Prince v Pauper - Would you prefer to have money like City?

Both Manchester City and Newcastle may be the only unbeaten sides in the Premier League as things stand, but for me the similarities end there.

In a way it's testament to the kind of start that we've had to the season. The pauper that is striving for financial self-sufficiency has thus far matched the prince that has spent nigh on £900 million in transfer fees at a time when we've actually made a profit on player sales.

Now not for one moment am I comparing us to Manchester City. Our good start to the season has been well deserved but quite simply they are on another planet. Look at their squad and look at ours and you'd have to think that they are equipped to maintain a challenge whilst we fade away at some point.

The reason for this is money. They've spent the money to build a squad capable of maintaining a challenge whilst we go about the same principle in a very different manner using careful scouting and trying to cut deals wherever we go. The goal of both clubs is the same (I guess, in time), but in a week which saw Manchester City post losses for the year of £195 million you can see that both clubs are going about it a very different way.

I was inspired to write this article yesterday whilst having a discussion with some of you guys. I found it interesting so thought that it would be good to gauge a bigger opinion on the matter.

Basically my argument is that I'd love it for someone to lavish the kind of cash on Newcastle that has been spent at Manchester City. Even half of it would do me and would go a long way towards giving us a lift up the league. That was countered with people saying that they prefer the way we are going about things currently, so that anything we achieve as a result we can feel proud of as we've earned it.

What I want to know is what do you guys think? Would you be happier with a Manchester City style injection of cash allowing us to compete with the best a lot sooner? Or are you happy with the way things are going right now?

Basically I can't see why anyone wouldn't want a boatload of money spent on us. I mean we seem to be doing well enough in terms of player recruitment at the moment, that isn't an issue, but what would be wrong with getting a leg up and getting to the top that little bit quicker?

I keep hearing things about how "none of their trophies will have been earned", but if I was sat in the stands at Wembley watching my team win trophies, if we were top of the league and looking pretty much favourites for the title, if we were in the Champions League I really don't think I'd mind.

It's almost as though we've been told about self-sufficiency and are using it as a comfort barrier and believe that it's good for the club. It is of course in the long run, but it isn't the only way to go about things.

Now I want to know what you think of it all.

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