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Our net spend over the last 2 years, since the new financial deals have been in place, is about £110m.
Only Utd have spent significantly more - City have spent about £10m more.

(http://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/20...-5-and-7-years)

Over a longer period we spent less but with the stadium debts and our poor sponsorship deals, we were somewhat constrained in the transfer market.

As for the question, I'm not sure. For two thirds of last season we matched Chelsea stride for stride, we stood up in some of the big games so there's the potential there. What we've never managed to do under Wenger, since the Invincible days, is to keep going for a whole season. I think we've finally got the squad to do that, and the mentality to too. My concern is a slight weakness up front, we haven't got an Aguero or a Suarez. It is harder to win the league than it was when Wenger joined, since we last won it the only people who have are the billionaire cheats and ManYoo under Fergie (I have no idea how he did that in his last season, was was definitely the GOAT, IMO).
We won't win the league this season right now, with a real top striker we might although they don't grow on trees.
You don't think selling them the leagues best striker, RVP, had anything to do with it? We all said we've handed Man Utd the title as soon as it was suggested we were selling our captain to them.

Fergie done well but let's not talk as if he pulled off a small miracle. Man Utd ran away with the league with little fight from the competition because City and Chelsea were in poor states despite the spending. It doesn't paint the full picture. Chelsea started the league with Di Matteo as manager and then switched to Rafa which almost caused an outright rebellion at Stamford Bridge. City were also going through their problems with Mancini on the war path with his players and growing complacency after winning the title.

It's something I've tried to explain before, but sometimes in the league there are moments in the league you can capitalise on. Teams are going through their own internal battles and transitions and financial states just aren't that important. We had our chance in 2013/2014 when Utd appointed Moyes, Mourinho was just taking over Chelsea and Pellegrini City. If we'd have bought wisely we'd have won it and it's why Liverpool came so close to winning the league when nobody would have had them pegged as contenders. Building that momentum and stability is key.

I have no idea what we'll do this season but our biggest rivals look stable and are building on that. We really need to do more if we want to win the league this year. It's going to be a tough one.