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Originally Posted by Swift

So? That stat doesn't tell a particularly relevant story. Of those three teams, 35 of their 52 wins came before the huge money invaded the game. Arsenal were dominant in the 30s, Liverpool in the 70s and 80s and Man Utd picked some up in the 50s and 60s. All based on merit. There weren't rich club owners then, and if teams were richer than others it was because they earned it through their success.

If you want to argue that 1992 was the start of the TV money rolling in (and that's arguable; it was more money but nothing like today's money) then only 17 of those 52 wins fall into that category. And again it's very arguable. Man Utd weren't some rich club powerhouse in their 90s run. They won because they had a combo of legendary manager and great youth players bursting through.

You won't find me arguing that money isn't a pox in the game now, but of the so called moneybags teams -

Liverpool just won their first title since 1990
Man Utd haven't won the league since 2013
Arsenal haven't won it since 2004
Tottenham haven't won it since 1961

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