Quote Originally Posted by Frodo View Post
MFKS is right on this one. Money doesn't mean much in this league. The salary cap means that any team can be competitive. Those other bags of d#$%s seem to do well every year with measly crowds, no funds and no one from the FFA giving a crap about them.

Also, since when is Newcastle as good a place to live as Melbourne, Brisbane or even Sydney if you're a professional footballer? We know it's great because we live here and know it's secrets but try convincing a Footballer moving to the EPL to go live in Cardiff or London and see where they would prefer to live?
Please....money nothing to do with it....you are kidding. Salary cap or not money is everything in professional sport. If you can pay for better quality anything it shows. I'm pretty sure if we could afford a Barcelona youth coach like adelaide we get him over some expat pom who hasnt had much experience in higher levels or systems. We wouldn't have to hire a ground from the uni to train on, we'd have our own training facility. We wouldn't have to worry about crusty demons or monster trucks or Rugby league teams damaging the pitch. Money talks....we have none so we struggle to compete.

And i personally wouldnt go to either....its the red half of Liverpool or nothing.