not quite what i was meaning @
Sandolf , all teams will spend money on players, i was just meaning in the way that the likes of chelsea and Man city have thrown money in the 100's of millions at their teams, which is something that i don't think liverpool have done to the same extent. great players don't always make teams great
I can understand your sentiments to a certain extent. But it is hard to compare a team that is battling relegation year in and year out, to one that is already amongst the established elite. I can remember fans lamenting that the title was always destined to be decided between the big four with nobody else having a sniff of a chance. When foreign investors come in, they do so with the intention of winning. The Fenway Group isn't holding Liverpool as a fancy keepsake any less than the Abu Dhabi Group is with City. Otherwise they wouldn't have fired the sentimental choice for manager like Dalglish in favor of Rodgers... (who I am sure is getting paid better than at Swans).
If there was a way to span the chasm between the haves and have-nots without spending heavily, I am sure more clubs would be doing it.
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One day shortly after I first moved back to Canada, I was shooting pool in a pub with a neighbor wearing a Spurs shirt. A local girl came up to him and asked what it was. He explained it and she then asked me if I support English football as well. I said I am for Manchester City. She said that this was the only club she had ever heard of. My friend laughed hard and told her that she was thinking of Manchester United. NOBODY has ever heard of Man City he chortled in my direction!
Back when I was in the UK, City were the lovable losers. "Typical City" meant that we always found new ways to lose. Hell, when I went to away games, other fans were nice to us... (with the possible exception of those a-hole Rags fans).
When the previous owner Shiniwatra's assets were frozen, we were firmly up shet's creek. He was borrowing money from a former chairman to pay the players. What attracted the new owners was the recognition factor of the name Manchester... (just as in my pub story). That was our good fortune because we were headed down to League One like hell in a hand basket.
Recently I phoned an old friend, who is also a lifelong City fan, and asked what he thinks about the club in general. His comment was interesting. He said that it is hard to get used to the burden of expectations that are on us now.
That being said, I don't think anybody wants to go back to the old days. I do wish the resentment against us would not be so high.
Moyes never won anything at Everton Sir Alex should have known better going for him.
