Quote Originally Posted by ItsMe View Post
Real and Barca were around then though and spent large amounts even then, so I'm not sure how competing with them has changed.
My point was at the time, it looked like the move would help us compete with them, Thats what the likes of Fizman, Dein and Co saw.

They never saw this as a money making scheme. The hope was we be successful by now. Obviously Its not gone that way for obvious reason.