Manchester City

[Arn]

United make a fair bit of money from Old Trafford but they make bucketloads more from their countless sponsorship deals that they have all over the world. Naming rights to their training ground and training kit, for example, it seems a bit stupid but it's all money coming into the club.

They wouldn't make bucketloads of cash from sponsorships if didn't had a big stadium.

The main reason to why they could spend a lot of money in the 90s is that they had a very big stadium. That started it all. After they got succesful the very big sponsorships was the next step.

If you don't have that then you can't even dream about building up a club to a top club if you don't have a sugardaddy.

You must start from somewhere.

[kev776]

They became big not because of the stadium, because Sky money kicked in, they had 6 or 7 bloody good kids come through together and a very good commercial team in the background. Put all of these together and you get success.

[RichC]

They became big not because of the stadium, because Sky money kicked in, they had 6 or 7 bloody good kids come through together and a very good commercial team in the background. Put all of these together and you get success.

Without the success on the pitch they'd not be anywhere near as successful off it regardless of the size of the stadium.

[Shaggy]

Stuart Brennan @StuBrennanMEN
Have it confirmed that Fernandinho is in Manchester for medical, but no announcement imminent - could be next week

Is it true Fernandinho is 28 and will cost €40m?!

[Captain Stu]

Is it true Fernandinho is 28 and will cost €40m?!

Yup and yup, that's his buyout clause.

[Bender]

Is it true Fernandinho is 28 and will cost €40m?!

City tracked Shakhtar Donetsk Fernandinho all season and the 28-year-old had made it clear he wished to move to the Etihad to improve his chances of breaking into Brazil’s World Cup squad.
His club inserted a buy-out clause of £42.5million

[Shaggy]

Yup and yup, that's his buyout clause.

Shakhtar Donetsk Fernandinho all season and the 28-year-old had made it clear he wished to move to the Etihad to improve his chances of breaking into Brazil’s World Cup squad.
His club inserted a buy-out clause of £42.5million

**** me

[Captain Stu]

They wouldn't make bucketloads of cash from sponsorships if didn't had a big stadium.

Soz but that's garbage.

You become successful and then build a bigger stadium, not the other way round. If we were playing in front of 80,000 every week - we wouldn't be in the top four as a direct result of that.

[Bender]

And this : Manchester City are lining up a £21m bid for Real Madrid defender Pepe, 30,
Full story: Daily Express

[-V-]

Nutty nutty fee. Surely not

[Captain Stu]

And this : Manchester City are lining up a £21m bid for Real Madrid defender Pepe, 30,
Full story: Daily Express

This has been around for a few days - **** player, stupid amount of money. There's two defenders at Real Madrid worth that sort of money - one is Ramos and the other is Varane.

[Daniel 7]

Pepe is one dirty cunt I would love to see getting some rudimentary treatment from lower leaguers in the FA Cup.

[Neil Young]

But you just said he was - and I quote - "a professional man"!

Make up your mind, Daniel7.

[Aj34]

City are gonna be a beast of a team next season IMO

[Bender]

Sky sources: Manchester City have agreed a £34m deal for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernandinho