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Thanks, mate. Much appreciated.

Re the bolded part - guilty as charged! ;) Thanks for the kind words. My situation hasn't changed but I've started to cope with it a bit better. My mum will need help at some point soon as she's in her late eighties, but I currently have a long video call every day. She's in decent spirits...

It was 2008 when Manchester City Council first raised the prospect of redeveloping land around the stadium in conjunction with City's new owners. At that point, I had a couple of very good contacts who were well placed to provide information who are no longer in the same posts. I believe the...

This is also in the NYC FC thread in the General Forum, but perhaps is worth noting here as well, as this is a major step that CFG have been working towards for a long time. They've finally done a deal for a stadium in New York City, which should be built by 2027. CFG is footing the bill itself...

Back in September 2012. Blimey. I think it turned out to be information about the training ground. When I said I didn't know if it would be about the Collar Site but "obviously it will happen sooner or later", I never thought we'd be waiting a decade later, but maybe soon our faith will be repaid.

More than that, mate. @Gone for a Burton also posted this on Saturday, which I missed until looking for something else earlier this afternoon: So you can add a casino to the possible list. Then there's the information from @kippax81 about a Kickair venue on the site where the Mercedes garage...

I remember raising this on Skyscrapercity a decade ago. The consensus from people on there who knew what they're talking about was that taking trains from the freight line that runs by the Etihad and into Piccadilly or vice-versa isn't viable. Trains taking this route would have to cut across...

I apologise for the length of this response - I have major problems with brevity! In summary, my own inclination is that the current stance City are taking is absolutely the right one. I think, in general, if you get caught bang to rights or if an investigation starts that you know will uncover...

Thanks. I didn't know that. Presumably he thought Lakey would be in first class, too. EDIT - Still a disgrace on the club's part, though.

Sorry about that, mate. I'm afraid that I saw how riled Harris was by the expert thing and I know he snoops around on here a bit. So whenever he's mentioned, I shoehorn I'm a reminder that the High Court didn't see him as an expert. Remember that, Nick? You aren't an expert. The judge didn't...

I'd forgotten about that. Ian Herbert wrote it, IIRC. He took the view that the case was in City's name so the club should be hammered, and didn't allude at all to the context. The principle was exactly the same as if I were involved in a road traffic accident, had injured the other party, was...

IIRC, it's in the thread about City being sued (unsuccessfully) by victims of Barry Bennell who declined to accept offers going through the compensation scheme that the club had set up. Harris was engaged by the claimants' lawyers to provide evidence to the High Court about what the victims...

I haven't read the piece. I've better things to do with my life, and I'd be according anything with Nick Harris's byline excessive respect if I printed it out on tissue paper then wiped my arse on it. Nonetheless, I can comment on the issues that I understand he raised. First, he seems to be...

I missed this, but came across the exchange when going through the thread looking for something else. Apologies for responding only so belatedly. Anyway, I think it must be you he's referring to, having constructed an artificial story around the facts to make himself sound like a great...

That's very sad to hear. Having done work for MCFC when I was a junior solicitor back in another lifetime, I thought I'd heard all there was to know about Swales and couldn't possibly think worse of him. Not so, it seems.

Yes, I fully agree. It's appalling, really, as exemplified by Paul Moulden having been the subject of a large bid from Spurs before he even played in the first team. The MEN reported it as a 'name your price' offer but a few years later I was told by a very good source when doing legal work for...

I think the last time, the issue was that it could potentially take years to build a new stadium and they'd be stuck in the meantime with a capacity of 36K. That was totally inadequate for demand at the time, on the back of the excitement of the first Keegan era and, after a blip, with Sir Bobby...

Yes, that's how I remember him, too. I watched the youth team in their 1986 Cup run and also playing in the reserves. In the Youth Cup winning side, Lakey was played as a target man, up front with Paul Moulden, and he didn't especially catch the eye. Then I saw him in midfield for the reserves...

Haven't watched the video yet, but will as soon as I have a chance. I always love listening to Lakey speak about City. He's invariably informed and interesting, but at the same time his genuine passion for the club always shines through. He's often truly inspiring. I remember him being...

They're currently looking at plans to expand, citing the old line that anything is possible if you have enough money and imagination. But the complexity is such that I suspect they'll end up deciding to move to a new stadium, as Sir John Hall originally wanted to do in the 1990s. Whatever...