Chelsea

I am a Chelsea fan. (for those who don't know, Chelsea is a English football team).


This team is owned by a Russian billionaire, who has made a reputation for having no limits to what he spends of this football club, most recently splashing out £50 million on Fernando Torres. Some people claim that money has been the key to his success, effectively 'buying success', but is this a bad thing? 


There are teams in the world who will only accept players who were born local to their area, regardless of that  teams finances, and other teams such as Barcelona and Manchester City have spent vast quantity's of money importing the best talent from around the world to their respective clubs. The afore mentioned teams have indeed seen success, with Barcelona being renowned to be the best club in the world. But the money spent in this industry has always been a contentious issue. The English football regulator, the "FA" are planning to take steps to prevent this money monopoly by implementing rules that state that if a football club does not turn a profit every year, then it will face punishment in the form of a fine or a positional penalty, which they think will eradicate the richer clubs from throwing money around and achieving success merely from the level of investment. 


Let me ask you: When purchasing a car or a watch, are you not of the opinion that to a degree the more you pay, the better quality you receive? A £30 watch will not be made to the same standards as a £500 watch, and obviously there are watches, in the same way that there are cars that cost a disproportionate amount of money, but that does not invalidate the point, would you not agree that when owners of football clubs spend more money, they are not buying success but investing, and success is a product of their investment?


The point im trying to make is that we do not live in a communist society, and there will always be financial differences, particularly in competitive sports such as football, and that should not be taken as an unfair advantage but rather seen as something to which all should aspire. 


'If you have the money, spend it"....would you not agree?