ManU win another title....

Ugh so this weekend we saw the Red Devils win their 10th Premiership title and 17th overall domestic title...just one behind Liverpool and their 18 overall titles (how many premiership titles?). Manchester United continues to show their domination of the English league and the fact they are suppose to increase their coffers to purchase some "depth" this off season is down right scary. Who will they add? Benzema? Messi? Ribery? Yaya Toure? Landon Donovan???? I think this just demonstrates how the rich get richer and the chasm between those that have a chance to win the Prem and those that are just along for the ride continues to get deeper and wider.

Let us look at who ManU has bought last summer transfer season - Nani, Anderson, Hargraeves, and Tevez. Not a bad shopping list to add to an already stacked line up. The same can be said for Chelsea and Liverpool who spent like drunken sailors. Arsenal did some spending but do not have the coffers the other three clubs enjoy. The issue is, what can the second tier clubs do to compete? The Tottenhams and Evertons of the league can go out and look for bargains or table scraps but will that ever add up to enough to compete with the money machines of the top 4? With these teams struggling to keep up, how can bottom feeders ever hope to find themselves competitive?

While the 10th premier title is impressive, due to the financial structure, lack of salary cap and overall economic structure the fact Manchester United seems to own the title is more a result of the business side of the sport and not the scouting, managing, developement, team aspects of the game. I am a huge fan of the Prem, but I am starting to think something drastic needs to be done to try to level the playing field, at least give mid tier clubs reason to hope, reason to believe that one day they too could challenge for the title. I hear pundits say, well the league is competitive - but on different levels - 4 or 5 clubs compete for the title, 4 or 5 compete for UEFA spots and 5-6 compete to stay up.....unfortunately when it is the same teams in each category it gets slightly boring. Rather than adding another game, maybe the FA needs to think about making the league more competitive for everyone!