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Mourinho is being reported as saying Fergie is trying to buy the league after spending £50mill so far..  mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif

http://au.setanta.com/portal/article/football::england?open&articleid=e53c3ce976a57cfb802572fa0027a12f

 

Think this is mentioned in one of the other threads - but he has a point.

 

People were quick to jump on Chelsea for spending huge amounts on players, and accused them of buying their titles.

 

Man Utd do it, and they are simply building a strong squad.

 

Double standards when it comes to Man Utd.

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Double standards when it comes to Man Utd.

 

not really, man U are just doing what every club has done throughout history, spending money brought in from having the highest revenue in the world through success. By that logic every team that has won the league has bought it.

 

Chelsea's money came out of a Russian billionaire's pocket. Big difference.

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Mourinho is being reported as saying Fergie is trying to buy the league after spending £50mill so far..  mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif

http://au.setanta.com/portal/article/football::england?open&articleid=e53c3ce976a57cfb802572fa0027a12f

 

Think this is mentioned in one of the other threads - but he has a point.

 

People were quick to jump on Chelsea for spending huge amounts on players, and accused them of buying their titles.

 

Man Utd do it, and they are simply building a strong squad.

 

Double standards when it comes to Man Utd.

 

No double standards, no comparison at all. Manchester United have 'made' their money - earned it. Chelsea have not made ANY money for over three years, they are baled out by "Russian Grants and Donations".  It is THAT (un-earned) money they have been spending.

 

That is the difference.

 

I am not a Manchester fan, by the way.

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Mourinho is being reported as saying Fergie is trying to buy the league after spending £50mill so far..  mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif

http://au.setanta.com/portal/article/football::england?open&articleid=e53c3ce976a57cfb802572fa0027a12f

 

He's right though...  blueyes.gif

 

Seriously, look at some of Man U's recent buys.

 

Rooney £18m

Ronaldo £18m

Carrick £16m

Ferdinand £30m

Saha £13m (I think?!)

Van Nistelrooy £19m

Veron £28m

Plus loads of others which I can't remember (i.e. Kleberson, Heinze, Park etc.)

 

Plus now £20m on Hargreaves and £30m for Nani and Anderson?!?!  :crazy2:

 

And all this as well as poaching young players from around the world, much like Chelsea are doing now too.

 

It's just ridiculous. You need to buy the title. It's been that way almost since the Premiership began...

 

I rest my case...  :coolsmiley:

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Mourinho is being reported as saying Fergie is trying to buy the league after spending £50mill so far..  mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif

http://au.setanta.com/portal/article/football::england?open&articleid=e53c3ce976a57cfb802572fa0027a12f

 

He's right though...  blueyes.gif

 

Seriously, look at some of Man U's recent buys.

 

Rooney £18m

Ronaldo £18m

Carrick £16m

Ferdinand £30m

Saha £13m (I think?!)

Van Nistelrooy £19m

Veron £28m

Plus loads of others which I can't remember (i.e. Kleberson, Heinze, Park etc.)

 

Plus now £20m on Hargreaves and £30m for Nani and Anderson?!?!  :crazy2:

 

And all this as well as poaching young players from around the world, much like Chelsea are doing now too.

 

It's just ridiculous. You need to buy the title. It's been that way almost since the Premiership began...

 

I rest my case...  :coolsmiley:

 

It is a question of 'what with'.

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Mourinho is being reported as saying Fergie is trying to buy the league after spending £50mill so far..  mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif

http://au.setanta.com/portal/article/football::england?open&articleid=e53c3ce976a57cfb802572fa0027a12f

 

Think this is mentioned in one of the other threads - but he has a point.

 

People were quick to jump on Chelsea for spending huge amounts on players, and accused them of buying their titles.

 

Man Utd do it, and they are simply building a strong squad.

 

Double standards when it comes to Man Utd.

 

No double standards, no comparison at all. Manchester United have 'made' their money - earned it. Chelsea have not made ANY money for over three years, they are baled out by "Russian Grants and Donations".  It is THAT (un-earned) money they have been spending.

 

That is the difference.

 

I am not a Manchester fan, by the way.

 

Exactly. I hate Man Utd as much as the next man but I appreciate that they make it fair and square, whereas Chelsea don't. Chelsea more than any other club in the country are the epitome of everything that is wrong about football and I don't have any respect or appreciation for them whatsoever.

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If the money you spend comes out of the clubs accounts then you haven't bought the league as far as i'm concerned.

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Mourinho is being reported as saying Fergie is trying to buy the league after spending £50mill so far..  mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif

http://au.setanta.com/portal/article/football::england?open&articleid=e53c3ce976a57cfb802572fa0027a12f

 

Think this is mentioned in one of the other threads - but he has a point.

 

People were quick to jump on Chelsea for spending huge amounts on players, and accused them of buying their titles.

 

Man Utd do it, and they are simply building a strong squad.

 

Double standards when it comes to Man Utd.

 

No double standards, no comparison at all. Manchester United have 'made' their money - earned it. Chelsea have not made ANY money for over three years, they are baled out by "Russian Grants and Donations".  It is THAT (un-earned) money they have been spending.

 

That is the difference.

 

I am not a Manchester fan, by the way.

 

Exactly. I hate Man Utd as much as the next man but I appreciate that they make it fair and square, whereas Chelsea don't. Chelsea more than any other club in the country are the epitome of everything that is wrong about football and I don't have any respect or appreciation for them whatsoever.

 

Some people just can't (won't) see that.

 

That is why we need to 'build' here, and use Ashley's additional money (if any!) as just that - ADDITIONAL MONEY (to our own, already large) earned income.

 

Totally unlike the Russian club.

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If the money you spend comes out of the clubs accounts then you haven't bought the league as far as i'm concerned.

 

I agree, and with Chelsea's total of (about) £300M losses over (only) a three year period, all their 'spending' money has come from Russia.

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just got to laugh. All clubs today need to spend big time to win. The only difference is whether the money is sustainable or not. ManUs probably is whilst Chalseas is not. We have all seen (and laughed) at Leeds misfortune when they systematically overspent.

TBH I would love to see a more level playingfield, like when Forest (RIP) and even everton were flying high.

With the new windfalls, some clubs will spend recklessly, while others will take their time and spend on the right players - just hope that we do not go down the panic buying line of our last two managers.

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So it's ok for a club to take money, over many years, from lots of people, but not right to take it in a short amount of time from very few people.  I'd like someone to explain the righteousness of one over the other exactly.

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I hope we buy the title.

 

With OUR money  -  and only 'some' from Ashley!

I couldn't give a shit how we do it tbh.

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So it's ok for a club to take money, over many years, from lots of people, but not right to take it in a short amount of time from very few people.  I'd like someone to explain the righteousness of one over the other exactly.

 

errr because every club takes money from fans, sponsors ... that's a level playing field, Man Utd built there reputation in the 50's and 60's and then became dominant in the 90's when the money rolled in, any other club could have done that.

 

Totally different from a billionaire just saying right here's £500m while you're on the brink of bankruptcy.

 

 

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Don't forget that the money that Abramovic is spending was taken in a very short amount of time from lots of people in Russia who probably have never even heard of Chelsea!

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I hope we buy the title.

 

With OUR money  -  and only 'some' from Ashley!

I couldn't give a s*** how we do it tbh.

 

Points to credibility  -  do we want to spend (primarily, with an occasional Ashley-'top up') earned-money like Manchester United, and thus earn grudging respect (bordering on hatred/jealousy!) or do we want to spend unearned-donations like Chelsea, and have our achievements ignored and treated with the contempt they would deserve??

 

I know what I would prefer.

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