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

  • thorvaldnespy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Isn’t that the point? What teams are you aware of that care about winning and aren’t attempting to buy the best players?

    Do you have an alternate path to success for a professional sports club?

  • Slutzlo@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

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

  • PhobosTheBrave@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    That’s not how “proof” works.

    If you have a belief, it is on you to prove it, not for others to disprove it.

    I’m not saying you’re wrong, but how would you prove your statement OP?

  • Ceejayncl@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Almost all modern day sporting success is down to money. In English Football before Man City it was Chelsea who were challenging Man Utd, who they themselves kept buying players. Arsenal had a few one off years of success. Blackburn also had a year of success thanks to Jack Walkers money. Before Man Utd was Liverpool and Everton thanks to the Moores family in the 70’s-80’s. Before that you are going back to Man Utd in the 50’s-60’s who bought all the good youngsters.

    • GetRidMan@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Im sure the correlation to money and results goes all the way back. Remember reading that the early 1900’s shows the same thing. Sort of explains why its always cities which have the best team, towns and villages didn’t have as many fans so couldn’t compete in monetary terms in the early days.

      In a more general reply, Buying the best player doesn’t guarantee success. Man Utd have bought a lot of seriously good players. Its the whole club that makes a team competitive. Man city are very well run and their facilities and academy help too. Lazy to just insinuate money is the only reason.

  • Kaninachaocb@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Last time Man Shitty have world class players like Uwe Rosler, Steve Lomas and Nicky Summerbee….much better than the current crop 😘

  • Dorko30@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 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.

  • Aggravating-Tower317@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    arsenal buy
    spurs buy
    man city buy
    man utd buy

    man city are just much better at getting in players and have a world class manager. no need to cry about their success

    • JBooogz@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I often used to see United fans saying things like they didn’t “buy their success like city” it was organically generated by the club lol

  • Kaziki@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’d also say a lot of other teams have spend similarly and bought failure instead, I can’t defend how City spend ethically but certain other teams including my own have done so as well with little to show for it!

  • kw2006@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    City won 300m from their treble last season. By this logic they should have been way ahead in the table especially with their world best manager.

  • jaharac@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You can attribute some of their success to the money but it detracts from their scouting, managers etc. man Utd have spent more, why aren’t they as successful?