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Originally Posted by Dirtycheat
this year we officially became the biggest spenders in world football.
we have a few big name players in the team that we bought, and were vital for our league success last year.
however, we do have a very strong core in the team of players developed from youth or were here 17-18 years old.
but players like scholes and giggs will have to stop one day, and its important to find replacements for them before hand than end up panic buying afterwards like we found out with roy keane.
one thing we lacked was depth and imo its good that we are seeking those problems.
but i have to admit, if we do win the league this year, it will be hard to defend the 70 million pounds that people will quote to argue that we bought the league.
never the less, the leaague we won last year, was definately not bought, and the buys are smart buys and for the future, all the players we bought this years have at the very least 7 years ahead of them and will not need replacing in the near future
edit: british youth systems in the last few years havent been very good, hence the high prices for british players...
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agreed, i have a similar stance. If people reference the yankees to me, i won't be able to skupper the thought and point to Real Madrid. If two years from now Giggsy, Neville and Scholes have moved on and I'm left with everyone else, can I say with a straight face we haven't bought the league. No.