mrbojangles Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 I don't know how the contract issue will work though. Afterall, he is still on a contract with us and we would want money for him but who will pay that and his wages? Well to answer my own question. It looks like City are playing hard ball with him and have valued him at 50mil. Well done City, he wasn't forced into signing a contract and we want a return on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I don't know how the contract issue will work though. Afterall, he is still on a contract with us and we would want money for him but who will pay that and his wages? Well to answer my own question. It looks like City are playing hard ball with him and have valued him at 50mil. Well done City, he wasn't forced into signing a contract and we want a return on him. He won't be going anywhere unless its a swap deal with one of the Spanish clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 100% football mercenary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I don't know how the contract issue will work though. Afterall, he is still on a contract with us and we would want money for him but who will pay that and his wages? Well to answer my own question. It looks like City are playing hard ball with him and have valued him at 50mil. Well done City, he wasn't forced into signing a contract and we want a return on him. He won't be going anywhere unless its a swap deal with one of the Spanish clubs. It's looking more likely that way smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 There you go. FFP rules met. Etihad buys Manchester City stadium name for £100 million. Link:- http://www.emirates247.com/sports/football/etihad-buys-manchester-city-stadium-name-for-100-million-2011-07-07-1.406509 And here is Etihad's Man City plane. Can't wait to see the faces of the RAGS boarding this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 There you go. FFP rules met. Etihad buys Manchester City stadium name for £100 million. Link:- http://www.emirates2...-07-07-1.406509 And here is Etihad's Man City plane. Can't wait to see the faces of the RAGS boarding this :cheesy: SAF had better have a word with Qatar double quick. Can't have all the cheap charlie MU fans flying out of Manchester suited and booted in sky blue. That's not an attack on Mancunians or thrift. I'm flying out of Manc me'sel next time back out here in early August. £488 on Qatar - a real bargain but a bitch of a stopover in the desert. I know Smokie would not approve (whisper whisper - he's a closet toff - flys club class dont you know?!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I know Smokie would not approve (whisper whisper - he's a closet toff - flys club class dont you know?!!) Bladdy right too. Why would anyone want to sit in zoo class when you can lie down flat on a bed. My Mrs and 3 year old daughter flew business to Thailand last night. Etihad of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I know Smokie would not approve (whisper whisper - he's a closet toff - flys club class dont you know?!!) Bladdy right too. Why would anyone want to sit in zoo class when you can lie down flat on a bed. My Mrs and 3 year old daughter flew business to Thailand last night. Etihad of course Etihad's business lounge used to be crap....which was a bonus as the piano bar was great craic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacknDanny Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I know Smokie would not approve (whisper whisper - he's a closet toff - flys club class dont you know?!!) Bladdy right too. Why would anyone want to sit in zoo class when you can lie down flat on a bed. My Mrs and 3 year old daughter flew business to Thailand last night. Etihad of course Etihad's business lounge used to be crap....which was a bonus as the piano bar was great craic! Qatar Business class is the dogs <deleted>!! Their lounge in Doha is something else!! Now if it gets tainted red I will have to have a rethink going back to the UK next year Latest rumour is we have got Nasri for 23 Mill. If thats the case........ Yaya, DeJong, Nasri, Villa.... I dont think there is a better midfield than that, with Johnson coming on as an impact player!!!! Just 1 more striker needed and we are sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 I know Smokie would not approve (whisper whisper - he's a closet toff - flys club class dont you know?!!) Bladdy right too. Why would anyone want to sit in zoo class when you can lie down flat on a bed. My Mrs and 3 year old daughter flew business to Thailand last night. Etihad of course Etihad's business lounge used to be crap....which was a bonus as the piano bar was great craic! Yeah it was garbage but the new one is excellent. The Piano bar is still there in the old terminal though isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Latest rumour is we have got Nasri for 23 Mill. If thats the case........ Yaya, DeJong, Nasri, Villa.... I dont think there is a better midfield than that, with Johnson coming on as an impact player!!!! Just 1 more striker needed and we are sorted Mouth watering. Can't wait for the new season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Etihad buys Manchester City stadium name for £100 million. Link:- http://www.emirates2...-07-07-1.406509 do we have any arabic speakers on here incidentally? only it seems that etihad translates from arabic to english as 'united'. so next season city will be playing in the united stadium. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Etihad buys Manchester City stadium name for £100 million. Link:- http://www.emirates2...