Chairman's Interview

[ChicagoBlue]

Great Part 2 of the interview with Khaldoon.

For those who may not have seen it, here is another, wider ranging interview with David Rubinstein (a Bloomberg show).Decent background about him, his background, and the size and quality of the organization of which City is a part.

 

[SWP's back]

I would imagine your idea of our best team is very different to my idea of our best team which will be different to about another 100 posters on here, because we do not have a best team, we have a good squad which allows for horses for courses.

The days of having a best 11 belong in the 1960s when teams won trophies with 12 players, because of the demands of modern football that is just not possible anymore.

Yeah and we have two fantastic defensive midfielders. Neither of which started. You can’t, with a straight face, claim Pep got the selection and shape correct. And you can keep your strawman Russ, I’m not arguing that only 12 players should play a whole season. I’m saying that we played our obvious strongest side in the 1/4 and semi finals. Then Pep had a brain fart and cost us in the final.

 

[Gray]

No, just that if Nasri had done his job, Kompany not taking the yellow wouldn’t have mattered.

Every final event is actually a chain of events, with weak links cascading to create the ultimate outcome. It is the final link that creates the final outcome.

I’m trained to be that final link and not allow the other broken links to negatively affect the final outcome.

There’s always enough blame to go around, but going back to the original comment, I believe Bobby Manc was aiming his ire at Nasri.

I actually think VK was at fault for the first goal, even though it’s generally put down to Lescott’s missed header.

Or even Joe Hart who can’t save anything low to his left.

 

[Gray]

Liverpool managed to do it between 2018-2020 playing the same XI each week.

That worked out well this season though, their players were shattered.

 

[SWP's back]

Or even Joe Hart who can’t save anything

updated for 2018-21 form.

 

[HermanPant]

You are Stevie Nicks and I claim my £5...you can keep the Bic pen though

 

[bluealf]

Liverpool managed to do it between 2018-2020 playing the same XI each week.

And what has happened to those players now?

 

[FantasyIreland]

I would imagine your idea of our best team is very different to my idea of our best team which will be different to about another 100 posters on here, because we do not have a best team, we have a good squad which allows for horses for courses.

The days of having a best 11 belong in the 1960s when teams won trophies with 12 players, because of the demands of modern football that is just not possible anymore.

The best team was the one 99% of supporters expected,the one that 'picked itself' and the one that would very probably have seen us as Champions.

The only decision to be made was Rodri or Dinho - the genius went with neither.......hence why we had our arse handed to us in a game of enormous magnitude.

It was a massive fuck up.

 

[KS55]

Just thinking that since the takeover our ownership have pretty much done everything that they said they were going to do. With that in mind watch this 2nd part again and when Khaldoon says we're going to be the best club in the land and all the world he really means it. Sent shivers up my spine did that.

The telling factor is delivery. "We will build the club up over 5 years, and then make it self sustaining". DONE. No empty rhetoric, just clear intentions carried out. Thats why we have total confidence in him.

 

[KS55]

I always felt the ownership would never publicly endorse any statues in that way, given the prevailing social mores around idols within Islam.

Quite a significant statement there from Khaldoon - and clearly demonstrates that I’m full of shit!

The owners actions outside M.E. are modern and western. At city:
The womens team, gay friendly employer, support for Canal st. blues, etc etc. I have often wondered if this is a signal to conservatives back home. Am I being fanciful?