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I think that's a twofold thing - some clubs have probably sat on their arses, while we've been very creative and secondly, we've had the money upfront to build things like a 300m training complex that's attracted sponsors like Etihad - whilst other clubs haven't had 300m lying around to do that...

Ozil and Sanchez weren't mega names. Ozil was the bigger name. But, they've won nothing in recent years either. City on the other hand have had massive media exposure in recent years, and winning the PL twice has really put us on the map and made our brand exciting. Arsenal make more from...

If I'm The Sheik, I can build you a shop to sell things, and you can keep the profits from that shop. If I'm FSG, I can build you a shop to sell things, but I will need the money back for the cost of the shop first, then you can make profits thereafter - it's a massive advantage to us and it's...

I would say we're in a very nice position now, we aren't dominating like some feared we might, but we're competitive. I think we've generally been pretty poor with transfers - as have Liverpool and United. Wasteful with money let's say. All in all, we now have a damn good team, but we're still a...

Yes but we have been able to spend on infrastructure and other clubs in other countries to help promote the City brand, we have been creative with FFP outside of the UK as a result of having the financial clout to do that... Arsenal have not, nor have Liverpool, or even United and Chelsea. We...

Yes, especially for owners who want a return. An owner who doesn't want a financial return (like a Sheik) is a different thing - his 'return' isn't money, it's other matters - like promoting Abu Dhabi PR and business etc. With that sort of owner, Liverpool could do as City have done - but they...

We should be worried about United, yes. They aren't going to just fade away without a fight - we've already seen the levels of spending they are wiling to engage in, and it's not over yet. Damn right we should be worried (although 'worried' isn't the best term). They are competition, let's put...

They have a larger fanbase and more recognised brand - given the right megabucks investment, they would probably surpass us quite quickly in terms of revenue and quite possibly success on the pitch too (but that's much harder to guarantee). But they don't have that investment so that's good news...

Not really. Henry is just the frontman for the FSG investment group - it's not his own wealth he's investing and it's not got near unlimited funds - worse still, it's expecting a positive ROI. Yes, they've spent heavily, but not as heavily as City or United, or Chelsea over a longer period. I...

What annoys me is phrases like 'we should be beating so and so' - based on what? If you qualify it with 'given the amount we've spent, we ought to be beating Sunderland' - then fair enough, there's logical rationale to it, but without qualifying it, it comes across as a 'we should be beating...

Indeed it is, but at the same time, there's no denying that money plays a huge part. Without it, we'd not have had our recent success, and likewise, United would not have been able to buy some the best talent around either. Liverpool likewise, have used their wealth to dominate other clubs...

Revenue is not the same as profit, and the point being that like for like, with a sugar daddy owner, Liverpool would surpass us very quickly. They're a much bigger brand with a much larger fanbase. We're catching them up, but we're not there yet. As a business, right now, yes, we're doing better...

We've made a hash of our season too. I honestly wouldn't like to predict the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places - it could be any of City, Liverpool, Spurs and even United. We have a lot of work to do yet.

FSG are an investment group - their motives are pretty transparent and I don't think they try to hide anything. They are willing to invest to a point - but they didn't reckon on the competition in the PL being so strong and with the likes of City and now other rivals spending as much as they...

Saxon's right, as it stands, we don't know what Pep will or will not do. Liverpool fans believed Klopp would start turning things around in his second season, and for a while it looked like he had... We don't know what's around the corner for us either. I would think most 'neutral' fans...

Trevor Francis Danny Mills Niall Quinn (as a pundit on our games)

I don't want to jinx tomorrow, or indeed playing them at home. They're worse than we are for brilliance then abject complacency.

We have called for every manager to go... Pep will be no exception. The only variable is the length of time it takes.

We are kidding ourselves if we think teams are upping their game against us. They know they're playing a good team, yes, but I don't think they do anything more than get encouragement from our inability to score... the longer it goes on, the more they feel they can win. Our style of play hasn't...

You don't lose 4-0 by being unlucky. We look tired and unimaginative and there's a distinct lack of verve about us. We don't look like we're enjoying our football (perhaps we're not?). I can't blame Bravo - but I'm failing to see any improvement as a result of his arrival. I think we've got...