Bellamy's Caddy said:
I can't comment on the way Spurs is run as a club, I'm not a fan and therefore don't know. If that is the case all credit to them. What I do know is that you've spent a fortune under Redknapp and have always been big spenders in the Premier League, so when you hear ''neutrals'' wishing City to fail because of our money, then stating their approval for Spurs as if they are some sort of organic alternative it really is quite bizarre. Saying that the whole concept of a ''neutral'' fan is in itself a conundrum.
While we've spent a lot under Redknapp, we've also recouped a lot with sales - but nobody ever quotes the net expenditure.
There is an point in the 'organic' argument. Spurs have always been in the top 20 Deloitte's 'richest' clubs (by turnover) without ever being in the Chumps League and without a rich patriarch, so the argument holds water. It is a well-run club with turnover generated from football and associated income topped up with the occasional rights issue.
You could have been in just the same position as us without a wealthy backer if your club hadn't been so badly managed through the years. Losing fair weather fans when you plummet through the divisions doesn't help either. We both have an army of fans at home and abroad who buy a shit load of merchandise and are traditional 'big clubs'. We're really not that different.
As for wanting City to fail, only in that I want every club to be below us after 38 games are played. I want ManUre, Chelski and - especially - the Goons to fail. And Wet Spam being relegated would be a laugh too.