They're the wealthier sides. That's why they're successful. It's got nothing to do with them having a DoF. They'd be successful with or without one
How many sides have shot up thanks expressly to a DoF system?
Just because something is seen as the accepted way of doing something doesn't make it right for everyone
Stoke are one of the wealthier sides in the premier league. How they doing?
If the top sides would be successful without a dof then why do they bother having one?
Seville
The best sides in the world know that you should let the managers deal with the team on the pitch and concentrate with the football. By letting the dof deal with the off pitch side of the game.
How many sides have won anything in the last 10 years without having a dof? Wigan? Only one I can think of.
This tired outdated way of thinking is the reason why people like pardew and Hughes keep getting jobs and this league is so full of crap. It's embarrassing really.