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If it's net spend then Stoke should be more favourites to win the PL than Liverpool, Arsenal or Spurs.
 
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Someone above was using Chelsea's spending over the last 3 years as a measure of whether they should've been favourites or not this year, and I was pointing out how daft it is to use that as a factor alone, keep up.
 
Well if you're referencing the time period surely you think spending is important? I mean wouldn't you reply 'Someone judging favourites on spending alone, mental'?
 
JohnnyG said:
Someone above was using Chelsea's spending over the last 3 years as a measure of whether they should've been favourites or not this year, and I was pointing out how daft it is to use that as a factor alone, keep up.
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Why is it daft to suggest that a club, that has spent large amounts of money assembling their squad, should be favourites (or there a bouts) for the League?
 
Tummy said:
Why is it daft to suggest that a club, that has spent large amounts of money assembling their squad, should be favourites (or there a bouts) for the League?
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Because he just used the last 3 years spending as that factor for some reason, probably as it fit his argument.
Why not use last year or the last 2, 4 or 5 years as a measure?
 
I used 3 as then we had a shift in ownership, I could have used this years transfer spend if u wanted, or bookie odds at the start of the year. Hell any sort of margin had u either favourites it at worse joint favourites.

If Maureen doesn't finish above us he'll be a failure pure and simple. I wonder what odds we could get on him getting the boot in the summer?
 
Ok use this Summer's spend and tell me who's favourite to win the PL?
After all that's when JM first said it which is what you initially replied to.
 
JohnnyG said:
Ok use this Summer's spend and tell me who's favourite to win the PL?
After all that's when JM first said it which is what you initially replied to.
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Another way of looking at it would be the clubs average spend per season on transfer's, which Chelsea are top of over the course of the Premier League.
 
Tummy said:
Another way of looking at it would be the clubs average spend per season on transfer's, which Chelsea are top of over the course of the Premier League.
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How many of the players from the 1995 season that Chelsea bought are still playing for the club?
Can you not see how any total spending is not a measure of what's expected this season.
 
JohnnyG said:
How many of the players from the 1995 season that Chelsea bought are still playing for the club?
Can you not see how any total spending is not a measure of what's expected this season.
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Well you've spent the most amount of money since the end of last season
 
JohnnyG said:
How many of the players from the 1995 season that Chelsea bought are still playing for the club?
Can you not see how any total spending is not a measure of what's expected this season.
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Chelsea have spent the most money this season.

Chelsea have spent the most money, have the highest net spend and average the most money spent per season.

I said that you (anyone) could also look at the average net spend to work out who's favourites.

When teams spend money there is an expectation that the club will achieve ~something~ (relative of course). There is also a link between money spent (wages) and success, which is well documented.
 
Purdy said:
Well you've spent the most amount of money since the end of last season
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Which has little relevance to what I said earlier.
If you choose to base who are favourites on who spent the most then Man.C. were favourites at the start of the season as they spent the most by a long way.
 
Tummy said:
Chelsea have spent the most money this season.

Chelsea have spent the most money, have the highest net spend and average the most money spent per season.

I said that you (anyone) could also look at the average net spend to work out who's favourites.

When teams spend money there is an expectation that the club will achieve ~something~ (relative of course). There is also a link between money spent (wages) and success, which is well documented.
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All that is really good but look above.
 
If you take out that feller Chelsea bought and loaned back, did they still spend the most? manyoo spent a fair amount on the one player (whilst also ditching a lot of the taggart deadwood).
 
Don't know but ManU have the highest net spend for the year, hard to compete when you have David Hodgson at the helm though.

Who did they buy and loan back, their total spend was 10mil above that of City
 
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All the bookies had yourselves, and the 2 Manchester clubs as joint favourites when the summer window closed. I believe u had the 3rd highest spend behind man city and spurs
 
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