-07-07-1.406509 do we have any arabic speakers on here incidentally? only it seems that etihad translates from arabic to english as 'united'. so next season city will be playing in the united stadium. . . I live in Saudi steve and have asked this question before. I found out the true tranlsation and it actually translates as "unity". So it was a nice try by the RAGS but it's one of those words that can get lost in translation depending on who you talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 United play City @ United Stadium. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 There you go. FFP rules met. Etihad buys Manchester City stadium name for £100 million. Link:- http://www.emirates2...-07-07-1.406509 And here is Etihad's Man City plane. Can't wait to see the faces of the RAGS boarding this I would not ever get on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Are we talking about the Piano bar in Abu? City playing at the "unity" stadium now that is very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Are we talking about the Piano bar in Abu? Yeah scene of many impromptu piss ups in bygone days. Funny when they were cheap it wasn't unusual to bump into one of the regulars passing through....when their prices went up however we all switched to Qatar.... Coupled with the new surly barmaid who banned illicit smoking in the bar area. What were we to do? None of us could have staggered downstairs without 'assistance'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Are we talking about the Piano bar in Abu? Yeah scene of many impromptu piss ups in bygone days. Funny when they were cheap it wasn't unusual to bump into one of the regulars passing through....when their prices went up however we all switched to Qatar.... Coupled with the new surly barmaid who banned illicit smoking in the bar area. What were we to do? None of us could have staggered downstairs without 'assistance'! Yeah remember it well.... also blagging a free stay or two at the airport transit hotel through Gulf airs service desk free food and drinks with the shrieks of AD and a stint in the small sauna and pool(plunge) very nice and then escorted on to the plane at the last moment pissed as a newt good times for nowt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Are we talking about the Piano bar in Abu? Yeah scene of many impromptu piss ups in bygone days. Funny when they were cheap it wasn't unusual to bump into one of the regulars passing through....when their prices went up however we all switched to Qatar.... Coupled with the new surly barmaid who banned illicit smoking in the bar area. What were we to do? None of us could have staggered downstairs without 'assistance'! Yeah remember it well.... also blagging a free stay or two at the airport transit hotel through Gulf airs service desk free food and drinks with the shrieks of AD and a stint in the small sauna and pool(plunge) very nice and then escorted on to the plane at the last moment pissed as a newt good times for nowt! Aah now I recognise you! You're that bloke from the News of the World who likes to dress up in arab gear and take photos of duchesses in compromising positions. How's unemployment panning out mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 The shrieks of AD...seems I might be wrong...you could be Boris Becker...or Charlie Sheen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixalex Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Always been an admirer of Bellamy - well on the pitch - but from the article i've just read, he seems a bit of a knob. Firstly he explained how in the first week on Mancini being there, he was asked to change his training routine and he refused. Manager told him if he wouldn't he should go home. So he did. He seems to think he was well within his rights? Go figure. Secondly he has said he may well just sit on the bench at City this season if another club doesn't take him. He can't afford for his salary to drop because he has 13 kids in Africa he has to take care of. Yeah right. How much does he earn a day, and how much does it cost to support 13 kids in Africa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Garry Cook says have been conversations between Manchester City and Uefa over how they intend to meet new Financial Fair Play regulations. The Eastlands club are in jeopardy of not meeting the requirements having posted losses in excess of £120million in their last account to May 2010. Uefa Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules are to stop reckless spending by clubs and to stop rich benefactors from injecting large amounts of cash by encouraging clubs to be self-sufficient. When the new rules are fully enforced, clubs will only be allowed to enter European competition if their generated revenues - money from sources such as television rights, gate receipts, competition prize money and sponsorship - is equal to or greater than their expenditure. City are in danger of failing to make the grade following lavish spending sprees in recent seasons that has seen their wage bill exceed the club's turnover. However, City's chief executive Cook is not panicking ahead of the club's first-ever season of UEFA Champions League football, stating the club have an 'open' dialogue with Uefa about their plans and ambition. Dialogue "We have a very open dialogue with Uefa," explained Cook. "We have had several meetings with Uefa about our plans and they are very supportive of Manchester City's ambition. "There are many football clubs who have the backdrop of regulation that is being placed into the world of football. "We are no different to any other football club." Ambition Cook is refusing to get carried away with the coming campaign following their FA Cup success having seen his fingers burned in the past. He was left with egg on his face when Manchester United beat the Blues in a 2010 Carling Cup semi-final, although he insists the club will endeavour to battle for silverware on all fronts. "I have got into trouble with this one before," he laughed. "We will look to continue our growth, on and off the pitch. "Our ambition for next year means we are competing in a new competition - the Champions League - plus the three others. "We will endeavour to be successful in all four." