Short Thought: Posh Pompey

Manchester City are trying to find the right code to crack the "Big Four" by embarking on a spending spree due to the tremendous funds that have been pushed across the table at the club by owner and billionaire Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Everyone is beginning to accept the fact that the blue side of Manchester will be a threat to for place in Europe next season. Would you ever imagine Portsmouth have a similar future? A Dubai business man by the name of Sulaiman Al Fahim has completed his take over of Portsmouth FC and will no doubt inject absurd funds into the team's budget. Al Fahim is no doubt a rich man. He was keen on trying to take over Chelsea from billionaire, Roman Abramovic not so long ago. Does it occur funny to you that we could see big names at Pompey in the future? Can you imagine Leo Messi wearing the Portsmouth strip? It seems rather comical. What effects do these kind of big money moves do to other clubs around the League? Take Everton for example. In the last handful of season the Toffees have challenged for place in the UEFA Cup, and scratching at the door of the Champions League. They have done all of this without loads of cash; they've done it the hard way. They have fought their way through every season. Now, I don't know what it means to the rest of you, but it seems a little unfair to me that a hardworking team like Everton will most likely get pushed out of these positions they have traditionally earned because clubs like Portsmouth and Manchester City have had billionaire's by their clubs. The Premier League is becoming a new game, a game run by finances. Is it a reality that in order for an EPL club to succeed in the future, they will need cash? What will happen to the clubs that don't develop take over deals? Will we slowly see them drip from tier to tier? Is it possible for them to grow and develop enough talent to match the clubs with all the stars due to their deep pockets? Do clubs like Villa, Everton, West Ham, and Tottenham stand a chance without the cash current running through other clubs? Will it be a race to attract the interest of the richest people in the world to buy clubs? Where is the EPL headed? It's an interesting thought...

• Viva el futbol y Hala Madrid

Bobby