If you can prove to me with a valid argument then I’d change my mind but so far I see nothing but money being thrown around to buy some of the best players in the league

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    11 months ago

    Kind of all they are, and dodgy deals, why they are being investigated for over 100 breaches of FFP.

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    11 months ago

    It’s bad now in terms of the total amount of money spent but the reality is it has always been the same since professional football formed. Apart from the odd exception such as Blackburn Rovers or Leicester winning the prem league, the champions are always one of the top spending teams.

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      11 months ago

      Blackburn were the first check book club. They spent a rediculous amount of money for the time and won because of it, just that the numbers look smaller than we’re used to and they faded fast, so people just forgot thats what happened

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    11 months ago

    I’m waiting for the day that a team with zero wages and zero transfer fees challenges for the cup.

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    11 months ago

    We all know they spend their way to trophies, but that isn’t uncommon. The real problem is is that they have most likely done it illegally with a possible 100 breaches…

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    11 months ago

    If uefa instituted a salary cap like our leagues have here in the states, this problem disappears overnight. No team should sink or swim because some mega billionaire wants a new plaything. City is just a symptom of a much, much larger problem.

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    11 months ago

    Yes, money buys success. ( obviously not 100 percent garenteed) Do you think people don’t know this? Will you repeat the same thing every year.

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    Every top team buys success. It’s not like city is the only team spending money they just use it more efficiently than other teams. Utd have spent the same amount of money in the last 10 years, yet obviously it’s not working. Chelsea are spending ridiculous amounts, Barcelona, and Madrid also do the same thing. You can’t hold it against city that they have great scouts and a great manager that maximize their spending.

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    11 months ago

    Well other teams have been throwing around money and have shit to show for it, so if you’re saying money=wins then I don’t think that tracks. The thing with City is that they spend their money wisely and more often than not their signings turn out performing to their standards. They have great scouting and contract structure allowing them to almost rebuild teams while still in a competing position. Speaking as a United fan, it invigorates me to see their success and I hope the oil fields all go up in smoke, but it’s not just money it’s how they’ve used it.

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    Man City have spent their money more effectively than the other teams, that’s the main difference. United, Liverpool, and Chelsea have all spent crazy cash but it hasn’t worked as well for them. Everyone is trying to buy the league, but City have just been better at it than the others.