BBC website is reporting that Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has offered to resign from the club's board, executive chairman Garry Cook has revealed. Cook said Thaksin will not be present at Eastlands when City host West Ham on Sunday because of fears for his safety.

"He wants to be at this ground on Sunday but he is hearing advice about being in a public space," Cook added.

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theres a surprise ...............not

What a load of crap - anything to stay in the headlines

What a load of crap - anything to stay in the headlines

Yep, the guy is an odious tool, and the sooner the better he fuc_ks off out of football, and the UK for that matter.

How low can this guy go?

What a load of crap - anything to stay in the headlines

Yep, the guy is an odious tool, and the sooner the better he fuc_ks off out of football, and the UK for that matter.

How low can this guy go?

A lot lower he hasn't even started yet. He is the original limbo dancer.

Thought we was going to keep this political <deleted> out of the football forum guys?

I presume Thaksin has a few chums on the board - either his own men, or others who allowed him to take over the club in the first place. It's merely posturing on Thaksin's part and he wants to be able to say the club want him.

It was suggested that abramovich took over Chelsea in order to raise his profile and make it more difficult for the Russian government to prosecute him if they so decided. I wonder if Thaksin had similar thoughts.

Or maybe he's fed up with the team's results already this season!

Thought we was going to keep this political <deleted> out of the football forum guys?

I agree. Before it gets into the usual crap, i'm going to close it. Sorry lads.