26 Dec 2017 22:49:46
A quick question to Ed 02 if he is about, and willing to respond to my question. In a different thread to do with Coutinho leaving, you were explaining that he wants to go to a club where silverware is a given, and that only Man City would fall into this category. I had assumed that Man United - mainly due to the size of the club as opposed to their recent on field performance (since Fergie left really) - were still in this group. Is that not still the case?

And a follow up question if I may - would the fact that there will be at least 3 or 4 contenders for the title each year (although maybe not this season) competing for the title, would this somehow limit the worlds top players from choosing to play in any team in the PL and make the more ‘top heavy’ leagues, ie France with PSG and Spain with Barcelona and Real always more attractive?

Have to say quite pleased though that Uniteds stock has fallen slightly.

{Ed002's Note - I don't recall exactly what I said Nick but MU have not been challenging at the highest level for some years. It is 10 years since they won the Champions League, they are behind the likes of Schalke and Porto in the club rankings and currently sit in 15th place. It is the on field performances that matter - not what happened in the long ago past. You need to get away from just thinking about the Premier League - players are looking to win in Europe. Clubs like Real Madris and Barcelona are far more attractive than the English sides and are seen as being at the pinnacle of the game.}

1.) 27 Dec 2017
27 Dec 2017 10:53:32
What about Bayern munich?

{Ed002's Note - What?}

2.) 27 Dec 2017
27 Dec 2017 11:23:32
In terms of prestige I think the top tier of clubs at the moment are Real, Barca, Bayern, PSG and maybe Juve. City look like they're on the verge of joining that group. Utd and Chelsea are on the tier below that with teams like Dortmund, Athletico and Milan. We're another tier below with Spurs and Arsenal but if we keep going the way we have been we should step up.

3.) 27 Dec 2017
27 Dec 2017 12:04:38
PutneyRed. Milan? Are you sure?

4.) 27 Dec 2017
27 Dec 2017 12:46:04
Hmmm, you may be right, I hadn't paid attention to how poor they'd been over the last five years.

5.) 27 Dec 2017
27 Dec 2017 15:13:10
Milan are still an institution in European and World football despite their woeful seasons in the past 5 seasons. They have NINE CL trophies and 19 Serie A titles to their name. They are and will always remain a big club and City will NEVER match them. PSG were a dire midtable club (almost got relegated 10 years ago) until the Qatar govt. took them over so they to me, are not even bigger than OM who have MORE (10 to 6) league titles and has a CL to it's name, PSG do not yet.

City have to do a WHOLE lot more just to emulate Nottingham Forest or even Aston Villa who have CL trophies to their name. I won't even mention LFC or even Utd here as City won't be able to match these clubs esp. in this modern era where there is money everywhere and at every club.