PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

It'd be hilarious if by Sunday morning, billboards around The etihad and town centre had Welcome to the real Manchester. Or something of that ilk. They could end it with YOU SCRUFFY RAG ****, but I don't think that'll get past the advertising watchdog :-/
 
JASR said:
Another large issue they will have is how to deal with the ramifications of having a significantly reduced attendance.
1. massive drop in revenue, unless they end up at Wembley.
2. Paying rent for whereever they end up
3. Disruption to how fans plan travel to games.
4. Dealing with season ticket holders - who decides who gets a ticket in the reduced capacity, with its additional obvious Reduction of season ticket revenue.

I’m struggling to see how they can do any change from what they have now, without a 1bn+purchase cost investment in a new ground on an entirely new site (where?).
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Let's hope they follow the shining example of Barcelona.

They've moved out of their 99,000 capacity stadium to build a new bigger one.

The temporary stadium has a capacity about half that, and they've only sold out one game this season. Against Atletico Madrid they had less than 35,000 fans - 15k empty seats!
 
moggymoz said:
I specifically logged in tonight instead of lurking to 'like' this, absolutely superb, can't wait to watch the Documentary in the near future, if and I mean a big if Panorama have got the balls to do it...
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We could pay an Independent Production company to do it and broadcast on “Dave”, it wouldn’t have the same traction but it would be embarrassing for the red shirts.

Alternatively, “Dispatches” on Channel 4 or Channel 5 maybe interested, they have no beef with us so may want to discredit the BBC and highlight their toxic bias to gain maximum exposure.
 
JASR said:
Another large issue they will have is how to deal with the ramifications of having a significantly reduced attendance.
1. massive drop in revenue, unless they end up at Wembley.
2. Paying rent for whereever they end up
3. Disruption to how fans plan travel to games.
4. Dealing with season ticket holders - who decides who gets a ticket in the reduced capacity, with its additional obvious Reduction of season ticket revenue.

I’m struggling to see how they can do any change from what they have now, without a 1bn+purchase cost investment in a new ground on an entirely new site (where?).
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Thought the plan was a new stadium on land (they don't own all of) next to the swamp which would allow them to carry on were they are with the leveling up chaps building a Wembley of the North next door the rags can rent for 30 bob a week whilst selling the swamp and pocketing the cash.
 
ganganvince said:
Thought the plan was a new stadium on land (they don't own all of) next to the swamp which would allow them to carry on were they are with the leveling up chaps building a Wembley of the North next door the rags can rent for 30 bob a week whilst selling the swamp and pocketing the cash.
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Nearly right , they will use old site for fracking
 
JASR said:
Another large issue they will have is how to deal with the ramifications of having a significantly reduced attendance.
1. massive drop in revenue, unless they end up at Wembley.
2. Paying rent for whereever they end up
3. Disruption to how fans plan travel to games.
4. Dealing with season ticket holders - who decides who gets a ticket in the reduced capacity, with its additional obvious Reduction of season ticket revenue.

I’m struggling to see how they can do any change from what they have now, without a 1bn+purchase cost investment in a new ground on an entirely new site (where?).
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I work in Trafford Park about 10 minutes walk from The Swamp and between the stadium and where I am there is - somewhat worryingly - a fair bit of unused land. There's also a huge chunk of land owned by them right opposite our works that is currently used for match-day parking. I think they could conceivably slap a new stadium on there and while that's being built they could keep playing at The Swamp. I suppose it all depends on how much they're prepared to spend but that would seem to be the most realistic and least disruptive option.
 
M18CTID said:
I work in Trafford Park about 10 minutes walk from The Swamp and between the stadium and where I am there is - somewhat worryingly - a fair bit of unused land. There's also a huge chunk of land owned by them right opposite our works that is currently used for match-day parking. I think they could conceivably slap a new stadium on there and while that's being built they could keep playing at The Swamp. I suppose it all depends on how much they're prepared to spend but that would seem to be the most realistic and least disruptive option.
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where are amazon going to park their vans
 
M18CTID said:
That's not the car park I was thinking of!
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No but that's one piece of land the rags do own but Amazon have just signed a new lease to be on there for another two years, that bonded container port, the rail tracks and canal are big issues for them. I still think they will try a refurb.
 
halfcenturyup said:
Actually, it sounds like something scousers might do to our team bus - fill an' throw pissed.
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As a proper socialist young fella (Thatcher was voted as Prime Minister on my 20th birthday) I was proper left wing, attended Rock against Racism rallies, Anti Nazi Lesgue against the National Front, wore the badges, loved the punk scene. However to complete the “lefty” persona reading the “Ragged Trousered Philanthropist” was essential.

That book has clear parallels with society today, not turning this into politics as there’s a thread for that but it’s a very good, informative story for anyone interested in history, especially the struggle the working class endured.
 
M18CTID said:
I work in Trafford Park about 10 minutes walk from The Swamp and between the stadium and where I am there is - somewhat worryingly - a fair bit of unused land. There's also a huge chunk of land owned by them right opposite our works that is currently used for match-day parking. I think they could conceivably slap a new stadium on there and while that's being built they could keep playing at The Swamp. I suppose it all depends on how much they're prepared to spend but that would seem to be the most realistic and least disruptive option.
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It would be good for sheik Mansour to buy it & build a piss boiling factory.
 
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