There is no question about it - Manchester City equipped with a big cheque book from their Middle Eastern investors have reshaped the English (perhaps global?) football landscape.... but the question is - will it just be a flash in the pan?
Manchester City have signed a host of big name players and irritated the hell out of the traditional powerhouses like Manchester United and Liverpool by taking players from under their noses.
HOWEVER - a part of me is reminded of Middlesbrough about 10 years back - these guys went all out and signed a host of big-name stars. They promised a lot but at the end of the day they couldn't get them to fire on all cylinders and a year or two later they were facing relegation.
I think there is too much firepower in this Manchester City to go quite the same way but bundling a big name team together may not bring the results that the new owners (and I guess the fans) are expecting... If you look at the great club teams over history, almost all have been built around a longer term strategy.
Manchester United spent a long time building their squad and bringing through the youngsters and giving them a few years to mature as a team.
Will be interesting to see what Manchester City delivers in 2009....
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