Comments on: What Money Can and Cannot Buy

By: estoverao

estoverao — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:40:43 +0000

all the big club names in football with a ‘glorious footballing history’ had money in the past which is how they bankrolled their ‘glorious footballing history’. That past has now been nostalgically mythologized enough for people to forget that it was still a BUSINESS back then too. For all those who wonder what money can buy, I would tell them to ask REAL MADRID, MANCHESTER UNITED, AC MILAN, BARCELONA, LIVERPOOL etc. They know what money can buy, MAN CITY are only now beginning to find out.

CITY is now a member of those elite clubs who can afford elite players. Now it will need to transform these elite players into an elite team with will challenge for Premiership & Champions League titles consistently.

Until then, CITY is still only new money, personally, I like new money’s offensive chances with TEVEZ & ADEBAYOR up front, ROBINHO on the left wing, WRIGHT-PHILLIPS on the right, BARRY & IRELAND or DEJONG in MIDFIELD with SHAY-GIVEN in GOAL.

IT’S THE BACK LINE I’M CONCERNED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY IF DUNNE REMAINS, HE COST CITY at least 4 Games by himself last year with his own goals and mistakes.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:34:51 +0000

can money buy you more in match subs? can it buy a revolving sub policy? you’re gonna need it w/ all those strikers

By: Thad

Thad — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:17:19 +0000

I would say Drogba and Essien were both pretty big, highly coveted names in world football when they came to Chelsea. Essien had been French footballer of the year, Drogba too the year before when he came. Those were Chelsea’s record signings to that point, about 24 million pounds each. How “big” a names were they? Not as big as say Kaka but maybe close to say Ribery or Benzema, though it’s hard to make exact comparisons.

I don’t think City should place its hopes on the mega-signings, as any particular deal is unlikely, but I understand what the owners are trying to do.

By: Manchester City Shirts

Manchester City Shirts — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:37:22 +0000

I don’t understand why City don’t follow the same model as Chelsea, they signed good players but not superstars. Yes Chelsea spent a lot of money and yes they spent over the odds for some because the clubs knew they would but all the players they bought were not huge names but thy were good players and are bigger names now but was Drogba a world class striker when he moved to Chelsea? Was Essien a big name? Man City are trying to sign players with big reputations to boost their ego.

By: ish

ish — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:19:02 +0000

get CL football and then you can get better players. Otherwise you need to go for more suitable targets, players from europa league teams are ready to step up.