Since 2011 City has only made 2 major changes to its starting XI while spending

And people want to complain about United

That can be fixed, juventus will take kolarov off your hands

If they lose today they obviously aren't getting a return on their investment.

Barca has turned into their bugaboo like Chelsea used to be for PSG. If they win today then draw Porto/Monaco and get into the Semis then I think you'd have to say they are making progress.

Getting to the last 8 after all that money is 7 years isn't progress

Hell chelsea was able to do it the year after the take over and made the final in 2008

There is no divine right to win the champions league and going out to Barca isn't exactly a disgrace.

They have underperformed a bit given their investment, no arguments there, but these things take time when you're trying to change the mentality of a club that used to be a marginal English top flight side. They don't turn into European Champions overnight, I don't care how much money you spend.

I think it's fair to question the wisdom of some of their moves but they have also done a lot to build up their infrastructure between their amazing new training facilities and satellite clubs.

Well if that's how they want to run their club that's their prerogative.

You're not expecting me to bash a club for loopholing FFP, are you?

I'd really like to see Kolarov, Zabaleta, Toure, Nasri, Dzeko, Jesus Navas and maybe Kompany leave if they could grab another above average CB.

Like you said, Silva, Aguero and personally I think Hart after the way he's played this year are the only ones that should be safe.

They're simply fricking up the world market beyond belief.

I freaking hate City and their dumbass owners. Really a shame they've even been able to win the league.

I'd happily take some of their "scraps" this summer after they flip out and do a fire sale and rebuild all over again.

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I mean in general , people like to complain about United just goes and buys their players. I know it was an odd year in spending, but we still have academy players making their way in... hopefully they stick...

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Like STLHog said they jacked up the English market big time.

I said this before but basically they took the transfer strategy of United, Liverpool, Arsenal etc of buying one or two big players a year and used that as their entire transfer policy.

SAF strategy was I want that player and ill get him breaking the transfer record a couple times for example Rio but after that buy he was done. So we would basically spend 35 million a summer.