When you look at top leagues across the world, you will see 2 or 3 teams who have dominated the top positions for the past decade. England .... Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea France... Lyon have won 8 of the last 10 titles. Germany ... Byern Munich won 7 out of last 10 Italy ... Inter Milan & Juventus have, between them, won 9 out of the last 10. Spain ... Real Madrid & Barcelona have dominated for 10 yrs. There is always a fluke & challenger but usually, the larger team with the best track record will eventually come out on top. For me, it is about perception, the money is in those leagues, therefore the top players will chase that money there. When we has cash to splash, we had guys like Laudrup, Gascoine, Butcher, Woods, et al playing in our team. A lack of money reduces our ability to attract the top names, who have a higher level of skill. We therefore have to go for 2nd & 3rd tier players or raise our own talent (which i think is the way to go).