Andy Burnham | Manchester Mayor

jrb said:
FFS!

I'm astonished she didn't name check Lou Macari's Chippy.

It really is depressing when you hear a government minister come out with predictable sound bites, spin, and guff like she has, along with a fake and cheesy smile.

What the fuck has a new 100,000 seater stadium got to do with young boys and girls playing football?

As for the reporter, could he have asked her anymore loaded and softer questions than those?

It's happening, with no serious question asked.


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Sickening, isn't it, but I think you could be right. The reality is that regeneration could happen without the Rags - 000's of homes don't rely on a football stadium
 
When the Collar site proposal is made public, I expect Burnham to be sat next to Mubarak and a Government minister in a press conference.
 
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City obviously gained since moving to thr COMS as it was then but in no way near what Sruffy Jim wants for his lot.

First of all the council were handed in return Maine Road for housing development and City still had a stand to build. There was also a tariff to pay the council based on a percentage from gate receipts above the Maine Road average. This was a long term arrangement and the starting figure would have been a iot lower than could be accepted due to the building of two stands at Maine Road .We were financially handcuffed through that. The surrounding area was little touched and largely vacant. The club was virtually on it's knees and we only have to look at the starting line up for the season, a window of recruitment that brought in largely veterans and unknowns. There was no benefit and we were close to bankruptcy until Sheikh Mansour bought the club. The rest is history.

Maybe Burnham's beef is that Everton were said to be negotiating with ADUG but they messed it up whilst we were a ready made alternative. Now his love affair has stretched across to the swamp not for love but for his vote figures. It won't be for football.

I've no objection to him having his opinion even if it's a red top rag one, but being in a position where his opinions can affect us all is dangerous...and expensive.
 
jrb said:
When the Collar site proposal is made public, I expect Burnham to be sat next to Mubarak and a Government minister in a press conference.
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He won’t. He has hardly showed his face at any time of planning and construction of Co Op Live or the NS development.

He has completely distanced himself from City - check out his beano to Austin in the USA last week - where he exchanged a Utd shirt with the Austin Governor.

He has made sure he has no connection whatsoever to City whilst in bed with Ratcliffe and co.
 
Prophet of Doom said:
He won’t. He has hardly showed his face at any time of planning and construction of Co Op Live or the NS development.

He has completely distanced himself from City - check out his beano to Austin in the USA last week - where he exchanged a Utd shirt with the Austin Governor.

He has made sure he has no connection whatsoever to City whilst in bed with Ratcliffe and co
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jrb said:
When the Collar site proposal is made public, I expect Burnham to be sat next to Mubarak and a Government minister in a press conference.
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It is more likely that Khaldoon doesn't want anything to do with Burnham.
 
Prophet of Doom said:
He won’t. He has hardly showed his face at any time of planning and construction of Co Op Live or the NS development.

He has completely distanced himself from City - check out his beano to Austin in the USA last week - where he exchanged a Utd shirt with the Austin Governor.

He has made sure he has no connection whatsoever to City whilst in bed with Ratcliffe and co.
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I think this is true. Burnham has plenty of critics within Labour party ranks in the Greater Manchester local authorities. Of course there has always been internal in-fighting but he does have a reputation of talking a better game than he delivers. And he does seem to have distanced himself from Sheikh Mansour's developments in Manchester. It is strange because City were the only club to support the new football regulator proposal and we do have some friends in Government circles. The Trump-supporting Glazers do not seem to be a natural bedfellow for any Labour government.
 
jrb said:
FFS!

I'm astonished she didn't name check Lou Macari's Chippy.

It really is depressing when you hear a government minister come out with predictable sound bites, spin, and guff like she has, along with a fake and cheesy smile.

What the fuck has a new 100,000 seater stadium got to do with young boys and girls playing football?

As for the reporter, could he have asked her anymore loaded and softer questions than those?

It's happening, with no serious question asked.


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Not managed to listen to it as at work but is this not Labour playing politics (semi-competently for once)?

Playing the 'we are proactive and ready to help out with the investment in country infrastructure (and in the north) for a project that'll never get started?

I still don't see how this goes ahead BUT I don't think labour will end up on the wrong end of it in the public eye as they were publicly supporting and offering their assistance to the project.

Or, I'm reading too much into it as usual..............
 
Burnham is a disgrace. Last year he talked about part funding the new stadium then backtracked when fans complained .
He's barely ever mentioned our charges yet went flat out to defend Everton.
After Ratcliffe wined and dined him, he went full in on this project, as he went full Bandwagon mode. He spent last summer convincing the Labour Party to back the proposals and gave a speech at the Labour Party conference to convince them. He probably wants this to be his legacy .

He's already committed to spending £300 million to prepare the groundwork and how much will follow.
The figures of 92,000 new jobs are a work of fiction. The new homes are already part of the GM Masterplan.
Stefan has already commented that the projected financial benefit to the area is way over the top.

This whole project needs to be scrutinised by Blues as Burnham does us no favours.
 
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