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I always struggle with comments disparaging Manchester Cuty supporters because yes, success has attracted a lot of fans who otherwise wouldn’t (but surely that’s the point? My dad and uncle started supporting Spurs from Famagusta in 1962, mainly over BBC world service, because word had reached them of our wonderful talented team starring Jimmy Greaves), but City’s supporters were bloody loyal when they ended up two divisions down.
City have also won the top flight more recently than Spurs. It’s just that their barren run started a good decade and a bit before ours.
Yes, the morality of their funding is highly questionable, but I’m long past caring about other clubs being ‘financially doped’ as many put it and won’t condemn fans who think to themselves ‘you know what, I enjoy watching Aguero, De Bruyne, Silva, more than, say, Bolton or Blackburn or Burnley’.
Our own rich history wasn’t exactly formed on a shoe string budget for the times.
As for Newcastle, just having a billionaire doesn’t guarantee success. The top players have enough options to make huge amounts of money at successful clubs, Newcastle are a very long way behind.
City have also won the top flight more recently than Spurs. It’s just that their barren run started a good decade and a bit before ours.
Yes, the morality of their funding is highly questionable, but I’m long past caring about other clubs being ‘financially doped’ as many put it and won’t condemn fans who think to themselves ‘you know what, I enjoy watching Aguero, De Bruyne, Silva, more than, say, Bolton or Blackburn or Burnley’.
Our own rich history wasn’t exactly formed on a shoe string budget for the times.
As for Newcastle, just having a billionaire doesn’t guarantee success. The top players have enough options to make huge amounts of money at successful clubs, Newcastle are a very long way behind.