I think the clean slate's illusory, because you know that Chelsea and City will give their new managers money to spend, and that they'll be quality managers too, Mourinho and Pellegrini the way things are shaping up … but there's no reason we can't challenge them, and United, with the right additions and a renewed seriousness of intent.
Last few seasons it has been obvious from the off—not just to us, but to the squad—that our challenge was half-hearted.
Whatever happens I'm glad there's going to be a renaissance in the PL because the last couple of years have been fucking stale (final day of last season aside) with lame duck managers waiting for the sack or retirement. Was just thinking the other week that there wasn't a sitting PL manager who'd ever win the European Cup.
