- Jun 18, 2012
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This game is about more than football - it's class warfare, a battle between the privelaged who've had it all handed to them on a plate and those who've had to overcome adversity to fight their way to the top.
On one side we have the son of a farmhand, born into poverty who, as a man, a player and a coach, had to graft his way up from humble origins to get to the very top. His opponent is a the son of a football agent, born into affluence with a silver football in his mouth. He went to the best academy, played for one of the richest teams then took over an already successful team as a manager. Guardiola has spent life being a parasite on other people's successes, from Rijkaard to Heynckes. Hailed as a genius for winning trophies when he had some of the world's very best players in his team. Whereas Poch took over a team heading for relegation, on a shoestring budget. He was set up to fail as much as Guardiola was set up to succeed. But he didn't fail. But still he's had to prove himself more, which he has, first at Southampton and now Spurs.
And this battle extends to the clubs. Spurs have had to work their way up, spending the money they make. While City have had oil and gas money pumped into them to pay mercenaries obscene wages to play for and manage them.
We must give hope to the underprivileged people from around the world so they can believe they can make it in life with hard work, dedication and a couple of good breaks. Let's smash these c*****!
Come now. We're owned by the bloke who teamed up with George Soros to short the pound, drive it out of the ERM and make a fortune. We have the 12th highest revenue in global football.
This is a battle between two megabrands.