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Your getting very interested in the goings on at City. MrRed. Thinking of coming over to the blue side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Your getting very interested in the goings on at City. MrRed. Thinking of coming over to the blue side If you keep buying their team, maybe he'll have to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Is the piano bar TV now tuned to the City channel?....it used to play Mr Bean so it'll still be visual comedy of the highest quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Your getting very interested in the goings on at City. MrRed. Thinking of coming over to the blue side Never,just keeping abreast of the situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abrak Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I see Corinthians have put in a 40m Euro bid for Tevez. Pretty amazing stuff. I suspect that City will probably take the offer or somewhere near it simply to end the whole wretched saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 I see Corinthians have put in a 40m Euro bid for Tevez. Pretty amazing stuff. I suspect that City will probably take the offer or somewhere near it simply to end the whole wretched saga. Not sure if they would or not, it's not like the owners are desperate for a few Euro's. The main thing is, would Tevez take a pay drop, cos I can't see them being able to afford his wages as well. Let's see how much he really wants to be near his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Quite a good article from Stuart Brennan on City and the FFP "Two clubs in the same city. One has a rich owner promising to pump hundreds of millions of pounds into it and its community. The other has a rich owner, who has taken millions out of it to pay off the debt incurred in buying it. So which one are the wise old owls at Uefa set to investigate? That’s right, the one pouring money into the game. And Uefa’s bizarre crusade is being conducted in the name of ‘fair play’! City’s record-breaking £400m deal with Etihad should be embraced as a bold vision for the future, encompassing, as it does, community initiative, sporting advancement and regeneration of a neglected part of Manchester. But even if it was a cynical attempt to pump in outside money to help level the uneven playing fields of European football, Uefa should not be sticking its snout in. Clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona have had an unfair advantage for years, taking full advantage of their huge political sway. Did Uefa investigate when Madrid ‘sold’ their training ground to the city authorities for an inordinate amount of money to wipe out debt? It seems Uefa reserve their ‘fair play’ for the nouveaux riche, so it increasingly looks like a means of preserving the status quo. Imagine two runners, one a rich American, the other an orphan living in a shack on the side of an Ethiopian mountain. The American kid can afford the latest in footwear technology, has access to the best sports scientists, can afford the correct nutrition and attends state-of-the-art facilities. The African kid is half-starved, bare-footed, and unable to scrape together the money to attend the athletics academy in the nearest town. One day, a rich benefactor, realizing his potential, decides to give him a helping hand, and whisks him off to Europe, where he gets the best of everything and is soon neck-and-neck with privileged Yank. If Uefa was the regulator, the Ethiopian would be investigated because he had not ‘earned’ the money himself. Of course buying success is unfair, but it has always gone on in football – it is just that the modern generation of football clubs have perfected the art. Uefa want to replace one kind of unfairness with another. If they truly want a level playing field, they would introduce American-style player drafts and salary caps. Apparently their investigation will compare Etihad’s deal to other ‘benchmarks’ in stadium naming rights and shirt sponsorship deals. But this comes after years of being told that, in football – as in no other business – an asset is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. So, if Liverpool decide, beyond all reason, that Andy Carroll is worth £35m, that is what he is worth. No suggestion of Uefa looking into a transfer which skews the market and does nobody any good. If Uefa truly wants to expose unfairness in football, it should look at the moral charnel-pit which is Fifa, into ticket pricing and the treatment of football fans, and into the meat market which trades in hopeful young footballers from Third World countries." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nice pr spin mr bj, couldn't have written a better csr piece myself. Now back to tevez, stay or go, what's the word around Unity stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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