Citeh often get hammered for "buying the league" but they've spent less than others in the top 10 in the last 10 years
People have very short memories. Man Yoo spent fortunes in the Ferguson era and still do. Liverpool used to win the league in late 70s, early 80s then go out and buy the best 1 or 2 players available and throw them in the reserve team until they were ready for 1st team action. None of this is new but the sums of money involved are now bonkers
None of this is new but the sums of money involved are now bonkers
Even Sunderland were known as the "Bank of England" club in the 1940's and had a big financial scandal in 1957. Fined and directors suspended.
Citeh often get hammered for “buying the league” but they’ve spent less than others in the top 10 in the last 10 years
If anyone thinks its easy to 'buy a league' than I'd point them in the direction of Everton - 600 million in and nailed on relegation, Chelsea - 650 million THIS SEASON ALONE and presently in 11th and absolutely dismal! and United - Pogba, over his contract, cost us 350 million in transfer fees and wages and was utter shite then left on a free!
Oh, that it was that easy. Like most problems, just throwing money at it rarely does the trick. All the examples above tried it and failed because they all had one thing in common... absolutely clueless owners who thought that throwing money at it was the solution and not addressing the real issue, which is their own appalling management
There's still a direct correlation between huge financial backing and success. Prior to their takeover you wouldn't consider city in the top ten. Same with Chelsea 20 years previously.
Even Sunderland were known as the “Bank of England” club in the 1940’s and had a big financial scandal in 1957. Fined and directors suspended.
Manchester united needed city fans to have a whip round fund their kits (hence the nickname the rags) before a businessman bought the club and started injecting money.
Liverpool went on a quite remarkable spending spree to buy their way out of the second division in the 60's to kickstart their success.
Prior to their takeover you wouldn’t consider city in the top ten.
There was a time, within my lifetime, when Aston Villa and Everton would have had the highest average league position. I suspect that even before the takeover city would still have been in the top 10 in the average league position table.
It seems that the people who try and bash city's history, don't actually know much history.
And are not from Manchester... probably from Salford, Staines, Singapore or Stockholm
There’s still a direct correlation between huge financial backing and success.
Except in Reading's case, obviously. 🙂 Didn't you get done for financial misconduct by the EFL and docked points a while back? Who owns you these days?
I suspect that even before the takeover city would still have been in the top 10 in the average league position table.
Top ten twice in the previous half-decade, I think. Obviously the investment was transformative, but shrewd management and buying the right players (mostly) made a massive difference as well.
Mainly Renhe Sports Management Ltd after a succession of dodgy foreign owners.
No financial irregularities, the money was just resting in the account.
1-0 down ATM so will playing market towns next year.
Tractor Boys are Championship bound! 🎉
Was hoping for a Plymouth cock-up but that can wait until the next game. Fantastic result from the Tractor Boys, what a way to secure promotion!
Fantastic result from the Tractor Boys, what a way to secure promotion!
Goal difference currently +66 👍
Just popped on to get an update on how everyones got on
Some happy, some not so much?
Well done to the Tractor Boys!
A couple more goal-fests today. The Brighton score? WTF?
Can't believe United v Villa isn't televised tomorrow. It should be an absolute corker and I'm not confident at all after the 2nd half collapse to Spuds. Somehow I've ended up with a house full of scousers again tomorrow for the Liverpool Spurs game
@neilnevill - can you lend me a Spurs top? 😀
Mainly Renhe Sports Management Ltd after a succession of dodgy foreign owners.
No financial irregularities, the money was just resting in the account.
1-0 down ATM so will playing market towns next year.
Got a draw in the end so still not officially down, but we're stood on the chalk mark, the hood's over our head and Huddersfield are moving to the lever with their 2 games in hand.
But - it's not over yet. Huddersfield's games are not nailed on, away at Cardiff and then Sheff Utd in mid week. They need 4 or more from them to make next weekend's game against us irrelevant. A win and a loss, 2 draws, or less and there's still all to play for. 2 losses in particular - would make their GD go below ours and then a draw favours us, one win one loss for them could push their GD below or level to ours and make a win still enough for us on the last day by GD. So many permutations.
