It is almost conventional wisdom to say that the Premier League is over rated and hyped up, but this particular piece offers evidence that the spending does not always deliver quality.
It is almost conventional wisdom to say that the Premier League is over rated and hyped up, but this particular piece offers evidence that the spending does not always deliver quality. Of course, as this page has argued recently in relation to Real Madrid, some of the spending is really designed to secure results off the pitch in terms of sponsorships, media income and merchandise sales.
David Conn, who writes very well and authoritatively, is the ringmaster of a network of journalists determined to criticise the Premier League and boost the Bundesliga model and fan ownership. It’s a perfectly coherent position and embedded in a broader critique of financialised, globalised capitalism.
There is no doubt that cutting down tall poppies, to borrow an Australian phrase, goes down well in the UK. But the Premier League remains a very successful export in terms of earning money and giving England a global profile.