Comments on: The Sweeper: Financial Crisis in English Football http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/08/04/the-sweeper-financial-crisis-in-english-football/ A soccer blog featuring essays, news and photography exploring soccer around the world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Sweeper: Soccer Nation? | Pitch Invasion http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/08/04/the-sweeper-financial-crisis-in-english-football/comment-page-1/#comment-8035 The Sweeper: Soccer Nation? | Pitch Invasion Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:03:51 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=1968#comment-8035 [...] fallout from the Twitter revolution in sports continues apace. This times it’s journalists who will have to watch their words at ESPN [...] [...] fallout from the Twitter revolution in sports continues apace. This times it’s journalists who will have to watch their words at ESPN [...]

]]> By: Football Fan Mike http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/08/04/the-sweeper-financial-crisis-in-english-football/comment-page-1/#comment-8034 Football Fan Mike Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:51:54 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=1968#comment-8034 The spending of Manchester City is certainly not buying them any love. In fact, there are probably very few people (other than those connected with the Blue side of Manchester) that will be happy with their spending power. The main reason could be jealousy though. Mark Hughes has put together a very capable squad of players and they have to fancy themselves for a top four push. As a result of this, they are unlikely to be too bothered about how their spending is affecting the English game. It is each team for themselves unfortunately and the City owners won't have anything other than success for their club on their minds. To be fair though, at least a lot of Manchester City's money is staying in England. They have brought players from Aston Villa, Arsenal, West Ham, Blackburn and possibly Everton in recent times. Not much of Real Madrid's money is staying in Spain! The spending of Manchester City is certainly not buying them any love. In fact, there are probably very few people (other than those connected with the Blue side of Manchester) that will be happy with their spending power.

The main reason could be jealousy though. Mark Hughes has put together a very capable squad of players and they have to fancy themselves for a top four push.

As a result of this, they are unlikely to be too bothered about how their spending is affecting the English game. It is each team for themselves unfortunately and the City owners won’t have anything other than success for their club on their minds.

To be fair though, at least a lot of Manchester City’s money is staying in England. They have brought players from Aston Villa, Arsenal, West Ham, Blackburn and possibly Everton in recent times.

Not much of Real Madrid’s money is staying in Spain!

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