And then Rotherham have 'Boro tomorrow but Wigan on last day, so although Wigan are down the professional pride of ****ing someone else's season up can be strong. And Rotherham have shit GD too, so they could end up below both us and Hudds.
And then finally -
Who manages Huddersfield?
Who used to manage Sheff Utd and Cardiff and is loved by them?
And who hates Reading?
Our fate is almost literally in the hands of Neil Warnock.....
97th minute winner for bradford today, playing second in the table Northampton. Dented the cobblers hopes of auto promotion temporarily, and definitely boosted our play off position. Woop 😁
If you’ve not watched MOTD from last night then it’s worth a viewing just for the Pascal Groß screamer which it’s difficult to see not being goal of the season. Gazza-esque!
Edit: Here we are
https://twitter.com/eurofootcom/status/1652419538598744065?s=46&t=1lK7Dw1b6RqGJyvufO-trQ
I think he's been watching a Luis Suarez YouTube highlights vid ( not the biting one)
Southampton haven't read the script here mind!
In Eddie we trust....
2nd Half - Touches in opposition box - Newcastle 30 - Southampton 0
I would love to know what he says at half time?
Spurs showing real consistency!
Edit, almost a blueprint of last Sunday!!😀
Spurs 2 down in 5 minutes......they couldn't could they. It's beyond Spursey
Liverpool to out-do Newcastle against Spurs? 😂
I know Romero is a World Cup winner, but he is abysmal. So is Porro. And Dier. And Davies. Kane is the only player we have who could get in any other team in the league. The rest of them are ****.
I can just imagine Nagelsmann watching this and thinking "yup, Spurs are the team for me".
BBC reporting there are Spurs fans leaving already
Another round of refunds for Spurs travelling fans?
Great comment by Gary Neville
“Looks like the Spurs players are going to be reimbursing the fans again. They might as well set up a direct debit”
😂
Spurs being ever more Spursey, they aren't out of this yet!
Kane trying to get a fellow pro sent off again, why is he allowed so much access to the ref to give pointers every game?
As Spursey as it gets!
Spare a thought for the Spurs fans who are already on the train...
Will feel like a loss for Liverpool, this one. EDIT... It's the hope that kills you, eh?
Wot!?🤣
Spurs do their best comeback of the year, then turn Spursy within 30 seconds 😂
Who's Ryan Mason's assistant?
Gary Neville just described it as ‘the most Tottenham thing ever!’ 🤣
That was absolutely bonkers!!
Jurgie’s done his hamstring though. Out for the season?
As soon as Milner came on I put my standard bet for him to get carded (at 13/1) even though there was only 7 minutes left. He came up trumps, as always 😂
Leicester Everton tonight. Proper 6 pointer etc. etc.
Apart from Everton fans, would anyone miss them in the top flight?
They’d have the biggest, shiniest new ground in the Championship
Some scrap this. Shame for Coleman, looked like a career ender.
You can’t beat a good old 6 pointer relegation ding-dong at the business end of the season 😃
Hope Coleman is ok. How old is he now? He seems to have been around forever
Big Sam Allardyce is apparently being touted as a replacement for Gracia to try and keep Leeds in the Premier League. This is desperation at its finest. Can't believe this was the club which was so inspired in appointing Bielsa only a few years ago.
#MOT
An interesting view on the competitiveness of the league
2-0 to Chelsea tonight. This is going to be an uncomfortable collapse in the final games of the season.
Saliba still sidelined which is a big miss.
The race for the top 4 will be very interesting, especially that 4th place.
I think Chelsea are so poor at the moment they'd lose if they played themselves at tiddlywinks
Frank Lampard is an awful manager enabled by the London biased media and moronic owners/fans etc. etc.
If Newcastle beat Arsenal on Sunday, that'll put us closer to them 2nd place than Liverpool in 5th
(given that Arsenal have gone a bit Spursy lately...................)
