I really dont get this 'managers not having control of transfers', if a manager has a vision for his team, then he needs to be free to bring in who he wants to fit into that vision, not just to be given a player that fits into someone else's vision because that player either wont get played, or will be played in a way that isnt suited to him.
thas the problem with DOF ,don't know why fsg are so into it..i suspect cause they see it as a money maker,bring young sell high. its never going to work in the prem,the rumours are that martinez will settle for final say on players.still a problem for me cause how hard is a DOF going to push for a martinez player if the DOF fancies someone else or gets a bigger bonus by signing a different player..its murky.