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Originally Posted by mojopinuk
It is getting a little tedious if you arent a fan of one of the top four i guess but there has been such a huge gulf in quality and riches between the top four and everyone else that its unavoidable. I wouldn't be surprised to see that change over the next few years with more foreign take overs and ridiculous amounts of money thrown into the game for some other clubs to be able to compete. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing is up for debate i guess.
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It all depends on what their expectations are. If the expectations are too high and they throw good money after bad...see Leeds United, Newcastle etc...it'll just end in tears.
With a good manager and a patient boardroom with a good set up, where the expectations aren't unrealistic, then you're in with a shout...see Spurs, Everton, Villa etc.
With a good manager and a brand of football that's unattractive, but effective...see Wimbledon, Swansea (in the past) and more recently Portsmouth (although that might begin to change now) and the like.
As for a top four being tedious. Well, we're lucky we have a top four and not a top two (if you listen to City fans recently we now have a top 5, apparently), or even a top one...see just about every other league in Europe.
At goodfoot about glory hunters. I agree, but there's nothing wrong with being a fan of a successful football team providing you always have been by birth right and not some band wagon jumping nob end...see the bitter Bertie's at the other Manchester's 'council house'.