Have no affinity for West Ham United, but watching last night highlights the mismanagement of the premier league and how tv and the top six teams dominate everything, it’s such a closed shop now a bit like F1.
Liverpool may actually be the exception to the rule previously they spent very little under Klopp and still achieved greatness but even they now realise to stay where they are requires vast sums of money.
Now, I firmly believe our Leeds United would not have stopped trying as West Ham clearly did last night, which probably says a lot about Potter or the lack of fight in their side and I can see them being a firm relegation contender as a result.
But we will most likely face similar scenarios this season, Eze’s signing takes Arsenal’s transfer spend to just under the £1 billion mark and that’s just since Arteta took over!
Chelsea are in a ridiculous situation, have been told that if they do not balance their books before the end of the transfer window with alleged spending irregularities, then they will not play in Europe this season.
Why not ban them for the irregularities AND fine them and demand they balance their books? Why, because tv rights companies would be apoplectic if they lost the World Club cup champions from the competition.
Citeh spend on year on year and look a force once again, and their continued spending says nobody is the least bit worried about the hundreds of charges and irregularities, which were heard we are told, by an ‘independent’ panel which concluded its findings how many months ago? Anyone expecting any meaningful sanctions, nope me neither.
This is nowhere near a level playing field and PSR is clearly designed to keep the drawbridge firmly in place for any promoted sides hoping to establish themselves in the EPL.
You could argue Crystal Palace have done this two cup wins first time in Europe etc, beating top six sides makes the top six nervous so in they swoop and purchase all their Crown Jewels.
You may argue Palace should not have sold them but they don’t have billions or state wealth funds to bankroll them, or hotels and women’s teams to sell to their own shell companies for ridiculously inflated sums.
The gap is ever widening but that is deliberate and of course by design, (the super league never really went away)
I firmly still believe we can stay up this year, but make no mistake any team that does achieve safety and then stays for a second, third year will truly have performed a modern miracle and will be surrounded by swimming sharks.