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No problem. Hopefully we'll be hearing more of her, unless Sheikh Mohammed and Mohammed Al Gergawi don't want her services so to speak anymore. -
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cant get on to thst link without password etc..Originally posted by kingfunk View Post
can you post anything else from there"Sky and Setanta have the right to choose their games and it will be the same for everyone. So Mr Ferguson will not be complaining about fixtures and a campaign against United.
"Or there is another option. That Mr Ferguson organises the fixtures in his office and sends it to us and everyone will know and cannot complain. That is simple."
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Just found this bit but nothing really relevant.Originally posted by Phoenix06 View Post
And financial advisor Amanda Stavely, who brokered the Abu Dhabi deal, said the Manchester club proved an entincing prospect.
"The Premier League without doubt as a sporting brand is a great opportunity. We should be very proud of British football," she said.
"Any outside or foreign investor can only be excited to get involved in world-class league. Manchester City sells itself."Comment
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wow. ronaldo for that much cash. would the fans want him though. I wouldnt i swear to god, id far rather bid for someone else if i had the cash. Would imagine city fans would think the same.
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shankslegend speaks again:
Having spent this afternoon reading through that TLW thread, what i told the mods and couldn't tell you is mentioned in their takeover thread to do with Hicks and bankrupcy. Now someone else has mentioned it and its out in the open, you can see why i could not say anything the other week.
I have not heard anything today, the information i posted yesterday was what i was told last week.
As it stands now i have not heard anything, its just gonna b a marathon now rather then a sprint waiting for things to happen now. There is a lot of discussion that needs to take place and the fact DIC need to come closer to the figures G+H want. It was mentioned the fact that other business incentives may be offered.
So we just have to see what happens now by holding tight. I really as much as you all do don't ever want my hopes dashed again.
Having looked through today what has happened with city, i have a broken heart feeling at the min for some reason and just want the love of my life back at the top with the best of everything.Comment
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More ****e from Shanks leg end. It's nothing short of pathetic. Something I knew, but now it is out I can share it with youOriginally posted by kingfunk View Post
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actually he told the mods on Rawk who will probably back him up...Originally posted by Assassin View PostMore ****e from Shanks leg end. It's nothing short of pathetic. Something I knew, but now it is out I can share it with you
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FFS of course they will, they are all in on itOriginally posted by The_Milkman View Postactually he told the mods on Rawk who will probably back him up...
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What's this about.....?
what i told the mods and couldn't tell you is mentioned in their takeover thread to do with Hicks and bankrupcy.Comment
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Originally posted by Assassin View PostFFS of course they will, they are all in on it
Can you back that up?? just curious? Im not sure what side of the fence im on yet but time will tell, if nothing happens in the next couple of weeks then il have my doubts about his info.Comment
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Blues can be world's richest club
Yakub Qureshi
2/ 9/2008
MANCHESTER City is poised to become the world's richest club after its new owners promised to rival the investment of Chelsea billionaire Roman Abramovich.
The backers of the deal were revealed to be the Royal family of Abu Dhabi - one of the world's wealthiest states - who funded the £150m purchase from deposed Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Businessman Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim, who will represent the owners on the board, told the MEN how there were "hundreds of millions of pounds" to invest.
The family is reported to be worth a staggering £500bn pounds - dwarfing the £23bn fortune of Abramovich, whose millions have transformed Chelsea.
Dr Al Fahim, an Arabian property mogul, said: "The club has got a great football stadium and a great history and a strong fan base but it has not had the investment. We can give them that. The club has not been strong for the last few months and we think we can change this situation.
"There is a lot we can do - we will copy what Abramovich did to Chelsea. We will do the same thing. We need to get the players and also better branding for the club. We can raise it to the same profile as Manchester United and beyond."
Priority
He revealed that they may also consider buying the City of Manchester stadium from Manchester Council, although new top class players are their first priority.
And he also guaranteed the future of City manager Mark Hughes, currently enjoying the support of fans as well as a successful run of games.
He said: "We have no plans to change the manager. He is a young manager with a vision and we are going to keep him and support him."
The business mogul, who admitted a "reasonable knowledge" of the English game added: "There is a long list of things to do. We are thinking about purchasing the stadium. Certainly it is a possibility but we want to focus on the players themselves." Asked to allay the fears of fans concerned about short-term investment, he added: "There is an understanding and a desire to improve the club. Like Abramovich we can bring the money to fund this."
"The Premier League is a very valuable asset. We are happy to be part of it. When the possibility of a sale came up we thought this was a big opportunity.
"I was aware of other Premiership clubs and deals being made but with Manchester City there is a real development possibility.
"Football is one of the most popular games in the United Arab Emirates so everyone is aware of the Premiership and its teams."
He added that his group planned to use the coaching expertise at Manchester City to develop players from the UAE where the sport is popular but there is no professional league.
Although Dr Al Fahim played down the Royal connections of the Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development, it is widely understood that it is a private investment company for the family.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whose brother Sheikh Kalifa is the ruler of Abu Dhabi, is believed to be a key figure behind the bid for City, which began three weeks ago.
Dr Al Fahim, whose property firm Hydra sponsors Premiership matches on local TV, will play a key role on the new board and will travel to the UK later this week to finalise the deal, which has not yet been confirmed by bosses at City.
Under the arrangement, current owner Thaksin Shinawatra would have an honorary position in the club but effective control would be transferred to the new group.
Journalist Anil Bhoyrul, from Arabian business website, said the new owners were looking to create a global brand worth "billions" rather than make a short term profit.
He said: "Rich lists don't usually include people from Abu Dhabi because it is very hard to guess an estimation of the worth of these people.
Comparison
"Dr Sulaiman isn't the man with the money, he's running the show, but the people behind this are, I would guess, considerably richer than Mister Abramovich.
"If you are doing a comparison then you have a guy far richer than Abramovich running Manchester City."
Frank Kane, a broadcaster and columnist with the Arab Media Group who covers economic issues in the region, said that the "sky was the limit" for future investment.
He told the MEN: "It is not a state-owned company, I would describe it as a private investment by the Royal family. They are fabulously wealthy, every time a barrel of oil goes up by a dollar, they make a billion.
"Dr Al Fahim has sold it to them as a good investment so you are talking about them bankrolling the club for hundreds of millions of pounds."
Manchester United are currently the wealthiest football team in the world, with City ranked 15th in an international rich list.
But the Al Nahyan Royal family is said to be worth a staggering £500bn pounds - dwarfing the £23bn fortune of Russian oligarch Abramovich, whose millions transformed Chelsea after purchasing the club in 2003.
Abu Dhabi is one of seven states which make up the United Arab Emirates. The principality is one of the world's richest states, controlling the majority of the UAE's total oil reserves. Its rulers have ambitious plans to become a business and tourist centre on the scale of its sister state Dubai.
Gulf-based investors have speculated heavily in Western business including, banks and sports clubs, in recent years.
The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is currently trying to purchase Liverpool FC through his country's state investment firm.
No pressure on Mark Hughes then.
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