Manchester City

[Gerry]

News that Manchester CITY has become the richest club in the world following the buy out by Middle Eastern syndicate.

Do you think it will make a difference?

[researchnut]

Yes, ticket prices will go up for the fans!

Brian :PDT_Xtremez_12:

[Ged]

Well they've snatched Robinho from Chelsea - who'd have thought that.

Yes....Money makes a difference - a big difference.

Almost snatched Berbatov from Man U too.

Wright phillips must be made up just now but the owners have come in just too late for the transfer window but you watch them in January when it re-opens.

It'll either make the current players play their socks off or some will think i'm their time is up.

This fella makes Abramovich's money look like nothing.

It makes me wonder what Kenwright is doing though in trying to get a buyer. Surely Everton with their great history are a better prospect, even though City had that free stadium given them.

[edwardo]

This guy thinks millions? is pocket money.he is worth over ?100 billion(yea BILLION) if you have any dout that this money will do little good.Look out with that kind of money anything can and will happen.this guy wants to win and I dout anyone els will get in the way.

[Ged]

It said 320 billion on news at ten. Watch all the cr@p about him and his money from fans of other teams who'd dearly love all this for themselves though.

Does anything think Chelsea fans truly give a toss where Abramovich's money comes from, they're just glad he chose them.

It's no good just being a millionaire owner in football terms anymore.

[arrr_bob]

This guy thinks millions? is pocket money.he is worth over ?100 billion(yea BILLION) if you have any dout that this money will do little good.Look out with that kind of money anything can and will happen.this guy wants to win and I dout anyone els will get in the way.

Winning isn't the end game - it's about commercial influence. The reports are saying he's also the chariman of the company that has the TV rights to footy in the middle east (something along those lines)... owning a club will give them more influence of the development of the "product".

[Gerry]

Did I hear on the news that Kevin Keegan has parted with Newcastle?

Could he be on his way to Manchester?

[ChrisGeorge]

Did I hear on the news that Kevin Keegan has parted with Newcastle?

Could he be on his way to Manchester?

"Kevin Keegan has not been sacked as Newcastle United manager, according to a statement issued from St James' Park."

"Speculation has mounted all Tuesday that the Geordie idol had been sacked after a row over transfer policy with owner Mike Ashley and director Dennis Wise. However, United said: 'For the avoidance of doubt the Club has not sacked Kevin Keegan as manager.'"

More at Soccernet (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=568956&sec=england&cc=5901)

[jimmy]

City willing to pay $287m for Ronaldo
From correspondents in London, England
September 03, 2008 MANCHESTER City's new billionaire Arab owners say they are willing to pay ?135 million ($A287 million) to land Cristiano Ronaldo from the Red side of the city.

"Ronaldo has said he wants to play for the biggest club in the world, so we will see in January if he is serious," the Guardian newspaper quoted Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, of City's new owners, the Abu Dhabi United Group, as saying on their website.

According to the report Al-Fahim also wants to track down other major stars, including Arsenal striker Thierry Henry and Valencia's David Villa as City, one of England's perennial under-achievers in recent decades, head for the footballing stratosphere.

Al-Fahim says he wants to build a "dream team" which can compete in the Champions League within the coming three years.

City have already stunned fellow moneybags club Chelsea in landing Robinho from Real Madrid in a British record 32.5 million-pound move on deadline day late Monday.

And now Ronaldo, linked with Real for much of the summer, is seen as the potential jewel in the crown.

"Real Madrid were estimating his value at 160 million dollars but for a player like that, to actually get him, will cost a lot more; I would think 240 million (dollars) (135 million pounds).

"But why not? We are going to be the biggest club in the world, bigger than both Real Madrid and Manchester United.

"We want a team who can win the Champions League," the Guardian quoted Al-Fahim as saying.

Were such a mega-deal to materialise it would be three times bigger than the current world record which Real paid Juventus for Zinedine Zidane in 2001.

"If we can get the biggest players in the world, and of course if the manager wants them, then we will get them," said Al-Fahim, who has agreed to acquire a majority stake in City, subject to due diligence, from former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Al-Fahim has not disclosed the amount he is paying for City when he made the purchase on Monday on behalf of the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment, of which he is a board member.

The National, an English-language Abu Dhabi daily, earlier Tuesday estimated the value of the buy-out at 177 million dollars.

Robinho, 24, will earn a reported 300,000 dollars a week at City, which would make him the highest-paid footballer ever.

On Ronaldo, a United spokesman said curtly: "We have made it clear all summer that Cristiano is not for sale."

Ronaldo is currently on the sidelines as he recovers from July ankle surgery.

Last season he scored 42 goals to help United retain their Barclays Premier League title and also win the Champions League, the Portuguese wideman scoring in the final win over Chelsea.



Agence France-Presse

[sweetcheeks]

I love this quote

Rock star Noel Gallagher has taunted Manchester United fans by claiming every time they buy petrol they will be fuelling the bank balance of his beloved Manchester City. :handclap:

That is untill both United and City beat us :disgust:

[kevin]

Did I hear on the news that Kevin Keegan has parted with Newcastle?

Could he be on his way to Manchester?

Don't think he still plays, Gerry.
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