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Congrats to the Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund for a successful bit of sportwashing.
This business about counting the Charity Shield as a trophy is a bit shabby and clingy.
This business about counting the Charity Shield as a trophy is a bit shabby and clingy.
Modern day football fan logic unfortunately
Didn't Fergie start it? Or Maureen?
City have bought their success without a doubt, but Pep has clearly done a brilliant job there. They haven’t bought any massive names and they’ve kept the transfer fees relatively reasonable by today’s standards (no Neymar for £200m or Pogba for £90m). There’s no reason any other top 6 side couldn’t have signed Bernado Silva for £40m for example.
I have no problem with City buying their success. Every club does or tries to depending on how much they can spend. If it was us we'd be celebrating just as the City fans are. If uncle Joe threw the cheque book at Dan and said no limit we'd be like pigs in shit.
Sorry, are you talking about what was originally the Charity Shield, the opening game to the full season?For as long as I remember the community shield was never considered a major trophy until recently, I believe Jose was the first one to reference it.
It's not that simple. If we got bought out tomorrow by some Arab consortium and suddenly had unlimited funds would that actually bring you any joy? We'd win more matches and sign better players and at first it would be great, but it's like using a cheat code in a video game - it's fun for a little while but it completely devalues everything. I mean, why do we really watch football anyway? It's the hope, the romance, the surprise. If it becomes a series of rote 4-0 wins displaced with the occasional freak loss...where's the joy in that? Especially when it's funded by dirty oil money.I have no problem with City buying their success. Every club does or tries to depending on how much they can spend. If it was us we'd be celebrating just as the City fans are. If uncle Joe threw the cheque book at Dan and said no limit we'd be like pigs in shit.
Sorry, are you talking about what was originally the Charity Shield, the opening game to the full season?
As many people used to watch that as the FA cup final!
Sorry, are you talking about what was originally the Charity Shield, the opening game to the full season?
As many people used to watch that as the FA cup final!