- Apr 21, 2005
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Can't see anything going wrong now. That 400k a week will have his eyes gleaming and United are clearly pulling out all the stops to get him. Only way it happens if City have a change of heart.
I'm starting to lose interest in the PL now, every club (us excluded) only seem to care about throwing money at players that will help them win stuff NOW rather then develop their own or buy a player to develop. It's boring and goes against everything that I enjoy about the game, and most fans are only concerned about getting one over on a rival fan rather than actually take pride in their club. Not enough people love the game for what it's supposed to be about.
It's happened to Arsenal - although I couldn't give shit about them - they've fallen into the cycle of spending obscene money on players getting to the end of their peak rather than try to change the attitude at the club with players you could mould. Like what Poch did.
*Having said that at least Pep does buy potential, coach them and integrate them (Jesus & Sane).
I hear you on this, but Poch and Spurs aren't exactly guilt-free in this area
We've dropped £35m on Sanchez who came straight into the team and another £30m on Sissoko
Added to that, the likes of Sonny, Llorente, Jansen, Aurier, etc, etc have been bought for large fees, relative to 99% of football clubs that exist
Spurs are certainly living within their means, but they still pay out large fees for players and wages
Even academy grown players are expensive, relative to smaller clubs, when you consider the complicated coaching, scouting and facilities infrastructure in play to bring these young players through
This is now the state of the modern game at the highest level