squirtyflower said:so when arse hit the high points it was done by bringing through the youngsters in the right way, rather than spending money like us chavs who do it all the wrong way?
arse youngsters like seaman, lukic, dixon, worthington, bould, campbell, toure, lauren, gilberto, edu, pires, llunberg, wright, petite, viera, henry, berkamp, limpar to name a few
you must have won the fa youth cup every year
You won't find many Spurs fans defending an Arsenal fan, but squirty that was not the point and you know that..... I played non league football for a team down South called Wingate and Finchley (Ryman League).... anyway, many years ago (I am 42 now) as a 16 year old I played in a pre-season friendly against an Arsenal Youth Team (circa 1984) and that team contained Adams, Thomas, Rocastle (RIP) and one or two others....
That Arsenal team that won the title in 1989 (as much as it sickened me) was full of homegrown talent......
My own club have also been fantastically well run since Lord Sugar got involved, we have not had the success of Arsenal but we have built our club and team the right way, and some of the rewards were earned (yes earned) last May.....
Where Spurs and Arsenal go from here, I don't know, but the major difference between Chelsea and Man City, when Roman bought Chelsea they were already a CL club and had won something (FA Cups and a Cup Winners Cup) in the recent history, Man City have won nothing for xx years..... and now because you have spent £xxx millions on players, some of feel you have a divine right or you expect to win something........
This is what many football fans find distasteful......
Even having spent the money, you still have to earn the right to win trophies and play at Europe's top table..... there are those that will say the longer you don't win something the better for football. As it will prove you cannot buy success.....
As for the FFP laws.... time will tell if they work, are workable or not.....
I am just enjoying the ride which sees us play Inter (a), Everton (h), Manure (a), Inter (h) etc etc..... instead of some backwater in Poland.....