Give me an example of one time, just one, where we've signed a top key player from a club bigger and richer than ours. During the last 20 years preferably.We couldn't realistically challenge City for the title, we couldn't realistically think about overcoming a 3 goal deficit to get past Barca, and we can't sign Mbappe.
If we do though, will all you cunts that are somehow still doubters finally turn into believers?
When did PSG become a bigger club?
And then followed it up with failing to progress in the world's premier club completion ... again and againWhen they signed Neymar for £200m from Barcelona in the biggest transfer in football history and then followed that up with the signing of Mbappe, in the second-biggest transfer in football history
And then followed it up with failing to progress in the world's premier club completion ... again and again
Not bigger though. Unless personal (or State) wealth of the ownership is the only indicator. We have more supporters, generate more money and are more successful than them.Still doesn't change the fact that they're immensely and improbably wealthy, so much so that that they can afford to buy and pay the wages of almost any player on the planet, and bought the two most expensive.
That alone makes them highly attractive to most top players
He's signing, I'm sure of it, plus I really like goatse.
Message for Stevie!
I knew you’d like that reference.
I haven’t watched that film in 30 odd years - great film.
this and the fact that they've bought themselves domestic titles year after year while we haven't been able to in like 29 years.When they signed Neymar for £200m from Barcelona in the biggest transfer in football history and then followed that up with the signing of Mbappe, in the second-biggest transfer in football history
On the question of whether wealth = big club, I vote no.When they signed Neymar for £200m from Barcelona in the biggest transfer in football history and then followed that up with the signing of Mbappe, in the second-biggest transfer in football history
this and the fact that they've bought themselves domestic titles year after year while we haven't been able to in like 29 years.
My point is bigger in the sense of attracting world class players. We're not in that tier yet.
That's a good question. They can afford to have players like Mahrez, Sane and Gundogan on the bench.Is Man City a bigger club than Liverpool too?
We'll see, I guess.And if we do?
Good point.Not another “what does big club mean?” conversation.
I watched it 30 years ago too. Maybe more.
I suspect it's not quite as scary now, but it's still a great little film.
Yeah, I remember being terrified by it. Properly chilling.
Does a manager really matter when picking our best 11?Good point.
We need at least 5 pages debating the interpretation of "big club", and, once we have that nailed, the rest of the thread can devote itself to how to define "world class" when attributing that to the players such "big clubs" will attract.
I would advise a new and separate thread to discus how we measure "success" of said big clubs with world class players.
Angels on the head of a pin should be child's play, after that