bleedblue1223
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Now I love horse racing, but I prefer it when the rich waste their money on that instead of football.
I really don't see how any random club suddenly just buying anything they can get their hands on benefits a league?
It is possible to build teams step by step. Spurs have proven it in England. And don't tell me City and Chelsea have paved the way (not saying you are going to make that argument, but many have). Atletico Madrid, Lyon (at least for awhile) etc. have proven it elsewhere.
Throw in 5 more Citys and teams like Spurs would probably never had the cash to invest like they have.
Spurs have against all odds still managed, but I do feel sorry for teams like Spurs - operating in a proper way - losing out on CL and EL due to teams like City and Chelsea. And obviously Spurs were among the teams especially Chelsea kept out of the money for a long time.
Maybe I'm coloured by being a Spursfan, but which neutral fan wouldn't say teams that build themselves up with their own money do not deserve it more than some random rich guy (or nation) buying a team they have no prior connection to? At least with Blackburn and Wigan I could understand the history.
Spurs are still owned by billionaires though, it's not like it was pure natural growth of the club. Investment allowed them to be the club they are now. I prefer a league where a billionaire can buy a club, spend a ton of money and make them into a power. You can't really do that as much today though with FFP. I wouldn't like being a fan of a league where you know every year is going to be Real vs Barca, and maybe Atletico challenges. Or it's Bayern vs Dortmund or a random club. Or PSG vs a random club. Or Juve vs a random club. Because of billionaire takeovers, the EPL in any given year can realistically be won by at least 6 clubs, or a random club like Leicester.
I'd prefer more billionaire takeovers, so there is real parity instead of the haves and have-nots. If Jeff Bezos bought Wolves and made them into a world power, that would be a good thing.