Are City the only club to have received ‘controversial’ finance?

[SebastianBlue]

 

[blueballs84]

If any club is owned by a rich capitalist, the money is almost certainly from a morally questionable source. Since almost all clubs are owned by rich capitalists I don't really see our situation as being unique in that regard.

 

[Fame Monster]

Have to say I'm not a fan of this thread title? Why does the poster assume we have received morally questionable finance? Sounds like the kind of stuff that a Liverpool keyboard warrior would post?

I get what you’re saying and I’ve changed it now but if you read the title in the context of everything else I and others have written on this thread including the OP, you can see that the argument is, even if our money can be proven to be an Abu Dhabi state venture (which it can’t), the way that we’re financed is no worse than almost every other top club in the world who take money from states with a much worse human rights record than the UAE, namely Arsenal (Rwanda), Liverpool (Malaysia), United (Russia, Turkey etc) yet this is never once mentioned in the media. Not even by the MEN @stuart brennan . My point is not that it’s immoral: my point is that the journalists who do bring it up never mention it in relation to other clubs.

 

[berryblue]

Real Madrid were bankrolled by the Madrid Government for decades despite Barcelona's constant protestations. UEFA did bugger all about it.

 

[Gary James]

I hope this is the correct thread to post the following................. City were actually founded by a woman, Anna Connell, daughter of the Vicar of St.Mark’s church, West Gorton in 1880, as a social project for local youths. The club was originally named St.Mark’s West Gorton, then Ardwick AFC, changing its name to Manchrester City in 1894.

Sadly, I hate to do this but Anna Connell did not found the club. It's a myth that I've been trying to kill off since 2010 (after falling for the story myself until I did some detailed research). My latest book, Manchester City Folklore, talks of a founder (identified by someone who was there in 1880) and of the first ground while my Manchester The City Years (published 2012) explained more on the Anna myth. Those opening chapters can be read for free via the 'look inside' feature on Amazon: . The new Folklore book is:

Anna was working in Preston for much of the 1870s when the sporting activities of St Mark's grew.

 

[Bluep*ss]

Sadly, I hate to do this but Anna Connell did not found the club. It's a myth that I've been trying to kill off since 2010 (after falling for the story myself until I did some detailed research). My latest book, Manchester City Folklore, talks of a founder (identified by someone who was there in 1880) and of the first ground while my Manchester The City Years (published 2012) explained more on the Anna myth. Those opening chapters can be read for free via the 'look inside' feature on Amazon: . The new Folklore book is:

Anna was working in Preston for much of the 1870s when the sporting activities of St Mark's grew.

Thanks Gary...........you are a spoilsport !.
Will they have to change the name of Anna Connell College...........?

 

[Gary James]

Thanks Gary...........you are a spoilsport !.
Will they have to change the name of Anna Connell College...........?

I wish they'd asked me at the time.

 

[Bluep*ss]

I wish they'd asked me at the time.

slightly off topic but did john Maddock(prevoius historyan) pass away in 2001 or thereabouts.
The reason I ask is that I have a letter from him (undated) in answer to my query about my first game at Maine Road.
I always thought it was 1954 but John put me right - it was 1953.
I received his reply about 6 months later. I do believe he was ill at the time.
Thanks

 

[Gary James]

slightly off topic but did john Maddock(prevoius historyan) pass away in 2001 or thereabouts.
The reason I ask is that I have a letter from him (undated) in answer to my query about my first game at Maine Road.
I always thought it was 1954 but John put me right - it was 1953.
I received his reply about 6 months later. I do believe he was ill at the time.
Thanks

Yes, about 2001-02. I have the date somewhere. He was great guy but suffered a little with health problems c.1999 onwards. Always had time to help people.