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I think Mark Hughes has a different idea on the key to success, than Manchester City’s new owners Abu Dhabi United Group do. Obviously with City becoming the richest club in the world now, the new owners don’t want to be sitting on all that money with a mid-table club, and probably aren’t too happy about going into the new year in 13^th. So I don’t imagine that any of the higher ups really agree with Mark Hughes assessment that City will take probably up until the 2010/2011 season before they challenge legitimately for a title.

In fact, with the next transfer window only a short while away, I’m guessing Abu Dhabi is banking on building a much better club sooner rather than later. And why not? Mark Hughes wants to take it slow, but Manchester City are in the process of building a dominant football force, in the Chelsea money spending vein, so I just don’t see them taking time and finding the right players for the right positions to play well together. I completely see City throwing money at their issues, why build the team when you can buy a few of the world’s biggest names and then worry about chemistry later?

That was more or less the Chelsea strategy, and it bought them two Premiership titles in a row. Although to be fair Jose Mourinho is a legendary manager, opposed to Mark Hughes who is just a good manager.

But for football’s sake, I hope City spend hugely in January. Because I love the drama, and I would love to see a suddenly massively reshaped Manchester City try their hand at climbing the table in 2009.

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