‘Transfer junkies act like spoiled youngsters who get advised they cannot have what they need’

The transfer window closes on Monday and spoiled children around the country will cry they didn’t get what they asked for in the toy shop.

I say children. I mean grown adults. Because that’s what it has become. It is quite tragic. Transfer junkies are like kids in the month of December when they’re being asked what they want for Christmas.

They don’t like being told they can’t have something and believe everything they don’t have is better than what they have. The only thing that will solve a team’s performances is a brand new sparkly wrapped up signing.

It could be a £30m Patrick Dorgu from Lecce, a £65m Jhon Duran from Aston Villa or a £50m Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich. Any player will be better than whatever player the club already has in the eyes of signing-obsessed supporters.

Now the majority of those who act like brats over transfers spread their bile on social media where they get an audience for it. But if you stand or sit in stands at some of the biggest grounds you also hear it.

“Why don’t they just sign player X from club X?” That’ll solve all the issues. Not from everyone, we must add.

The problem is it is the supporters on social media who then lose nothing when the club they support is forced to put up the ticket prices to balance the books. Now this column constantly argues against ticket price rises and has hit out against greedy investors and owners who get punters to pay for a club’s bad spending or management.

The clubs make millions from TV deals and sponsors so that money – plus the millions they already get from ticket revenue – should be enough to cover the cost of their spending. Yet if you’re spending the next 48 hours or so before the window closes crying out for your club to spend millions on a player you only set eyes on because some football hipster account on social media put a compilation together then don’t moan when you’re asked to pay more.

You give up that right when you cry that you cannot survive without that left wing back that you never heard of until a certain account on X told you he was the next best thing.

Some supporters seem to live off transfer windows and seem disappointed when they have to get back to focussing on the football. Maybe it’s a generation of fans who became obsessed with games like Football Manager and FIFA.

But then there’s older ones who act the same way, too. Maybe try just watching the game and supporting the players you do have.

SCHEDULE CLASH A MISS FOR WOMEN

Are they really trying to grow the women’s game? Is everyone on board with that? Because it doesn’t look like it.

Last Sunday night, Manchester United’s men’s team were down in London taking on Fulham. While in Leigh near Manchester, the women’s side were beating Brighton at the same time.

On Wednesday, Liverpool’s women’s team were away at West Ham in the FA Cup while the men’s team were in Champions League action against PSV Eindhoven. Now surely if you’re going to grow interest in the womens’ teams then you need a crossover from those who support the mens’ outfits.

So why are they scheduling these games at the same time? You are also turning people away who may want to go to watch the women’s team in person because it is cheaper and more accessible as they will be tempted to stay at home and watch the men’s team on TV. Common sense is needed.

ONSIDE

Cody Gakpo getting a warm welcome back at PSV. Nice touch from Dutch fans.

OFFSIDE

Jordan Henderson asking to leave Ajax for Monaco then doing a U-turn? He’s made a mess of it all.