Craig Burley
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If that was me, I'd be saying... It's because they got the money, Greg.
But where's their scouting system, though, to go and find these players in the first place?
Why are they leaving these players?
It's a bit like Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool.
People say, well, there was a great bit of business from Liverpool.
Celtic signed him from Groningen, as you well know, for a pittance.
Southampton signed Van Dijk from Celtic because all the clubs in England were saying, oh, he can't play in England because the Scottish league's terrible.
And then Liverpool pay, I think it was a world record fee.
So I think the bigger clubs, and I include Man United in this, their recruitment of low-cost, unheard-of players has to be better.
We might have sort of digressed this.
No, I agree, he made the most of it.
No, I know, but, you know, look, I hear what you're saying, I hear what you're saying, but I... And I think it's un... Wow, that's a dive, man.
I think it's unquestionable that, unfortunately, in today's game,
I think it's unquestionable that that's going to be given as a free kick.
Now, I'm not arguing with you that it's not the first time he's sort of thrown himself over.