CFG Expansion | Başakşehir to join? (p70)

[Cobwebcat]

Taken over? ADUG founded them

True but I don’t think they see it the same.

 

[levets]

True but I don’t think they see it the same.

I think most would have supported the rags or dippers, hence their dislike for us

 

[mccity]

Question.

Is the CFG Soriano's idea, via a knock back at Barcelona, or is it an idea of Mansour/Khaldoon, tasked to Soriano, to take forward?
What do you think?

Likely Soriano's idea, given he's wanted to do this kind of thing since before joining City.

 

[JGL07]

I think most would have supported the rags or dippers, hence their dislike for us

Why aren’t they supporting New York Red Bull then?

 

[cyberblue]

How the hell buying clubs most people have never heard of is going to help Manchester City is beyond me
In the grand scheme of things it might be good business for the owners but ain't a clue what it does for our club

 

[levets]

Why aren’t they supporting New York Red Bull then?

They aren’t actually a ‘New York’ team. They play in a different City and a different state.

 

[JGL07]

They aren’t actually a ‘New York’ team. They play in a different City and a different state.

Which explains why they have New York in their title.

Not unlike our friends from Trafford?

 

[levets]

Which explains why they have New York in their title.

Not unlike our friends from Trafford?

Yep... they’re based in Harrison, New Jersey. Just like our red friends

 

[better dead than red]

True up to a point. New York City fans hate us, we are arab owned.
And where is our Middle East club?

Pretty sure NYC fans don't hate us because we are Arab owned. Most were, and still are rags, dippers and et al before NYC existed. They'd not support City even if we were owned by the Anglican Church.

 

[KS55]

Pretty sure NYC fans don't hate us because we are Arab owned. Most were, and still are rags, dippers and et al before NYC existed. They'd not support City even if we were owned by the Anglican Church.

True enough, but there was massive negative publicity in NY on the arab question. Khaldoon said that the perception that NYC were owned by an arab state was highly detrimental in the search for a stadium.
UAE has been blocked in the past from buying facilities in NY on the grounds that they were a security risk, despite being a US ally.

 

[jrb]

A LOT, I mean a lot a lot, of fit women in Ukraine. I feel the need to point this out for some reason.

I have seen them in Dubai. They are all fit.(especially one who sticks out in my memory) All of them. But you have to pay. Top tip. Learn basic Ukranian.

 

[LongsightM13]

Why aren’t they supporting New York Red Bull then?

Because despite the name, they are in New Jersey. New Yorkers wanted a team of their own based in the city

 

[MCFCTrick]

Pretty sure NYC fans don't hate us because we are Arab owned. Most were, and still are rags, dippers and et al before NYC existed. They'd not support City even if we were owned by the Anglican Church.

If they were previously (plastic) dippers and rags etc, why choose to support a new founded club under the CFG at all? Just logically stupid, even for Septics.

 

[JGL07]

Because despite the name, they are in New Jersey. New Yorkers wanted a team of their own based in the city

New York Jets American Football team also play in New Jersey.

Much of New Jersey comes within the New York Metropolitan area along with parts of Connecticut.

In any event, since when has geography had that much to do with football support?

There are hoards of United fans who travel to Old Trafford from South East England and even some from Manchester.

 

[better dead than red]

I have seen them in Dubai. They are all fit.(especially one who sticks out in my memory) All of them. But you have to pay. Top tip. Learn basic Ukranian.

Russian will work too. I knew a wonderful Ukrainian woman. She, and her friends, spoke primarily Russian. According to her, most Ukrainians have no problem speaking Russian other than some from the western part of the country who see themselves as "patriots" and language purists, etc.

 

[WRicko]

Out of interest not sure it goes here but Cook allegedly sold the club to the Sheik on the basis of a few things the whole City United things the land and the price and the idea of everything in the world potentially being branded city which goes with anything

If the CFG is Soriano idea rather than the sheiks or Khaldoons what’s happening with Cooks idea given it worked so well originally in selling the club to the sheik rather than him buying all the other clubs he could have

 

[MeatHunterrr]

How the hell buying clubs most people have never heard of is going to help Manchester City is beyond me
In the grand scheme of things it might be good business for the owners but ain't a clue what it does for our club

Its branding exercise. The "City" brand is marketed across the world like this, without relying on pre season friendlies, instead giving the brand constant exposure in these markets.

All this leads to increased exposure for Manchester City, because when you see the words "City Group" or one of those clubs you immediately think Manchester CIty. (by this I mean the people in those markets)

This is the whole point of this.

Soriano wanted to do this with Barca, but was denied.

The fact that many still don't have a clue about the point of CFG, just shows how far ahead of time our execs are.

 

[cyberblue]

Its branding exercise. The "City" brand is marketed across the world like this, without relying on pre season friendlies, instead giving the brand constant exposure in these markets.

All this leads to increased exposure for Manchester City, because when you see the words "City Group" or one of those clubs you immediately think Manchester CIty. (by this I mean the people in those markets)

This is the whole point of this.

Soriano wanted to do this with Barca, but was denied.

The fact that many still don't have a clue about the point of CFG, just shows how far ahead of time our execs are.

It might be ok for " our brand" but still don't see how it will help us as a club
Should just concentrate on City

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

On read the whole thread, but assuming the usual suspects are now holding our owners responsible for pinochet and the annexing of crimea?

 

[gouldybob]

It might be ok for " our brand" but still don't see how it will help us as a club
Should just concentrate on City

Do you think they aren't concentrating on City? Each club runs on its own with them only coming together at a very senior level. Brad Rouse and Brad Sims run Melbourne and New York, the CFG support is there for all to benefit from. Idea that the next Suarez comes to Spain for a £3M fee, becomes a budding £50M superstar but sold in house to City for £30M. Money stays in the group and we sing his name in the South Stand. It can be a cash cow just look at Aaron Mooy, we got him on a free from Melbourne sold on to Huddersfield in the end. If we got the full £10M it means CFG set up the other MCFC and built the training ground near enough for free.