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I'm not sure it's completely jealousy as much as the social and media climate, and who equal 'fans' nowadays. As you say, Bellamy was an exception, not the rule. What does that say about the state of the football media and their parroting of the same lines?
"It boils down to us punching above our weight and competing with the Clubs that vastly outspend us. That's what really sticks"
I don't think most people see it like that. I really think that the media has brainwashed people into thinking spending money is what football is about. And the very fact that we dont/cant spend money is seen as the sign of a small-time club. And the fact we argue against that is seen as subject of ridicule, particularly without winning anything of note to back it up.
It's the same reason Arsenal fans are having such a huge meltdown, they see money not being spent and it drives them nuts. And why Liverpool are considered title contenders just be dropping 75m on a player even tho they'll probably win nothing again.
See how absolutely no one is digging City out for buying the league, everyone just sits there, saying how wonderful they are. Even though they're funded by a corrupt regime from a country with terrible human rights records who are sticking two fingers up at FFP by very obviously subverting the rules of football. The Chelsea it's OK to like, for some reason.
Why aren't the voices about the mass loans louder, that sees both City and Chelsea hoover up the youth of football and loan them all out, killing careers and top-loading clubs? No one cares, instead the cream of Chelsea's youth team, most of whom will never play for the club, are lauded for their success for England as if they're in any way Chelsea's.
So yeah, I think it's money, mainly. Football, objectively, is fucking shit nowadays. It really is - the support, the coverage, the fans, the pundits. It's seemingly invented just to rile me up. I'm only in it for Spurs.
Yeah the media narrative and the fact that a massive section of all fans support the bigger Clubs (not to mention the media), namely United, and Liverpool to a lesser extent - but that why the media bend over backwards to paint anything noteworthy they do as a success story.
But this backs up what I'm saying really. A lot of fans, including media and pundits alike, involved with the bigger Clubs never want to acknowledge the true disparity and advantages that exist. It's never really recognised the way it should be imo.
Leicester winning the league deserved more recognition than they received.
But it's all about satisfying the masses, and the masses support the biggest and most successful Clubs, which brings us back to money again.
But I still think that some are envious the way we're doing things even though they'll never openly acknowledge it.