When did the top 4 become the top 6?

comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 53 minutes ago
To be honest I feel sorry for you fellas, having to watch the same six sides finishing top six for the next 50 years or so. I come from an era when the top six constantly used to change. Much more competitive and more interesting, not knowing who would be up the top season on season. Money has all but ruined football.
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You come from an era where Liverpool won 10 out of 15 titles.
Only a few comments before you were talking about how Chelsea finished 10th. United finished 7th three or four years ago.
Things in football change very quickly, I doubt very much we will see the same 6 finish top six every season for the next 5 years never mind 50.

comment by CurrentlyInChina (U11181)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
More like when City became a vehicle to sport washing.
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Don’t remember any talk of a ‘top 6’ until Ferguson left...

Of course you don't.

It happened when 6 sides began challenging for top 4 rather than the usual 4

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 53 minutes ago
To be honest I feel sorry for you fellas, having to watch the same six sides finishing top six for the next 50 years or so. I come from an era when the top six constantly used to change. Much more competitive and more interesting, not knowing who would be up the top season on season. Money has all but ruined football.
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You come from an era where Liverpool won 10 out of 15 titles.
Only a few comments before you were talking about how Chelsea finished 10th. United finished 7th three or four years ago.
Things in football change very quickly, I doubt very much we will see the same 6 finish top six every season for the next 5 years never mind 50.
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I agree

Football changes constantly and being so attractive to investors, who knows if say Wolves don't get a Sheiks coming in and subsidise some serious tarnsfer market dealings and make Wolves into a serious potential?

It is happening all the time. City were nowhere less than a decade. Liverpool were 8th only few years back. Spurs struggled to get into top 4 until very recenty. Conversely, Arsenal the reverse.

comment by CurrentlyInChina (U11181)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Of course you don't.
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Do you?

comment by Super Ed (U22147)
posted 42 minutes ago
It happened when 6 sides began challenging for top 4 rather than the usual 4
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& the Europa was off the ground as a comp...& especially now as there's a CL place up for grabs

comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 50 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 53 minutes ago
To be honest I feel sorry for you fellas, having to watch the same six sides finishing top six for the next 50 years or so. I come from an era when the top six constantly used to change. Much more competitive and more interesting, not knowing who would be up the top season on season. Money has all but ruined football.
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You come from an era where Liverpool won 10 out of 15 titles.
Only a few comments before you were talking about how Chelsea finished 10th. United finished 7th three or four years ago.
Things in football change very quickly, I doubt very much we will see the same 6 finish top six every season for the next 5 years never mind 50.
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I agree

Football changes constantly and being so attractive to investors, who knows if say Wolves don't get a Sheiks coming in and subsidise some serious tarnsfer market dealings and make Wolves into a serious potential?

It is happening all the time. City were nowhere less than a decade. Liverpool were 8th only few years back. Spurs struggled to get into top 4 until very recenty. Conversely, Arsenal the reverse.
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Just to put the record straight I come from an era where the first 14 years of watching football, 12 different teams won the title. Just let macaroni know that.

comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 53 minutes ago
To be honest I feel sorry for you fellas, having to watch the same six sides finishing top six for the next 50 years or so. I come from an era when the top six constantly used to change. Much more competitive and more interesting, not knowing who would be up the top season on season. Money has all but ruined football.
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You come from an era where Liverpool won 10 out of 15 titles.
Only a few comments before you were talking about how Chelsea finished 10th. United finished 7th three or four years ago.
Things in football change very quickly, I doubt very much we will see the same 6 finish top six every season for the next 5 years never mind 50.
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I agree

Football changes constantly and being so attractive to investors, who knows if say Wolves don't get a Sheiks coming in and subsidise some serious tarnsfer market dealings and make Wolves into a serious potential?

It is happening all the time. City were nowhere less than a decade. Liverpool were 8th only few years back. Spurs struggled to get into top 4 until very recenty. Conversely, Arsenal the reverse.
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Eh?!? Our owners are among the richest owners in world football!! It's FFBS that is stopping us.

They have to include Arsenal and united in their marketing so that’s why