tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601112239298331116.post4559085641018358986..comments2020-10-01T09:13:55.551+01:00Comments on Politics for Novices: Soccer is unfairMichael Gradwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102079812955383309noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601112239298331116.post-86161817540957630862009-08-24T19:01:53.892+01:002009-08-24T19:01:53.892+01:00The beginning of your last paragraph is incorrect ...The beginning of your last paragraph is incorrect - there is not a direct correlation between spending on players and gaining results.<br /><br />One of the "Big Four" that you claim spends their way to success are Arsenal - whose transfer deficit is lower than teams like Aston Villa, Tottenham, Man City, even Newcastle.<br /><br />It's not even true that the "Big Four" earn the most money - Chelsea's income, I believe, is really quite average. They've just been bankrolled for a few years by a kleptocrat from Russia, who gained his money from a state engaged in "fair" income distribution.Haribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353292402895107855noreply@blogger.com