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It used to be entertaining. So many things are wrong with the game. Most of them linked directly to money. It cant come as a surprise either. Back when premier league was first mooted it was pointed out that this would inevitably lead to a concentration of wealth at the biggest clubs that would reduce competition. The same with the champions league format which is just a way to guarantee incme to the elite clubs by elimating the upsets inherent in knockout formats. Add in the sugar daddy money and general corruption in the governing bodies and this is what we get. A pair of competitions that are merely parades of wealth where the winners are drawn from the same narrow pool year after year with a very strong correlation between money spent and placement. The minor trophies are rendered meaningless by the money involved in the two main ones. The FA Cup, which i would skinned my grandmother to win in the 80s is an irrelevance now. Well done to all concerned. They have managed to destroy the romance that made the game what it was. Its a corporate borefest these days. PSG, City, Chelsea ffs. One wouldnt mind if the success was based on some intangible formula - a well run organisation, a maverick manager, some wise signings, a well moulded team spirit. Team building. A competitive edge between well matched clubs. You could argue that city et al have all these things but its built on the back of unlimited finances. We were as guilty as anyone of spending big, but the playing field was more level then (In fact, we were even regarded as tight in wage terms for many years). If we attracted a high spending benefactor we’d be back in the european mix within two seasons. And it would still be shite. There needs to be more level competition. Even the yanks, those free market fundamentalists, have spending and salary caps in their sports to keep them honest. There is absolutely no chance of a team emerging based on footballing nowse and prowess in any of the european leagues. No Deportivo will come through and upset the apple cart. No newly promoted team can mount a challenge to the top teams. There will never be another Brian Clough’s Derby or Forest. A small well run club holding their own. They dont even want to. They wont even try to win a trophy if it means they sacrifice the chance to finish twelfth. The financial power of the big clubs sucks all the talent away from the ones that missed the boat. Within and across leagues. No chance Ajax or Red Star could keep any budding talent. |
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The gimps have got away with murder.. they must laughing themselves silly at all the fans lining their pockets.. Bastards |
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But there certainly is a hypocrisy about this. Not you but the wider state of the game. Tottenham have done a very fine job of going from a bottom mid table club to a Champions League side, competing and finishing above teams with far higher budgets and wage bills. Yet their players and manager are constantly told, reminded, advised to move away if they want to achieve something. Little old Tottenham will regress to a mean once Kane, Alli et al decide to chase the glory rather than stick around and build glory there. Makes me laugh when their wage structure gets criticised as if securing players on long deals and sensible wages is a bad thing. Southampton have churned out many talented players through their academy and smart recruitment but there was a limit to how far they could go. For a while they were the best of the rest, at times running the top four close, but they couldn't hold onto their best players. The clubs who do things the right way ultimately get bullied by the status quo. You can have your fun for a little while but there comes a point when enough is enough. Virgil van Dijk for 75m. If he's that talented why didn't Liverpool, or any top four outfit take him on from Celtic. The wider point is they're happy to let other clubs do the development and polishing and when it's all done they'll get the chequebook out. |
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let's not be bitter old women concerning the state of the premiership:
we haven't been under funded or anything like that. we are simplying not very good in the transfer market... when city were buying players like de Bruyne, we were buyijg di maria...depay.... etc players like mane, salah have all moved clubs at affordable prices as well... Our squad is our own doing. |
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Who have we actually missed out on? Perisic? That It? We signed some good players some shit but most have been completely different because we've had three entirely different managers since Fergie. If we actually had a plan for what we want to be as a team we'd have a squad that reflects it. |
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Even without comparing the spending to City, how on earth Fergie expected us to remain relevant challengers domestically and in Europe whilst investing so little in top class players is just incredible. You can't under invest like that for 6 years and expect not to eventually get left behind. That's where we are now, we're going to have to spend twice as much as them to get to where they are. |
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