roy Keane’s Sunderland for £5 million, and who can blame them. That is an extra nought on the figure they paid Newcastle for him last summer. Yes, he had a decent season and scored 22 goals but does that really mean he is worth £5 million?
Championship clubs seem to be able to hold teams to ransom over their players. And some clubs are daft enough to go for the bait. Jason Koumas’s £5.3 million switch from West Brom to Wigan earlier this week is a case in point. I imagine it is only a matter of time before someone pays over the odds for West Brom’s Curtis Davies. Is it dangerous to see Championship players costing this much? Or is it good to see that Football League teams don’t have to sell their best players and can hold out for a big fee?