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Okay, firstly I have some apologies to met out. I wasn't aware of the related party definition as specified by UEFA and I kept harping about the relation between the owners based on family ties. My Bad. I can see why that there was friction and frustration since I was consistently using the...

The mere technicality I addressed in these 2 posts : <a class="postlink-local" href="http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=308853&p=8539562#p8539562" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">viewtopic.php?f=1&t=308853&p=8539562#p8539562</a> and <a class="postlink-local"...

I would argue it is a mere technicality but you are right since UEFA/FIFA doesn't think so then it is anyways a moot point. Fair point. It seems to me that it must have made business sense for him to support it to safeguard his interests. This view for FFP is not necessarily championed by...

I'm guessing you mean me so let me ask , When did I whine about it? Chelsea if you noticed wasn't a part of that Arsenal branded letter circulated. I think the original discussion got digressed from. I was purely discussing how Etihad and CFG owners were effectively one and the same. In modern...

+1 Haha, not quite. Chelsea is as guilty. However I didn't have an issue with either local players or noodle sponsors. It was purely a discussion over Etihad's involvement in sponsorship.

Err, ok. Not sure what I did wrong except discuss in civil manner but that's not welcome? Sheikh Mansour is a member of the government. The government is a dynastic rule by the Al Nahyan Family. You think he funds City from his personal savings jar? ADUG just like Etihad are proxy vehicles by...

Yes, the deal is "FFP Legal" and I didn't say it wasn't. For "Etihad have had the benefit of their sponsorship money from day one via the global publicity that TV has allowed." they could have as easily sponsored any other team for that. They didn't need to invest in City per say but they did so...

You are missing my point. Yes, having Etihad on City shirts did boost its brand in time but to have the name on shirts the owner didn't have to strike a deal. In essence the owner paid himself to place the name there with an eye on FFP. I don't blame them for that since what choice did they...

Yes, but that would hold if Etihad and CFG in principle weren't one and the same. I believe someone posted a link to the article to supplement the fact that the Etihad sponsorship was fronted by the government. That isn't a surprise since CFG and Etihad are children of the same parents. In this...

1. It's a really interesting post but I take exception to you stating Chelsea is struggling for revenues(bolded above). If revenues were to be stacked I would say Chelsea is exactly around where you'd expect them to be. We weren't gonna be ahead of United and we weren't gonna be lower than who...

I think the issue isn't the amount but the valuation at the time the deal was struck. Bayern is a top 3 football powerhouse, whereas City wasn't a picture in the global football landscape. How can anyone argue that the deal at that point was not to ensure a sufficient credit line? PSG did the...

Chelsea's wages are 22m lesser but so is their turnover ( ~25m lower ). Hence why can't Chelsea go toe to toe for signings that they are battling City for? Considering we(Chelsea) might be going for lesser number of players , our spend available/player might infact be more. United is the highest...

Re: Do We Overrate Aguero Abit? Can't believe if you are joking or serious. He is as world class as they come. Would have him in a heartbeat at Chelsea. Injuries have prevented him from bursting ahead on the scene a la Suarez. Not sure if he is mis-managed at City or he is simply too fragile.

Re: Frank Lampard (staying until end of season confirmed P11 True, but what a way to miss the point. Just because he is playing decently doesn't somehow defend the club and Lampard in behaving disrespectfully. Maybe in the long term NYCFC would benefit but due to the precedence set that is...

Re: Frank Lampard (staying until end of season confirmed P11 Having being through the entire thread it is surprising that most seem to be so casual and alright with the aspect that NYCFC fans were LIED too. The attitude that NYCFC is a "daughter" club and should be grateful and should know its...

As someone who has lived in U.A.E I could probably lend some perspective. U.A.E for a long time has been diversifying its revenue sources and preparing for life beyond oil. UAE by the way is a federation of 7 emirates of which Dubai and Abu Dhabi are 2 emirates. Abu Dhabi has the most oil and...

Chelsea fan here and I feel embarrassed by what ROMAN_ARMY wrote. While it is true that CIty titles were competitively won with them going down to the last day but that is not something any team can control.