
Originally Posted by
Joker
What City are doing may be bad for football, but they're not the first club to do so. The rot started when the Premiership was formed, and they weren't to blame for that. Moreover, there's a bit of snobbishness about their spending at times, with comments like "money can't buy class" etc. I think it's a uniquely English distaste of so called "noveau riche" types, due to the class system that demands that people "know their place" and don't try to upset the status quo, which is what City are doing.