A new generation of football clubs

First Chelsea. Then QPR. Then Man City. Now Real Madrid have a ridiculous amount of money to spend, and are doing so without thinking twice. Back in 2003, when Roman Ambramovich bought Chelsea, high transfer fees were thought of at around £10m. Now however, due to the amazing influx of money injected into football, it seems almost anything is possible, proved by Real Madrid when they broke the world transfer record TWICE in the same week. They paid around £69m for Kaka, before paying £80,000,000 for Cristiano Ronaldo.
This huge spending begs the question: what about the other clubs?

Clubs such as Fulham have never been renowned for huge spending, and more of a family club, and yet they did far better than Man City last year, and are in a different league to QPR. Quite literally.

Is this a sign that money and wealth isn't imperative to do well? I don't think it is. It is only a matter of time before all the clubs without super rich owners start to struggle. In a way it already has, following last years 'mini league battle' towards the end of the 08/09 Premier League season.

Two things could be done about this.

There has been much talk of the best teams in each country going of and forming a completely different 'Super League'. At the end of each season, the worst two clubs from each country of the Super League and the top two of the remaining clubs that played in the highest national league that season play in a mini competition over three days, like the Wembley Cup, and the winner and runner-up play in the Super League the next season. Still with me? The old teams then return and play in their countries for a year, and if at the top of their country, will get their chance to play in the Super League again.

For example, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man U and Liverpool would go from England. At the end of the season, assuming Arsenal and Chelsea do worst out of the 4, would return to England to play in the Super League England Cup against the top 2 clubs from that years Premier League. The runner up and winner of this plays in the Super League the following year. The losers play in the Premier League. Simples.

But this is, I think the best bit. Clubs in the Super League, CANNOT sign players on loan or permanently from clubs not inside the Super League. But clubs outside the Super League can sign players from clubs in the Super League. Good isn't it?

The other option is a budget cap, like the one proposed in F1. But that's a bit boring isn't it?

Gibbo