The things is, he doesn't have full ownership in the same way the Abu Dhabi group and Abramovich do. Having said that I don't think we'd see anywhere near the amount of money spent at those two clubs but there would be some - whilst that issue is still up in the air, I don't think there is going to be any.Originally Posted by Ach
If there is one good thing about City it'll be watching Man Utd get knocked off their fucking perch - and they will.
I for one can't wait to see it.
Last edited by AKBapologist; 23-08-2011 at 01:17 PM.
Still not too late to invite Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Norges Bank Investment Management or Aramco to take over. They'll make Citeh owner looks poor lol.
Last edited by milla; 23-08-2011 at 03:31 PM.
somebody put something in my milk
It's just typical snobbery, that's all. I have no problem with the City owners. They aren't doing anything new. Teams with the most money have always won, simple as.
Football at times is so full of snobbery and elitism, if you don't have "History" you aren't allowed to try to win, should just know your place. The fact is in today's day and age, clubs are not gonna rise up up organically, the gap between the winners and non winners is too damn wide. For clubs like City pre Arabs unless they get some rich sugar daddy they will never be able to rise up to the levels of the so-called elites.
Ask Blackburn fans if winning the title in the 90's with Jack Walker's money was hollow. I think the answer you'll get is no, the guy is a God like figure for what he did for Blackburn.
Frankly to say successes for City are meaningless is not true, if they win 20 titles in the next 30 years they'll go down in history, noone will remember 4th placed losers though.
City fans are loving it and why wouldn't you, some of the best players in the world signing, trophies starting to come I'm sure they're pretty pleased.
Chelsea fans don't see their successes as meaningless either (and neither do most in football), in fact nowadays they are a very respected side that players want to sign for because they can achieve success there.
Frankly our situation is awful at the moment, losing all our players, signing kids and having the p*ss taken out of us by owner and manager alike...all whilst being charged sky high prices. What do we get for that, a nice stadium, but when it comes down to it, would you rather have a nice stadium and settle for 4th every year or see your team win trophies and play exciting football?
Right now I'd choose Highbury and the team we had over what we currently have every day of the week.
Last edited by Özim; 23-08-2011 at 03:35 PM.
I was born and brought up in Al Ain- two hours from Abu Dhabi and I hate those C*nts! I hope their oil gets magically transported to Bangladesh and they go broke. I dont know about racism against them but those Arabs are bigger racist cocks than any other people I know. Anyone who has been to or lived in Dubai (other than awesome ppl like Teg and me) will know how badly the South Asian workers are treated!
I Hope City fail and their owners choke on their shit!
Yeah, snobbery is shite. Like snobs who complain when their whole town's economy goes down the shitter when a big processed food pusher arrives and prices out the smaller stores. Business wise it's all fair game, provided you ignore the fact the few prosper whilst the many get screwed. All's fair on an unfair playing field. Let's have three of four more Citys and see how we go. How long will it take for the calls to come through that it;s a good thing the mom and pop clubs are going to the wall? Better "efficiency" with the big boys, brighter lights, more razzmatazz. Shame about the quality of the football or the fact you can't name your squad from one season to the next because the greedy fuckers are all on a money merry-go-round. Crimes up in the cities, let's all be criminals. Can't beat 'em then join them. Makes sense. Flush meaningless history down the shitter and embrace the brave new world. Gaddafi's out of a job, let's get him as owner. He's bound to have a few quid spread around his offshore accounts. Plus the guy has connections and I hear he doesn't take shit at the negotiating table. Let's see how low we can go.
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Snobbery? That depends on your definition.
The vast majority of Citys squad is bought with money garnered outside of the club. But outside investment has always happened. In 95/96 Fiszman put £50m of his own money in, money made of pure diamonds.
Implicit in the criticism of City is that the sheer scale of their investment is tantamount to cheating, which runs against the whole ideal of sport. It's a matter of degree.
As McNamara says, the ability to bring unlimited cash to the table affects everybody.
Meh Shows what Money can do tbh.
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