Money has always talked in football but old rivalries like Manchester derby shout much louder

Sam Wallace Chief Football Writer Follow 10 November 2018 • 5:16pm “In football finances and their management,” the author Dr Percy M Young writes of the early 1900s, in his splendid history of Manchester United, “there was at that time a degree of anarchy.” He is referencing one of the great Manchester City sides, during a tumultuous period in the club’s history and looking back it is hard not to think that nothing in football is new. No Der Spiegel document hoards or closed loop payments to companies in the British Virgin Islands in 1904 but there were, relatively speaking, just as many risks being taken by those hungry for success in a game that was growing quicker than anyone expected. The late Dr Young was writing about the great City team of 1903-04 who… To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles  Subscriber-only events  Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free Register for free to continue reading this article Register Or unlock all Premium articles, free for 30 days Start trial Already have an account? Login Want to learn more? View all subscriptions