BlueCityBrain

Sir Alex Ferguson achieved similar dominance from 1992 to 2001, including the first-ever double-double and the historic treble, all while operating as only the 11th highest spender in the Premier League. This was also during a period when Serie A and La Liga were financially dominant in Europe. Give him today’s Premier League resources and it doesn’t just become dominance, it becomes complete control of European football.

Pep Guardiola has spent £390m since last January and he still couldn’t make it out of the Champions League last 16. Fraudiola. 💰💰💰

BTW City sold 85m from kit sales. But hey, their commercial revenue is somehow magically higher than the likes of United m, Arsenal, and Liverpool 🤷🤷

Man City have spent a whopping £870m more than Arsenal on wages in the last 10 seasons 💰👀

Ive said it for years success breeds success. Great examples - Liverpool went from £302m in 2014/15 to £533m in 2018/19 in a complete turn around of the club that was yoyoing out of consistent champions league football to being a mainstay powerhouse - United in 2018/19 = £627m only a few years removed from their golden years on the pitch. By 2024/25 £667m only up £40m over a 6 year period due to a new consistency of bad performances on the pitch. - Chelsea had made £443m in 2017/18 they made £491m in 2024/25 - Man City have consistently made champions league now for 10+ year straight. The only team in the premier league to do so That means consistent broadcast revenue and consistency with commercial partners that know what theyre getting. The extra broadcast revenue (Champions League revenue, top of the league revenue), the extra match day revenue and then the commercial revenue that follows a 2-3 years after consistent performance is proof enough. Clubs need to invest in their squads and stay consistent at the top otherwise they will drift and start to lose revenue.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I am convinced Stephen Mfuni will be a senior England international in 12-18 months. He is in my opinion the best English CB prospect around. Impressively he can also play as an LB. Been really impressed by the ease with which he has settled on loan at Watford. What stands out to me about him immediately are his physical traits. He is an ectomorph with long legs perfect for defensive situations. He’s also quick and very difficult to beat in one vs one situations and defensive duels. Secondly, what also stands out is how calm and composed he is on the ball. He carries with confidence, makes smart vertical passes. He can go long, he can go short, make line breaking-passes that are perfectly weighed. He’s not afraid to take risks which is admirable for a player who is barely 18 stepping into adult football for the first time. Sometimes there’s a mistake in his game, but he tends to make up for it by winning the ball back. Defensively he reads the game superbly. Good acceleration, and anticipation. He defends the channels really well, quick to make recovery runs. Decent in the air although he has found it a bit more difficult to assert his dominance in the Championship so far. Overall, he’s a proper modern day defender. Someone who can go very far. Interestingly his brother is regarded as equally talented and he plays for Liverpool’s academy at the moment captained the team that won the Virgil Legacy tournament in the summer. One to keep an eye on.