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They will most certainly have eyes on CL qualification as that is where the big money is. A club with our wage bill and outlay on transfer fees can't afford NOT to be in it.

In terms of winning the premier league though, that's a different story. From a financial perspective, it isn't worth winning. In order to win the EPL, the club would need to spend a massive amount of money on players & agents, and our wage bill would need to go through the roof. These additional costs far outweigh the rewards for coming top in the EPL, so there is no business case for it.

The kind of money we are spending suggests that top 4 is the only objective. That is probably achievable and sustainable within our current budgets.

The fact that we are being embarrassed by the likes of west ham & southampton won't have gone un-noticed. FSG will be wondering how they are doing so well on a significantly lower budget, and I imagine that all fingers will point towards the manager.

When you look at the incomes and outlays of the current top 4, you have to wonder whether it is even possible to progress very far without breaking FFP regulations. Putting limits in place is a good idea but all it does is cements the fortunes of the top clubs and, barring a small miracle, it prevents anyone else getting a look in.

I would possibly agree with your post if last season's effort didn't completely disprove the fact that you have to spend massive on wages to win the PL. We were one slip away from winning it, one save by Cech.

To win it on a continuous basis though, i would agree. But i think they are looking at winning it once and then selling up.

No they don't want to win the PL, they've given empty words but not taken any action to suggest that's where they want to be. It's quite obvious they have no interest in returning Liverpool to the top, they just want it profitable and towards the Champions league places.

Also ninja you've made a big error there, "last season's effort didn't completely disprove the fact that you have to spend massive on wages to win the PL", who won the PL? Was it Man City? The team with the highest wage bill?? Yeah I thought so. Having the third best player in the world, and everyone playing out of their skin due to momentum (as well as all the big teams having poor seasons) led to a perfect storm of us coming second, not winning, coming second. That multitude of things going in one teams favour is unlikely to happen again anytime soon, AND we still didn't win sh!t. So it does in fact add further evidence that big bucks will always win it in this modern age.

Can't argue with that.

You're on fire

I think they'd be more than happy to win it as long as they don't have to spend too much to do so.

Were arsenal's invincibles on massive wages? Were they all mega million signings?

I agree that's what it takes to win it on a continuous basis but not once off. Also, wages had nothing to do with who won it last season. If anything it was Henderson's red card and Gerrard's slip that cost us, not wages..unless if you can prove Hendo would not have got a red card and Stevie wouldn't have slipped had they been on higher wages, you can go on all you want but you wont convince you have to have a massive wage bill to win the league once off.

No idea and neither do you.

But Man City and Chelsea were not the powerhouses then that they are now

Actually everyone knows arsenal don't do massive wages or huge name signings, or that they didn't prior to Ozil and Sanchez.

I agree Chelsea and city were not the powerhouses then, but look at the Bundesliga or LA liga. Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real have always been the powerhouses and big spenders just like Chelsea and city are now, however Valencia, Athletic and Dortmund have all managed to win the league...

Its possible once off, not continuously though.