1 billion quid to spruce up a council house

dref619 said:
The combined interests of the land, held by the three parties represents a total of around 200 acres, including the existing Sportcity campus and 59 acres of land in Openshaw West owned by Manchester City Football Club

from, the site, i'm not sure but surely that says we own the stadium and sportcity campus
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No, I read it as meaning we own the 59 acres in Openshaw West, basically the old Clayton Aniline site plus the surrounding plots.
 
davymcfc said:
bluetonium said:
Manchester United have today raised a formal complaint with the F.A. about the behaviour of their closest footballing neighbours, Manchester City. The letter, sent by priority by David Gill at Old Trafford to himself, David Gill at the F.A., detailed a series of misdemeanours and outlandish behaviour by Manchester City fans, officials and advertising personnel that the Trafford club consider to be in breach of the peace and provocative to the point where tensions could escalate beyond control.

Earlier in the season, the Blue half of Manchester infuriated the Red half with the now infamous 'Welcome To Manchester' Carlos Tevez poster campaign, which was subject to a number of vandalism attempts from Manchester United fans, and in a year when there have been no fewer than three Derby meeting alreday, and one still to come, on-the-field confrontations have been rife also. Craig Bellamy and Shay Given were the subject of coin and bottle attacks from the crowd at Old Trafford, and spots of trouble were reported all around Eastlands after the recent cup clash there, as Manchester United's famous MIBs sought to clash with local fans, providing there weren't too many and they didn't look too nasty. Or bring any mates.

Speaking earlier today, Mr. Gill confirmed that he had complained to the F.A. about their notoriously 'noisy neighbours'. His statement read: "Despite repeated requests to quieten down and have a bit of respect for us and our history, Manchester City Football Club has repeatedly abused, insulted and provoked us over the last 18 months. This has now reached unacceptable levels and, although every attempt has been made to resolve this matter without the need for intervention, it is with much regret that we turn to the F.A. for help to resolve these issues. Quite simply, Manchester United Football Club can not tolerate any longer the threat to the status quo, and will seek to defend it's position by any means possible."

His comments were backed up by the club's leading alcoholic, Slur Alex Fergiescum, who commented that "I's jus na fair. A mean, tha git al tha dosh un we git stuck wi f*****g Roonald McDoonald. Did ya nae tha nae serve a tipple in his bistro?", whilst club joker Gary Chuckle was visibly shaken at recent jibes aimed at his chin syrup, and refused to come out of his tellytubby hideout without a lolly as an incentive.

It is thought that Manchester United will insist that City are docked a minimum of 10 points, not just this season but every season, citing the extreme stress and discomfort that they have faced as grounds for punishment, with the penalty being deemed as a fair handicap on the Eastlands club by most Meccano officials, for having pushed for silverware and dominance too hard. "You keep kicking a cockroach, and you get nipped" quipped Trafford Legend Booby Combover, who now makes a living selling tickets on eBay.

Supporter's Club Secretary Xian Wing reflected the growing ill-feeling spreading out towards the self proclaimed 'Kings of Manchester', commenting "They're so noisy that we can't even think straight or come up with a new slogan for our 'Green and Yellow' campaign, so we've had to change it to 'Green and Gold', 'cos we can think of something easy to rhyme with that. Old."

Mr. Gill spoke earlier today to confirm he had both sent and received the letter, and was looking into the complaint as a matter of priority, and is looking to fast-track the issue though the F.A.'s new 'One Rule For Us' scheme.

A spokesman for Manchester City was unavailable for comment, giving the excuse that they had a match on Sunday to focus on and a $1billion Eastlands development investment to plan.
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quality, make that a thread, you may get a few clarkies
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He did...and he did. :)
 
A billion to build a few shops and a training ground ???
Pfft, i think they should get the yellow pages back out, they're getting ripped off. :)
 
carrconormcfc said:
Does anyone have a clue what they will actually do with a BILLION! Didn't that 3000ft structure in Dubai only cost something like 700 million to build?
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1.5 Billion US (just shy of 1 billion is real money) according to Wikipedia <a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_dubai" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_dubai</a>

Maybe that's the real plan for Eastlands; an 800m tower!

Or maybe not lol.
 
im lovin the reverse clarkie there. i think we need a few rules and regulations for the reverse clarkie. like a secret phrase just so we know that its not someone just saying it s a reverse clarkie........is that enough reverse clarkies for one paragraph?...no? reverse clarkie
 
Why don't we buy the rags for the billion then use them as a feeder club, seen as how they are all happy wearing Norwich scarfs we could even rename them Norwich North Trafford!
 
The Fat el Hombre said:
Wrighty Wrexham said:
But will City own the stadium or still rent it?
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Rent by the looks of things. They've got the money to buy but just don't seem to see the point
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Better to have MCC on board as stakeholders. MCFC can ensure then that any blueprint for development maximises the value of the previous wasteland land that they have brought. Very clever move, at this rate we will be classed as good as being part of the city centre with the land value that brings.

ADUG have further spread their risk by building in U.K rather than in the UAE with their corresponding falling property values; no point building where you have'nt sold that which you have already built.
 
eagle said:
The Fat el Hombre said:
Rent by the looks of things. They've got the money to buy but just don't seem to see the point
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Better to have MCC on board as stakeholders. MCFC can ensure then that any blueprint for development maximises the value of the previous wasteland land that they have brought. Very clever move, at this rate we will be classed as good as being part of the city centre with the land value that brings.

ADUG have further spread their risk by building in U.K rather than in the UAE with their corresponding falling property values; no point building where you have'nt sold that which you have already built.
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ADUG don't own anything but City, it's basically an investment vehicle for Sheikh Mansour created to buy the club.
 
100%blue said:
I'm a newcomer to posting on this site., what is a clarkie?
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Clarkie is the name given to someone who falls for a wind up thread due to the fact that one of the best wind up threads ever on here was well and truly fallen for by a poster called Clarkie..
He now has cult status on here..to the dismay of many :)
 
I think this may just work as a PFI scheme. ADUG invests the money and transforms the area, Manchester City Council pay them back over 30 or so years at £30M+ a year. The only thing that works against that theory is that it would be breaking competition rules as I don't recall any ITT.
 
so it the equivelent of 6.6 beecham/hilton towers. it costed £150 million

happy days :)<br /><br />-- Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:08 pm --<br /><br />
Balti said:
Perhaps the rags will borrow another 700 million and enlarge their superstore?
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they can't their not in manchester :)

salford council is as poor as they are :)
 
samharris said:
100%blue said:
I'm a newcomer to posting on this site., what is a clarkie?
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Clarkie is the name given to someone who falls for a wind up thread due to the fact that one of the best wind up threads ever on here was well and truly fallen for by a poster called Clarkie..
He now has cult status on here..to the dismay of many :)
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And someone who doesn't get it totally you could call a dim Clarkie...lol.
 
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