http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...an-Citys-100m-spree-wont-win-Premier-Lge.html Tomorrow's piece from John Terry about sporting integrity will be interesting http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...lYGwDg&usg=AFQjCNGgLxG7iBKxI9PGl73yWesG-ogztw
Not really irony is it. All he's basically said is its going to be a tough season and there is no guarantee of success. Unless of course you believe City have already won the league. As for the JT thing, have you ever considered exactly who it is that made him the centre of attention? Now thats irony.
I can assure you that money bought city the league title and FA cup Perhaps Chelsea were always going to embark on the most successful period in their history without Romans wallet? Who knew
Cech's is hardly ironic. What he's said is a perfectly valid and true point. A good squad on paper means nothing. The second article is a farce considering that every player does so. (Rooney, Hazard, Miereles have all done it in recent times). People just assume its Terry being a cock because most rightly or wrongly hate him. Either way, it was purely a media bandwagon to spite Terry, nothing in it at all. A club captain should be present in all celebrations in my mind.
I'm not denying money is needed but its not a guarantee. It needs go on the right players, the right manager and have the right spirit within the squad. If money was truly the only criteria, then you must conclude both Chelsea and City have severely underperformed.
I think you could say that; and its been for the best. We have realised as a club that we need structure and stability through it all, and now have one of the best club set ups in the country. City haven't yet realised that.
QPR are a great example. They had the money but they spent poorly and weren't united as a squad. And now they're back in the championship.
The funniest thing I've learnt today is that the font of all football knowledge, Paulpowersleftfoot, reads The Sun
IF , and boy it's a big IF, Jose gets a few seasons with RA and his cronies keeping their noses out of it, we have everything in place for an extended run at the top of the tree. We have great young players in the team, great young players coming through, great experienced players still right in the mix, a great manager and great team spirit. We look good with FFP rules. Rooney at 200G a week could upset the apple cart, hope thats just newspaper bollocks. Good player for us , but not at team disruptive salary.
Since Jimmy Hill overturned the maximum wage condition in the early 60's money has always had a large bearing on success and failure! Would Wigan have spent so long in the Prem without Mr Whelans money? True competition can recommence when PPL kicks in and everyone has to balance their books!
Hope you're right BM2, but. Having seen it in various forms in other sports, I think it will simply make the big teams bigger and the small teams smaller, the opposite from what is intended. Sadly, the market ALWAYS wins, even beats Governments, so FIFA is no chance to legislate to make everyone equal.
The only way to get a true level playing field is if every club could only spend the same amount as the poorest club. Otherwise some will always spend more than others.
