Soccerlens is a big fan of statistics, as Scott the Red’s in-depth rundown of last season’s Premier League data showed. In fact, statistics show that 83 per cent of all Soccerlens writers are fans of statistics. So when we heard that statistical evidence had been uncovered which proved that Julian Dicks was more expensive than Robbie Keane, we had to investigate. The argument has been put together by Paul Tomkins in his column on Liverpool’s official website and will form the basis of a new book he has written. Tomkins has pumped considerable time into researching Liverpool’s (and other clubs’) transfer history. Instead of simply looking at the bottom line, he has viewed each transfer within the economic climate of the time by comparing it to the then British record transfer fee. By that reckoning, a £110,000 deal in 1961 is...
[read full story]
Your Web Site
