Criticism from Reds supporters is a bit rich
WHY is it that every United fan who responds to correspondence on the successes of City will always quote the ‘huge investment of an oil billionaire.’
City would certainly not be where they are today, having broken all records for the Premier League, without that investment.
However, D Meredith of North Manchester (M.E.N. Viewpoints,
June 11), United wouldn’t have enjoyed their success either without the huge investment of the Edwards family.
In a hugely increasing investment of TV money the numbers are all relative.
Since the formation of the Premier League United had little competition for their crown.
I can still remember the Sky Sports programmes highlighting a ‘one-horse race’ when my own team was playing in the third tier.
However, now that there is competition from the likes of Chelsea and City, the often highlighted comment is about oil money.
‘Not in my lifetime’ was the quote. Think again. Roger Bowden, Ramsbottom DAVE Wallace (M.E.N. Viewpoints, June 8), in his desperation to award Manchester City a new record (the longest winning span in football history, from their first trophy in 1904 to this year’s league title), has overlooked one small but important point: it’s not true.
City’s 114-year span is not the longest. Blackburn Rovers won the FA Cup in 1884 and the League Cup in 2002. In my book that’s a span of 118 years, which beats City’s. Ed Glinert, Stretford