Current Valuations of Historical Players

[MKYid]

I think that's down to the players versatility.......Zidane, Ronaldo and Bale could all basically play anywhere in the outfield well if they wanted to

I reckon Bale would be shit at left back...you'd never win a game with him there!

 

[WinterWarrior]

If Ledley had an injury free career he'd still be playing today. At United.

Take nothing away from his loyalty to
Spurs but he was the most gifted English defender of the Premier League era thus far. They'd have come for him eventually.

If Luka went for just under £35m, John White would be valued around there at the height of his powers.

 

[Likeaboss]

Jenas-One billion.

 

[JDK]

Ruel Fox- 37 million.

 

[Mick Cooper]

Yeah, but he was never as good again, he was a fine promising player for us before that injury. He never got over it, and I think the jokes against him are both cruel and unfair.

he was a good utility player in the team at the time, but in all fairness the rest of the team wasn't that brilliant. But I take your point, I think a lot of it is tongue in cheek and there was a lot of affection for the guy as well.

 

[Mick Cooper]

This wasn't always the case. Greaves went for more than any midfielder, as did Law, as did Trevor Francis. Plenty of strikers have held the record fee tag. Shearer did quite recently IIRC.

So I stand by my claim Greaves worth more than Gazza.

His market value would exceed that of any spurs player, past or present.

 

[Mad Yid]

The real Ronaldo was a striker too and at top form would be pretty much priceless in todays market, Romario too.

 

[Mick Cooper]

If we are judging players we need to remove the marketability, esp when we are looking at different generations. What was marketable then isn't now.

Best better than Bale, but worth as much when you take in everything he brings with him(drinking etc)? No

that would depend on whether you moved Bale back in time or Greaves forward.

Greaves today as a 23 year old (pre sauce) would be worth whatever Messi is worth shelling out for. IMHO
The guy was magic with an old leather ball that would double in weight in a game, playing on pitches that looked like a Normandy beach after d-day, heaven only knows what he would have achieved in todays sanitised games with modern refereeing.

 

[jimmyriggle]

that would depend on whether you moved Bale back in time or Greaves forward.

Greaves today as a 23 year old (pre sauce) would be worth whatever Messi is worth shelling out for. IMHO
The guy was magic with an old leather ball that would double in weight in a game, playing on pitches that looked like a Normandy beach after d-day, heaven only knows what he would have achieved in todays sanitised games with modern refereeing.

Don't entirely disagree but let's not forget that keepers didn't wear gloves back then either so was much harder for them too

 

[Tucker]

The real fat Ronaldo was a striker too and at top form would be pretty much priceless in todays market, Romario too.

Fixed

 

[Spanish Spur]

Ruel Fox- 37 million.

When we bought Ruel Fox, he was the early 90s stewart downing. So 15-20 million nowadays

 

[pleb]

Alan Gilzean + 125 million

David Seaman = one new condom

Thierry Henry = one severed hand

 

[cleveland adam]

Ledley King = £60-70 million (realistically)

Spoiler

Not that we he would accept any offer

Corrected.

 

[Pairsy1882]

Hoddle = Priceless!
Howells = Any Takers??

You leave Howellsy alone he is a very close family friend. Better than Hoddle.

 

[Mick Cooper]

You leave Howellsy alone he is a very close family friend. Better than Hoddle.

shouldn't that be Hoddlesy?
Or would he be Hoddley?