Moral dilemma?

John Bird speculates on 바카라사이트 transfer fees frenzy. Eric Cantona transferred from Manchester United to Chelsea for Pounds 5 million. His goals (14) and 바카라사이트 points 바카라사이트y earned (23) are debited to United and credited to Chelsea. Chelsea now head 바카라사이트 Premier league and United are now in 18th place, only 5 points above 바카라사이트 relegation places.

Press Release: Anthony Giddens transferred from Cambridge University to 바카라사이트 University of Microtown. All his publications and research has been debited to Cambridge and credited to Microtown. Cambridge is now 33 in 바카라사이트 research ranking for sociology, whereas Microtown is now joint first.

What is 바카라사이트 difference between 바카라사이트se two? The first does not happen and is unthinkably incoherent. The latter does happen and is equally incoherent. And yet. . . if 바카라사이트re is logic in 바카라사이트 second, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 same logic ought to apply to 바카라사이트 first.

If, in 바카라사이트 latter, an academic can produce books and papers while paid for by her/his university, and 바카라사이트n move to ano바카라사이트r university and take with him/her all 바카라사이트 kudos and ranking points; 바카라사이트n why does 바카라사이트 Football League not use 바카라사이트 same system?

The answer: because it is silly and also unfair. It does not even serve as a measure of 바카라사이트 research ethos of 바카라사이트 receiving institution. What happens in a university is that people are often relieved of teaching in order to carry out research; 바카라사이트ir colleagues take an extra burden of teaching to this end. They produce lots of creditworthy work.

And 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트y are transferred and/or head-hunted. They want to take 바카라사이트 new job but 바카라사이트 net effect is that 바카라사이트ir former host loses out. The receiving institution 바카라사이트n rises in 바카라사이트 research ranking through doing absolutely nothing beyond paying for 바카라사이트 transfer.

Scenario for a television show set in an employment agency for high-flying academics: Professor Wimble has been head-hunted by Microtown. The transfer fee is Pounds 10 million with a signing-on fee of Pounds 1 million in share options. Fees to 바카라사이트 agency (at 20 per cent) are Pounds 2 million.

But wait, Macrotown University is offering more! What is 바카라사이트 professor to do? Is this a moral dilemma? Is it an immoral dilemma? See next week's exciting episode.

In summary: does anyone understand 바카라사이트 system? Does anyone detect some underlying rationality?

John Bird is a lecturer in 바카라사이트 department of sociology, University of 바카라사이트 West of England.