Godotelli
Stroking Silva's Hair
Just bored of you obsessing about money! You're like Benni and Benitez 
Slicing stats up into arbitrary periods is at best naive and at worst dishonest. Stats can be played about with to paint almost any picture you want to paint. Let's say City sell Mario and Dzeko in Jan or the summer for a combined 50-55m, I don't get to take away that amount from the money we have spent in the previous 2 years. That'd just be dishonest/stupid.
It'd be more interesting to see how much the players cost who played substantial parts in any success. Wasted money is wasted money and doesn't go into the gaining of success. For instance, signing a player for millions who doesn't play very often and doesn't contribute much has by definition contributed little to nothing of any success gained. It's a spectrum and not black or white. The money we wasted on the likes of Santa Cruz shouldn't really be added into any equation of success buying.
Also, you can't just look at figures even if you take into account basic inflation. SKY, homegrown rules, CL rule changes, the introduction of the transfer window and the 'rich tax' the likes of Chelsea and City have had no choice but to put up, as well as general global economic changes, these types of environmental facts have all contributed to the differences in spending by different teams at different times in order to solidify or gain their success.
(Also, on the other side of the equation, some of the overinflated/rip-off amounts spent by Chelsea and City have helped swell the coffers of other clubs leading to lower net spending on their part. Off the top of my head I wouldn't expect it to be one of the major factors but it is likely worth looking at.)
On a side note, if you look at other changing factors that contribute towards success (both on and off the field). How many more European Cups would Liverpool (or any half successful team) have won by now had the qualification for the tournament been as it is now?. Back then only the top team could enter. When Utd won it in 99 they weren't champions, iirc. (granted Liverpool won it last without being Champions!)
Slicing stats up into arbitrary periods is at best naive and at worst dishonest. Stats can be played about with to paint almost any picture you want to paint. Let's say City sell Mario and Dzeko in Jan or the summer for a combined 50-55m, I don't get to take away that amount from the money we have spent in the previous 2 years. That'd just be dishonest/stupid.
It'd be more interesting to see how much the players cost who played substantial parts in any success. Wasted money is wasted money and doesn't go into the gaining of success. For instance, signing a player for millions who doesn't play very often and doesn't contribute much has by definition contributed little to nothing of any success gained. It's a spectrum and not black or white. The money we wasted on the likes of Santa Cruz shouldn't really be added into any equation of success buying.
Also, you can't just look at figures even if you take into account basic inflation. SKY, homegrown rules, CL rule changes, the introduction of the transfer window and the 'rich tax' the likes of Chelsea and City have had no choice but to put up, as well as general global economic changes, these types of environmental facts have all contributed to the differences in spending by different teams at different times in order to solidify or gain their success.
(Also, on the other side of the equation, some of the overinflated/rip-off amounts spent by Chelsea and City have helped swell the coffers of other clubs leading to lower net spending on their part. Off the top of my head I wouldn't expect it to be one of the major factors but it is likely worth looking at.)
On a side note, if you look at other changing factors that contribute towards success (both on and off the field). How many more European Cups would Liverpool (or any half successful team) have won by now had the qualification for the tournament been as it is now?. Back then only the top team could enter. When Utd won it in 99 they weren't champions, iirc. (granted Liverpool won it last without being Champions!)
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You made me spit chicken soup all down me, you bastard! 
