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Yeah, but he's unproven at a top level Rebel, whereas Chelsea's managers werent, & the chavs took a while to get there even then.
No-one is saying Hughes wont do great things with them, we're just saying it's unlikely he will, & it certainly wont happen in the space of one summer.
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heh, using chelsea as a precedent is stupid. this is pretty unprecedented, City are richer than even Chelsea were, richer than Madrid. they will do more and quicker than them or at least try to.
Hughes is just a trainer, it really isnt a difficult job he has there to buy the best players he can get and play them in position.
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I think you've been proven right to worry about Citeh, but it'll still take time AND the shit-load of money they're spending.
Unfortunately, your posts on this subject have all been along the lines of "Rafa's a genius if he can get us 4th place for the next 15 years as it means Champions League football."
Sorry, but for most people here thats not good enough.
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heh, you're a moron.
I've been proven right on City all along and that's why I said i'll take top 3 now because I know City are going to spend 200 million to get there and Chelsea will spend another 50-80 million as well, plus they're handing out 150k/week contracts.
we cannot compete with that, just like Villa cannot compete with us, the danger is we become second tier and have to accept it. No one knows how it will play out.
We have a major asset in Benitez who can actually attract and keep good players regardless of whats going on around him (i.e he's built this team with Chelsea spending crazy amounts) despite people slagging his record in the transfer market so I think we can stay competitive but you have to accept that some things are beyond us and the situation might get worse over time i.e players leave us, we transition, Gerrard retires or we get some bad luck, meanwhile there's a new 300lb gorilla in Man City scooping up all the best players and flashing the cash.
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Thanks for proving me right,muppet.