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Today's Football - 2023/2024 Season

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Did anyone say this when it was United winning most seasons? Or Liverpool in previous decades? Dynasties were great then, but when it’s City they’re not.
Fergie built Utd up from a nothing side and had proper back and forths with Arsenal. When Liverpool were winning titles the likes of Derby could come up and challenge, Kendall built us from a barrren run to topple them, Villa likewise, Leeds, Forest etc.

Whats happening with city is happening in germany, france and Italy, its trends that have not happened before and its because of wealth gaps that continue to extend
 
Fergie built Utd up from a nothing side and had proper back and forths with Arsenal. When Liverpool were winning titles the likes of Derby could come up and challenge, Kendall built us from a barrren run to topple them, Villa likewise, Leeds, Forest etc.

Whats happening with city is happening in germany, france and Italy, its trends that have not happened before and its because of wealth gaps that continue to extend
As poor as Major League Soccer is in the States, there is some competitive balance, however, that gap will eventually widen, and someone will be dominant.
 

Fergie built Utd up from a nothing side and had proper back and forths with Arsenal. When Liverpool were winning titles the likes of Derby could come up and challenge, Kendall built us from a barrren run to topple them, Villa likewise, Leeds, Forest etc.

Whats happening with city is happening in germany, france and Italy, its trends that have not happened before and its because of wealth gaps that continue to extend

you could easily say though that since City have had their money in 2008 we’ve seen Chelsea United Leicester and Liverpool all win it, some of them multiple times.

For me this is just following an age old story, if you combine having the most money with having the best manager, you win more often than not. It’s what Liverpool did under Paisley and it’s what United did under Ferguson. You can say they were built up from nothing but arguably City had to come a much greater distance from where they were in 08 than United did when Ferguson picked them up. People don’t like the provenance of City’s wealth which is fair enough but moral objections to their owners aside they are doing nothing different than United and Liverpool owners did, spend more money to attract the best managerial talent and give them good players which continues to breed success after success.

City won’t win as often once Guardiola has gone yet their owners will still be the same but everyone will seemingly find that more palatable.
 

you could easily say though that since City have had their money in 2008 we’ve seen Chelsea United Leicester and Liverpool all win it, some of them multiple times.

For me this is just following an age old story, if you combine having the most money with having the best manager, you win more often than not. It’s what Liverpool did under Paisley and it’s what United did under Ferguson. You can say they were built up from nothing but arguably City had to come a much greater distance from where they were in 08 than United did when Ferguson picked them up. People don’t like the provenance of City’s wealth which is fair enough but moral objections to their owners aside they are doing nothing different than United and Liverpool owners did, spend more money to attract the best managerial talent and give them good players which continues to breed success after success.

City won’t win as often once Guardiola has gone yet their owners will still be the same but everyone will seemingly find that more palatable.
Basically your argument is 'ignore the stats'
 
@Alan Whittle did I read it right that today was the first home hat-trick you guys have had in the PL?!
Yes, that surprised me. (Although not much). I cannot recall one offhand, would have to research to be sure.
The only doubt is that accuracy from broadcasters generally is slipping. For example, the BBC reported earlier this week that it was the first time in PL history that the previous seasons 3 promoted teams to the PL were all relegated.
 
Fergie built Utd up from a nothing side and had proper back and forths with Arsenal. When Liverpool were winning titles the likes of Derby could come up and challenge, Kendall built us from a barrren run to topple them, Villa likewise, Leeds, Forest etc.

Whats happening with city is happening in germany, france and Italy, its trends that have not happened before and its because of wealth gaps that continue to extend
...anyone arguing against that has either wandered entirely off the reservation, or exhibiting willful ignorance. And further to the wealth gaps, we are talking about sovereign states owning football teams...important influential sovereign states if your country import natural gas and/or oil. It's a massive cluster (you know what)
 

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