City named “most innovative team in global sports”

[KS55]

On a serious note.
I loved those floodlights. I was so proud of how far away you could see them from. Like four spires of a cathedral.

Yup, nothing more serious than the height of floodlights.(:>)

 

[Inter Me Nan]

On a serious note.
I loved those floodlights. I was so proud of how far away you could see them from. Like four spires of a cathedral.

Like a lighthouse guiding you home.

 

[bluealf]

Money makes the world go round

Catchy, you should turn it into a song. :)

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Looking forward to reading about this on my BBC Sport app. How on earth do Arsenal make 3rd?!

For the innovative way they fiddled their way into the first division a hundred years ago.

 

[Ban-jani]

Do the rags make the top 6 because of "innovative" ways of winning penalties?

Loved how you stuck to “top 6”

 

[Lavinda Past]

On a serious note.
I loved those floodlights. I was so proud of how far away you could see them from. Like four spires of a cathedral.

I used to dream of climbing those floodlights... It was a very sad day when they were taken down

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Catchy, you should turn it into a song. :)

Cabaret old chap

 

[KS55]

oh fuck off

look at my posting history. I am no rag. Delaney is a self serving delussional arsehole and i dont use whatsapp

there is a chance that what, in the future, our owners (sheik mansour and the chinese) are going to use their ownership to put a PR gloss on some of their less than salubrious human rights. There is no evidence of this now but they might do this in the future. I personally dont think its going to happen, but surprisingly I havent got a crystal ball or accurate tarot cards, so when discussing the future I think I have to include it.
If anyone claims our owners are sportswashing now i would laugh at them and argue them off the board.

100% Accurate Tarot cards available. Just send £100 for future knowledge.

 

[Vienna_70]

Shouldn't that be grice?
You don't say two mouses.

;-)

That's how posh people say "grouse".

;-)

 

[Vienna_70]

In my view so-called "sportswashing" is a false narrative created by some (racist) elements in the media. The motivation of CFG is nothing more than to make long-term profits and so far it has been a very effective business model. All businesses in every Gulf state are in a race to diversify away from fossil fuels..even the Saudis are now trying to promote tourism.
There is no such thing as sportswashing and there is no evidence that owning a football club has improved the reputation of Sheikh Mansour, quite the opposite in fact.
He has invested hugely in sports and leisure (amongst other sectors) across the globe and his motivation is to make money...just like the rest of the commercial world. It's depressing to think that even some of our own fans have been taken in by the media smear campaign against us.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is another example of the country using sport to help promote itself, which was the original objective of buying City.

I'm sure HRH and Khaldoun were always determined to make us successful, but it wouldn't surprise if all the obstacles they've had to overcome have made them even more so.