Comments on: The Premier League’s ‘top four’ myth http://www.dexysden.co.uk/2009/03/the-premier-league%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98top-four%e2%80%99-myth/ The UK's Number One Football Blog Thu, 17 May 2012 13:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sam http://www.dexysden.co.uk/2009/03/the-premier-league%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98top-four%e2%80%99-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12332 Sam Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:24:11 +0000 http://blog.ukfootballfinder.co.uk/?p=482#comment-12332 I feel I need to clarify exactly my point for any future reader. I think my loathing for the sudden inflation of the Liverpool ego clouded my argument: The teams in this ‘top four’ of United, Chelsea, Arsenal and to a certain extent Liverpool, are there because that is the way every European league works. It is not so much a 'myth' of a top four but just a way of life in football that some teams have been able to remain supreme and appear to dominate. The teams that were there or there abouts when the money from Sky and the money from the global market started pouring in (around the mid 90s), have had their successes consolidated at the top of the table. e.g. the top four, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter, AC Milan, Juve, Bayern Munich, Lyon, Rangers and Celtic to name but a few. If anything, only the ridiculous amounts of money that City’s Sheikh Mansour have been able to conjour up will ever enable anyone else to break into the market that the top teams have established across the continent. That is why it is so tough for teams who have threatened to make it, like Everton, even Spurs and lately Villa. Even then, it may take quite a few years before they have the pulling power to lure the Kaka’s of this game to their stadiums. I feel I need to clarify exactly my point for any future reader. I think my loathing for the sudden inflation of the Liverpool ego clouded my argument:

The teams in this ‘top four’ of United, Chelsea, Arsenal and to a certain extent Liverpool, are there because that is the way every European league works. It is not so much a ‘myth’ of a top four but just a way of life in football that some teams have been able to remain supreme and appear to dominate. The teams that were there or there abouts when the money from Sky and the money from the global market started pouring in (around the mid 90s), have had their successes consolidated at the top of the table. e.g. the top four, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter, AC Milan, Juve, Bayern Munich, Lyon, Rangers and Celtic to name but a few.

If anything, only the ridiculous amounts of money that City’s Sheikh Mansour have been able to conjour up will ever enable anyone else to break into the market that the top teams have established across the continent. That is why it is so tough for teams who have threatened to make it, like Everton, even Spurs and lately Villa.

Even then, it may take quite a few years before they have the pulling power to lure the Kaka’s of this game to their stadiums.

]]> By: Nicholas Grounds http://www.dexysden.co.uk/2009/03/the-premier-league%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98top-four%e2%80%99-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12320 Nicholas Grounds Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:40:40 +0000 http://blog.ukfootballfinder.co.uk/?p=482#comment-12320 Nice article Strider! I agree with you on some level. Certainly Liverpool have NOT done enough to solidify their spot in sky's 'big four'. Lets only hope the toffees can gatecrash it in the next few years! Nice article Strider! I agree with you on some level. Certainly Liverpool have NOT done enough to solidify their spot in sky’s ‘big four’. Lets only hope the toffees can gatecrash it in the next few years!

]]> By: jimmy http://www.dexysden.co.uk/2009/03/the-premier-league%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98top-four%e2%80%99-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12254 jimmy Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:55:34 +0000 http://blog.ukfootballfinder.co.uk/?p=482#comment-12254 it's not a game anymore !!! it's bizzness so the top 4 are the most expensive teams around!!!!!!!!!!!! that's why they are on the top!!!!!!!!! it's all about cash now that's why i now rave instead of playing or watch football it’s not a game anymore !!! it’s bizzness so the top 4 are the most expensive teams around!!!!!!!!!!!! that’s why they are on the top!!!!!!!!! it’s all about cash now that’s why i now rave instead of playing or watch football

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Maybe one day I can make it to the UK to attend a soccer game.

]]> By: stevie http://www.dexysden.co.uk/2009/03/the-premier-league%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98top-four%e2%80%99-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12203 stevie Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:15:06 +0000 http://blog.ukfootballfinder.co.uk/?p=482#comment-12203 there's one reason why the top 4 are the top 4 and thats because they are the best. They win the most games, they lose the least amount of games. It's not about money because if it was then Spurs, Newcastle and even Sunderland would be there this season. The chasing pack have had a great chance to close the gap yet they blew it. Winning mentality comes plays in part in the same way Germany also make the semi finals of virtually every tournament at least. there’s one reason why the top 4 are the top 4 and thats because they are the best. They win the most games, they lose the least amount of games. It’s not about money because if it was then Spurs, Newcastle and even Sunderland would be there this season.

The chasing pack have had a great chance to close the gap yet they blew it.

Winning mentality comes plays in part in the same way Germany also make the semi finals of virtually every tournament at least.

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