They couldn't compete with us last season so they bought a better team. It's they way of the world. No matter how much we improve our finances with new stadium etc, we still won't be able to compete financially with a team that isn't bound by normal accounting. If they don't overtake us this season it will happen one day. Meanwhile the pundits will rave about how great a manager Pep is, give us no credit for nearly competing with all this cash, and all the kids will start supporting the most successful (richest) teams and there you have it. Football as we know it is dead.