The Title Race - 2023/24

[Deleted member 77198]

Because the money was still rolling in by the bucket load. Not the case with City - primarily a Club with a support base which is local to Manchester - dominating.

Money has never rolled in at a higher rate than when we’ve been dominating though.

What we’ve done for the Premier League in terms of worldwide TV revenue makes Liverpool and United’s combined efforts over 40 years - even when considering the differences in what money was worth in both of their eras - pale into insignificance.

City are the biggest cash-cow the English football league (whether First Division or Premier League) has ever seen. Even in the 7 years since Pep came to us and we’ve won the title 5 times, worldwide TV revenue for each club has gone from £100m a season to the winners of the Prem, to £100m for the team who finish bottom and £160m for the winners.

We’ve had more frequent exciting title run-ins than Liverpool and United did, we’ve had more frequent exciting final days than Liverpool and United did… interest in English football has never been higher. That’s why the TV revenue is up at £4.896bn from 2022-25. That’s why attendances and stadium sizes have rocketed and why there are stadiums 1/8 full of worldwide nobodies paying hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds for tickets. There are worldwide PL fanboys everywhere, even at places like Brentford. All because of City!

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Tottenham over celebrating a flukey win , embarrassing.

Good for them. They have done us 2 HUGE favours the last 2 weeks. They are the reason we're still top of the League.

 

[eastlandsblue]

By the way, don’t take this the wrong way but from a commercial point of view, City turning the EPL into a Bayern dominated Bundesliga is unhelpful, as the EPL could become less interesting and for all the loss of revenue that might entail. PGMOL is basically the ultra arm of the EPL. It doesn’t matter how good you are, you’re not winning it this season. You heard it here first. Bookmark this because future events will prove me right. Have you ever wondered why VAR was invented? Think about it.

We know why VAR was brought in, just like we know why all these added minutes are being added on, in the arsewipe and Spurs games. But understand this

“ Only City can cost us the title “

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Good chance we will be 4th next week

 

[Trickyblues]

By the way, don’t take this the wrong way but from a commercial point of view, City turning the EPL into a Bayern dominated Bundesliga is unhelpful, as the EPL could become less interesting and for all the loss of revenue that might entail. PGMOL is basically the ultra arm of the EPL. It doesn’t matter how good you are, you’re not winning it this season. You heard it here first. Bookmark this because future events will prove me right. Have you ever wondered why VAR was invented? Think about it.

Howard Webb, is that you?

 

[mscenterh750]

Sorry lad but you're not seeing what's being pointed out.
It might have been no bother in the 90s - this is 30 years later. It damages the PL having one team dominating these days, it needs "sharing" out.
The decision to not award that second yellow speaks volumes. We're truly up against it this season!!!!

It didn’t damage it when the fucking rags were dominating the league year after fucking year and getting their fucking arses licked by the media and given fucking huge helping hands via fucking fergie time and biased referees. So why is it damaging now? Oh wait the League and media don’t want a Manchester City dominated league because they’re all rag, dipper, gunner loving racist fucking cunts. Fuck the fucking lot of them and I hope we win it again and again and again and a fucking gen.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Good chance we will be 4th next week

It’s early October.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

It’s early October.

That’s true a lot of the teams around us have played each other we played no one who’ll be going for the title

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

I'm not convinced that yesterday was a one-off but equally other teams will take points off each other, especially as more teams will be involved this season.
This could be a season where 90 points is enough

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Good for them. They have done us 2 HUGE favours the last 2 weeks. They are the reason we're still top of the League.

I have a few Spurs friends and, while I told them I always like a good draw between other Top 6 teams, I thanked them profusely for getting the win!

It kept us top, took a point away from Liverpool and, even if Spurs go on a great unbeaten run, sooner or later they will turn Spursy! LOL!

The response was that beating the Dippers at home and taking a point from the Gooners at theirs is League Champions-type results! I reminded them that we USUALLY lose to at least 1 bottom three team every season, or get draws against their 12 man defences, yet STILL win the League!!!