I am both worried and looking forward to the future of English football. The good news is that there should be a lot more English talent in the coming years. Man City have just invested around 200 million into tyne construction of a brand new training complex, as well as top youth facilities. The bad news however is this: English football will be dominated by Man City starting in the next few years.
The owner of City, Sheikh Mansour is worth an estimated 1 trillion dollars. Yes, you read that right, 1 trillion dollars. In pounds, that's about 555 billion. And that truly makes you realise the microscopic part that Man City plays in his fortune. If you estimate that Man City are worth somewhere between 800 million and 1.5 billion, it's not even a drop in the ocean. Sheikh Mansour could buy, if he wanted, 555 Man City's.
The fact is that other clubs just can't compete. They will be outspent in every single way by Man City and I reckon that when Ferguson retires, Man City will have no competitors. They should win the Premier League many times until another Qatari decides to buy another Premier League team, then they will take about 5 years to build a good team that will be able to compete with City.
So it's a double edged sword. The new Man City academy and facilities are sure to help develop English talent however the Premier League could develop into a monotonous, boring event with the money they have invested in the club. Needless to say it will be great for City fans, but for the rest of us, it'll be pretty depressing.
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