It was much the same in Trinidad. A couple guys that I worked with were just outright city fans. The Barcelona fans like them because of Pep. Everyone else that were fans of other clubs just admired the football they play without really talking about the origin of their finances or whatever. No one seems to really care.
City and Financial Doping | Charged by PL with numerous FFP breaches
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Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
cheating is okay if you win sure
look I know you're just wumming but surely you can come up with something better than this?
I’m not wummming, the richest teams win, it’s how it’s always been.
I don't believe you
Don't think anyone is disputing that just the fact that they've bent a lot of rules to 'achieve' what they've done is more the big issue.
Also, I don't understand how fans of clubs like Spurs, Villa or any of those outside the top 4 aren't angered by the likes of City and Newcastle and maybe even United soon becoming state sponsored clubs that just eliminate all competition through infinite wealth cheats.
You achieved a decent amount of stability under Poch and had a good plan and a good team for a few years, but something like that is going to be far harder for you to achieve in the future with football going the way it is. Do you really not feel any resentment towards the oil clubs when they not only have infinite money but also brazenly cheat and flout regulations designed for fairer competition?
The rules are there for every team. Otherwise Saudis could just spend 1 billion on Newcastle every season. Other smaller clubs could then also spend and just increase their debt if it didn’t have any consequences. It’s a restriction for every club if they have to spend within their limits. When the rules weren’t there they weren’t there for anyone. If they are there, one team can’t just repeatedly break them and get away with it. It’s not complicated despite your „spending more, earn more“ questions.
When United won you were the richest team, at the end of the day most money is dirty money, yes city bought the treble, but really so did United. Its all bullshit, money will alway win.
so close
Pissing myself that the headline of todays newspapers is "Marcus Rashford splits with long time partner"
Of course I’m angered, but really what the feck can we do? I was angered 2 decades ago when United could outbid us and take our players? Kitty as that right?
It’s much fairer having the royal families from oil states buying up football clubs and backrolling the ones which they see fit. Can’t see any problems with competition there.
What can you do? If it wasn't for City, Spurs would be one notch higher on the table and City would be in the Championship yo-yoing back and forward with the Prem. Lets be real here, the biggest losers of these state clubs like Newcastle and City are the likes of Spurs, Leicester etc. I'd be even angrier with them. Post-sir Alex we wereALWAYS gonna have a dip. We deserved our success, and it's pathetic to pretend we didn't.
There is no rule about spending the most, never has been and never will be. United spend the most now.
Also sad as the really big loser from the whole City debacle is the League Cup… the one bit of silverware that was semi-regularly won (or competed in the final) by the traditionally less successful teams. Blackburn, Birmingham, Leicester, Swansea, Middlesborough & Spurs all won it in the 21st century before City’s rise… most of the “big” sides would play their kids… whereas now, as City have been able to hoard a near world class third string of £50m + players, over last 10 years they’ve won it 6 times… with the other 4 times also being big clubs, who now take it a lot more seriously as it’s the only chance to claw back some pots (United comparatively only won it 4 times over the entire 26-year Fergie era)
So yeah, weird state of affairs to see the fans directly disenfranchised by all this simping for them just to own United fans.
United's success 1993-2013 wasn't based on out spending their rivals though.
Well, judging by other fan's reactions to City's charges i honestly don't think a lot of people are that bothered by it and are probably more interested in bantering either United or Liverpool or Arsenal etc. Also United's financial strength until Sir Alex left was funded by the club's success and historical stature.
i won’t disagree with you but it really doesn’t matter where money comes from, I don’t like brutal states more t than you but at the end of the day, a lot of money from us is invested in them.
Agreed a good generation of players, probably never gonna be seen again, still I’d say you spent alot on wages. With a sprinkle of signings.
That’s kind of the definition of fair. Attracting more fans leading towards more success sounds logical enough to me.
Trust me I’d much rather United win than City, but not will say the sport has changed, they won, fair play. I’m sure if United we’re bankrolled you wouldn’t really give a shit.
Thats not sport, it’s a monololy, your just pissed cause City spent better and probably less and won?
Correct, we were the richest team but most seasons we were still outspent by other clubs and the season we won The Treble was the first season we were highest spenders as we signed both Yorke and Stam that season.
Look I really don’t mind the spending, but when people question where the money is from makes me laugh. It’s all money, and most isn’t made from a decent place.
I feel slightly warmer about things when I read your posts.
People keep making comments like this.
Do you REALLY not see any difference between what United and City have done?
I think we'll struggle to explain it to you if you've not picked up on it by now.
And that’s only because in the previous seasons we spent little. In 95 we even had a high minus net spend because we sold our 3 star players and bought no one.
If your a rouge state, or a company investing in a rouge state I really don’t see the difference no, money is money it gets invested and multiplied. You won when you had good owners and an unbelievable generation of players, time have changed, money wins, no one really cares where the money is generated.
City is more like Espanyol, Liverpool are our main rivals. It sucks that city won but it is what it is.
with what opposition though?
What can we do? We can expect the authorities to get off their collective arses and actually enforce the rules that everyone else has to follow, that’s what. Stop comparing the City situation to United’s dominant era. We didn’t cheat, it’s as simple as that.
Well clearly the league do, unless you missed the 115 charges?
Do you tend to miss things easily?
(i'm going to assume you're not on the windup talking about rouge, (i.e. something red) as opposed to rogue (eg dishonest) )
I’m on the beer it’s hot, leave me aloneWell clearly the league do, unless you missed the 115 charges?
Do you tend to miss things easily?
(i'm going to assume you're not on the windup talking about rouge, (i.e. something red) as opposed to rogue (eg dishonest) )
.Spurs fans being WUMs on this forum shocker.
How did United become so rich?
It's not easy being the 4th biggest team in your own city.
(Yep, we can do it too
)Your about to be bought out by a Saudi ffs, come back to me next year.
I'm not sure it's a wind up, I think it's actually, without being rude, utter ignorance being shown.
Seems odd to air it on a United forum though instead of to a dipsh!t mate in the park
Spending incredibly well after the PL was wet up, while our Mr Sugar done feck all.
Why would I come back to you next year? Your points right now are absolute shite