It's true that success correlates with spending but EPL already accounts for the majority of spending across Europe, so I think some curtailing on that can't be a bad thing. Honestly, if you can't assemble a squad that's competitive in Europe without spending insane money, you shouldn't. We'll just have to trust that La Liga and Serie A will also do the same (I believe the Barca issues are proof of this). PSG will also eventually wind down and give up throwing money at UCL.
Other clubs would not. They just need to avoid financial fair play rules and stay successful. The Barcelona issue is more of mismanagement than rules working as they should. The anchoring bit in the proposed rule is the part I think will not have the desired or expected result.
I have to think so. There's also West Ham so Moyes could take a final parting shot at City, but honestly, I can't see them dropping any points in these two games. They may struggle to score, but win they will.
West Ham, at the Etihad? A camel will easier go through the eye of a needle than for them to take a point off City. If City do draw against Spurs, which is the best result I can hope for, and it goes down to goal difference, I fear WestHam will capitulate and City hit 5 or 6 past them. We are in a good position with +3 goal difference, but it is much lower than it was some weeks ago.
- Jay -
