4% interest on an investment is pretty good isn't it? Same as decent shares, better than money in a bank, & interest rates aren't likely to rise. Then there's player price rises on top - which is down to individual choices. Plus football is a proven product; unlike coins, & coins were all about price rises. I'd rather own a Peter Crouch share than a Kanye West coin. Plus the whole thing is fun anyway.

The Arsenal squad is really average & Ramsey/Ozil, prob the most talented and interesting players are being frozen out - I think, sadly, it's a squad to avoid in general now. Similarly with Chelsea. Might as well buy Liverpool/Man U/talented youngsters in the PL and be done with it

I think so - it was only a few months ago he was having his spec-tac-u-lar CL final.

He's going to carry on having games like that for a few years yet ...

technically brilliant, great temperament, let's see those rockets launch!

It tends to be the steady dividend builders who survive, when the masses get a kick

Though, to be entirely fair, he's a new project on the go, is worth 50 million & is a member of the Order of Merit - could be worse

I'd just like to remind the world Tim Berners-Lee invented the internet, walked past the British Library without patenting it, then gave it away for free. In no way could this be characterised as "nice but dim".

Actually, on second thoughts ...

I'd just like to remind the world that Wayne Rooney, England's most capped player, slept with a 46 year old lady, who just happened to be a grandmother. I should think she was very happy about it, & I hope she and her dear grandchild are doing very well

@dannypea I pretty much go along with what you've said - I think he's still getting going - he looked good at the WC, seems to have a good temperament, a lot of skill, still young - hopefully one to grow into the game & fulfil his potential