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Are City really ruining football?
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Heidenreich
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Hilarious.
Football was ruined when Money became the major thing and FFP stopped teams from catching up.
It's a trend around Europe best Leagues
Football was ruined when Money became the major thing and FFP stopped teams from catching up.
It's a trend around Europe best Leagues
feedmpenzaandhewillscore
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City ain’t ruining football, everyone else got complacent. City weren’t taken seriously when the take over happened. They could never be as good or dominant as United, money won’t buy you what they had. Fast forward 13 years and we have 5 premier league trophies to show for it.
Whilst the rest of the football world tied itself in knots trying to accuse City of cheating, the club quietly went about its plans. City football group grew and opened up commercial opportunities world wide, the commercial arm of the Chinese government have invested. Then a private investment company in Silverlake bought in. If this football club can’t stand on its own two feet and is propped up by its owner why the fuck would two other significant investors get involved?
Instead of crying about City the rest of the premier league should have been looking at their ways to dominate. It’s the most watched league in the world and has tv revenues going up year after year. Other teams owners choose to ride the gravy train and take money out, this is where the blame should be and not a club who have owners who are ambitious enough to want to be the best on the pitch.
Whilst the rest of the football world tied itself in knots trying to accuse City of cheating, the club quietly went about its plans. City football group grew and opened up commercial opportunities world wide, the commercial arm of the Chinese government have invested. Then a private investment company in Silverlake bought in. If this football club can’t stand on its own two feet and is propped up by its owner why the fuck would two other significant investors get involved?
Instead of crying about City the rest of the premier league should have been looking at their ways to dominate. It’s the most watched league in the world and has tv revenues going up year after year. Other teams owners choose to ride the gravy train and take money out, this is where the blame should be and not a club who have owners who are ambitious enough to want to be the best on the pitch.
blue ranger
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The biggest problem for the other teams is Pep Guardiola. He is the difference maker. We have the greatest manager in the history of football and for as long as we have him we will have an edge on other teams, certainly domestically. The leveller I suspect will come when Pep departs. One of the reasons I find it hard to understand why the
Etihad isn’t locking people out every week. But I know that’s a different debate entirely.
Etihad isn’t locking people out every week. But I know that’s a different debate entirely.
The biggest problem for the other teams is Pep Guardiola. He is the difference maker. We have the greatest manager in the history of football and for as long as we have him we will have an edge on other teams, certainly domestically. The leveller I suspect will come when Pep departs. One of the reasons I find it hard to understand why the
Etihad isn’t locking people out every week. But I know that’s a different debate entirely.
And why I’d love him to sign another extension which would kill the likes of the scum Chelsea and the scousers! The scum especially who for me have been waiting for him to leave before they getting a top manager because they know any new manager they get ain’t going out do Pep.
give it to gordon
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Players that dive every time they get in the box, the play acting, dirty players who kick and elbow other players.
The dodge ref'ing and dodge VAR.
The press/media
These are ruining football
The dodge ref'ing and dodge VAR.
The press/media
These are ruining football
sheepskin_tearaway
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not in my lifetime
Prestwich_Blue
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Yes. It's 100% our fault that Liverpool lost to a weakened Leicester team that had played us (and scored 3 goals) 2 days earlier.
And human rights abuses were entirely responsible for the fact that Chelsea couldn't keep a clean sheet against Brighton.
And Etihad clearly told Emirates that they needed to let us win.
And human rights abuses were entirely responsible for the fact that Chelsea couldn't keep a clean sheet against Brighton.
And Etihad clearly told Emirates that they needed to let us win.
Chelsea Played 21 Points 43 Projected Points FInish 78
Liverpool Played 20 Points 42 Projected Points FInish 80
So neither Chelsea or Liverpool are anywhere near good enough to challenge for a league title, or more conservatively have not played well enough over the first half of the season to mount a title challenge.
Chelsea are a little bit of disarray at the moment because Tuchel doesn't fancy Lukaku whilst at Liverpool they are incredibly reliant on Van Dijk and Salah who are 30 and 29 respectively. Normally those ages aren't too much of a concern but they are for players who rely a lot on basic speed.
Liverpool Played 20 Points 42 Projected Points FInish 80
So neither Chelsea or Liverpool are anywhere near good enough to challenge for a league title, or more conservatively have not played well enough over the first half of the season to mount a title challenge.
Chelsea are a little bit of disarray at the moment because Tuchel doesn't fancy Lukaku whilst at Liverpool they are incredibly reliant on Van Dijk and Salah who are 30 and 29 respectively. Normally those ages aren't too much of a concern but they are for players who rely a lot on basic speed.
Nicholas van Whatsisface
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We’ve ruined football for United fans, as our rise has perfectly corresponded with their decline, meaning we’ve replaced them as the dominant team in this country - and they can’t hack it.
We’ve ruined football for Liverpool fans because they currently have one of the best teams they’ve ever assembled, and if it wasn’t for us that team would undoubtedly have returned them to their ‘rightful place’ at the top of the English football pile. But the fact is despite all their brilliance, they’re still second best - and they can’t hack it.
We’ve ruined football for Arsenal fans because the one or two titles they might have historically picked up as the best also-rans when the dominant team of the moment had an off season have evaporated completely, bringing home the stark reality that their current level is (and has been for years) fighting it out for fourth with Spurs - and they can’t hack it.
And as the mainstream media is dominated by fans of these three Clubs, we all have to sit through their incessant whining, tantrums and histrionics because - and here’s the point - they can’t hack it!
The reality is we’re no more ‘ruining football’ than any other dominant team in history did in their pomp - we’re just ruining the hope that’s so vital in football for the entitled fans of clubs who are too used to having it their own way, and they’re fucking livid with us for taking their favourite toy away!
We’ve ruined football for Liverpool fans because they currently have one of the best teams they’ve ever assembled, and if it wasn’t for us that team would undoubtedly have returned them to their ‘rightful place’ at the top of the English football pile. But the fact is despite all their brilliance, they’re still second best - and they can’t hack it.
We’ve ruined football for Arsenal fans because the one or two titles they might have historically picked up as the best also-rans when the dominant team of the moment had an off season have evaporated completely, bringing home the stark reality that their current level is (and has been for years) fighting it out for fourth with Spurs - and they can’t hack it.
And as the mainstream media is dominated by fans of these three Clubs, we all have to sit through their incessant whining, tantrums and histrionics because - and here’s the point - they can’t hack it!
The reality is we’re no more ‘ruining football’ than any other dominant team in history did in their pomp - we’re just ruining the hope that’s so vital in football for the entitled fans of clubs who are too used to having it their own way, and they’re fucking livid with us for taking their favourite toy away!