Mediawatch is intrigued by all this talk of Manchester United spending big in the summer. When Manchester City won the league in 2012, United still claimed a moral victory, having spent a fraction of their rival’s total on transfer fees. During the race to sign Eden Hazard that summer, Sir Alex Ferguson played up to the fans’ claims, saying: “We know that City are going to spend a fortune, pay stupid money, pay silly salaries and all that. We know that happens. We can’t do anything about that.” But now the champions are struggling, all that morality has suddenly been forgotten. “This club has got spending power too,” said David Moyes on Monday. “City have got that. But I’ve not been told at any time that we don’t have that and I do think that the club will compete (with City).” So to recap: when United are on top, other clubs should be derided for shelling out big sums in the transfer market. But when they can’t offer Champions League football and have to pay the big bucks, there isn’t a problem. At least that’s cleared up. Spot on.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:27:33 +0000