PnG's comment in another thread (http://www.goonersweb.co.uk/forum/sh...l=1#post123012) is spot on, the "you can't buy class" taunts are ridiculous and brings to mind a club that's stuck in the past, revelling in past glories and deriding clubs trying to climb the ladder of success because they "lack class" (wtf does that even mean?) It's like public school snobbery, criticising working class people when they become successful, because their choice of clothes, jewellery etc is not considered "classy". It's ridiculous, at least City are trying to win the league, while we seem content with the balance sheet trophy. I'm a football fan, so what happens on the pitch matters more than these financial matters. Moreover, it's not as if our financial situation is so dire that we need to operate on this thrifty level just to stay afloat. We could have spent more money without jeopardising the club's sound business position, but that would require the people at the club to care more about football than financial stability, which none of them do (including Wenger).

So what if City's owners are foreigners (unlike our white, upper middle class former Etonians who seem to hold the supporters in contempt)? It at least seems they have ambitions that stretch beyond running a steady ship.