tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090635589834254874.post1829577328659542228..comments2023-05-09T08:27:15.704-07:00Comments on Goops' Premier League Tips: Get used to it, money rulesGoops!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04335600439606243384noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090635589834254874.post-12267686881612311532010-08-26T07:23:35.230-07:002010-08-26T07:23:35.230-07:00Decent riposte Derek. I'm not going to argue ...Decent riposte Derek. I'm not going to argue that a big 4 mentality exists and that i'm hardly writing this from a purely objective stance. So i actually agree it would indeed be good for the PL to break the Establishment stranglehold and have more teams challenging for the league. That's why Spurs breaking into the top 4 has been widely greeted with joy. They deserve it and whilst they have also spent good money to get there it's not been at the expense of football morality. You can't be a fan of £200k a week for Yaya Toure. Is that the only way to attract players to City? I don't think so. Whilst, as you rightly say, Utd and Liverpool are being 'raped' by their owners, City could have taken the opportunity to formulate a strategy - a 2-3 year plan - to knock the Big 4 off their perch which would have been largely applauded. Instead there is no strategy. There is no rhyme or reason to the spending. There's no effort to build a decent spine first and then supplement with experience. It's all about instant gratification and misguided hope it will all fall into place. It is this 'kamikaze' spending, to quote your favourite man, that most fans resent, even those outside the Establishment. If it works, in the short term it may change the dynamic of the Premier league but actually in the longer term it is extremely bad for football.Goops!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04335600439606243384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090635589834254874.post-62826215588652633862010-08-26T01:01:09.015-07:002010-08-26T01:01:09.015-07:00Goops,
With respect, I think you have a Big 4 men...Goops,<br /><br />With respect, I think you have a Big 4 mentality. The Establishment of ManU, Chelsea, Arsenal & Liverpool think it is their divine right to occupy the top four berths in the Premier league and to play in the Champions league every year, often against each other. They see no problem with the fact that this nets them huge wealth and makes most of the best players want to play for them, thereby creating a huge chasm between them and the rest of the Premier league.<br />The Establishment watches Spurs in the Champions league this season and waits to laugh smugly when they come out of their depth. They hate Man City buying good players and playing well because City are nouveaux riche rather than old money. They think its fine to trouser all of the Champions league cash but not fine to secure funding from other means.<br />Those outside of the Establishment take a different view. We remember when English football fans disparaged the Scots because only two teams could win the league until it became the same in England. We remember when teams like Derby, Forest and Aston Villa won the league and when Man Utd slipped, albeit briefly, into the second tier.<br />Those outside the Establishment applaud Spurs for finally making it interesting by breaking into the top 4. We feel frustrated that Everton who have been consistently excellent just can’t do it because the system conspires against anyone breaking the Establishment monopoly. Dare I say it, but the hostility to Man City and our new found wealth is a feature of the Establishment, with those outside feeling we deserve our place in the sun – we have waited long enough.<br />The shocking thing about this year is surely not so much the amount that Man City have spent but the amount that Man City have had to spend to bridge the chasm. If you factor in that Man U and Liverpool are being raped by their owners then Man City’s net spending advantage is even greater. But that is the nature of the chasm and the Establishment never complained about it before.<br />Whilst I do resent the amount of money the top players earn, the disruption of the Big 4 cartel is a wholly good thing for the Premiership and for football.DeckersEckershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867463971335682507noreply@blogger.com