QUOTE(Panda @ Nov 25 2008, 03:29 PM)
If you compare the amount of money spent, you will realise Man Utd spend so much lesser than Chelsea, Liverpool and
all other premier league teams...So you did spend money right? The argument here is that someone claimed you spent nothing so let's not sidetrack. It doesn't matter if you spent or not to win titles, all teams do, but for someone to claim that you spent nothing is a little over the top.
That being said, where is the proof that you've spent less than us over the past decade or so? I will realise this when you have some evidence to back up your claim. As Paul Tomkins mentions, many fans fail to take into consideration how much clubs recoup from sale of players. It's not just about outflow, it's about cash coming in as well.
You've spent less than all other Premier League teams? Yes I can see how Hull, Wigan, West Brom, Everton, Stoke, Bolton, West Ham, Blackburn, Fulham, Middlesborough, and Newcastle all broke their piggy banks last summer (http://soccerlens.com/premier-league-transfers-summer-2008/7653/). In our case, we may have splurged $20 million on Robbie Keane but we sold Crouch for $11 million, Riise for $4 million and Scott Carson for $3 million. Do the math.
Like I said there is nothing wrong in spending money if you have it, what more if you've earned it and it wasn't inherited so what is the big deal? I'm merely suggesting that to claim you didn't spend any money is ludicrous, not that spending money is wrong.