City Ownership

Somewhere between versions according to Amnesty et al and S04, I think we have the truth. What that is, I don't know.

Open debate for the win, btw. Unfortunately your screen names give none of you any great level of credibility, so I'm having a hard time believing any of the arguments here would stand up in court. Ho hum, I shall watch with interest anyway. As you were.
 
Damocles said:
80s Shorts said:
Thankyou S04. I find it reprehensible that a moderator on this forum should use a video such as this to, in his own words "make a point". Maybe he regrets the OP and maybe he should consult better informed people before causing this storm in a rather large teacup.

Hopefully he regrets the posting of this video to "make a point"

Disgusted of Burnage.
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You think it's stupid to post a video of an Al-Nayhan violating human rights to make a point that Al-Nayhan's have previously violated people's human rights?
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Jesus Christ lad, is it the only way you can make your point?
 
gap_f/w said:
Didsbury Dave said:
Whilst I've had an ongoing war with Damocles all seAson I feel the abuse he is getting in this thread is pathetic . It's a totally valid observation and this thread has definitely been informative about the clubs ownership and the culture of Abu dhabi.

Thanks to the knowledgeable contributors. I feel the answer to the question posed is in the thread too.

Sorry so many of you had your seasons ruined by it .
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I was really looking forward to hearing the gospel according
to Dudsbury Dave in the bar at the Harrow Hotel after our
defining victories at Wembley

However, I did not hear anyone moaning about our
owner, manager team etc - WHY?
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Because I was partying round London mate . Is it hard for you to understand that someone who forms opinions about the club he loves can be euphoric at a victory?
 
goat boy said:
Somewhere between versions according to Amnesty et al and S04, I think we have the truth. What that is, I don't know.

Open debate for the win, btw. Unfortunately your screen names give none of you any great level of credibility, so I'm having a hard time believing any of the arguments here would stand up in court. Ho hum, I shall watch with interest anyway. As you were.
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"indeed your honour, the next witness I would like to bring in front of the jury is....GOAT BOY!"

*Cue Total Wipeout theme tune*
 
JoeMercer'sWay said:
goat boy said:
Somewhere between versions according to Amnesty et al and S04, I think we have the truth. What that is, I don't know.

Open debate for the win, btw. Unfortunately your screen names give none of you any great level of credibility, so I'm having a hard time believing any of the arguments here would stand up in court. Ho hum, I shall watch with interest anyway. As you were.
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"indeed your honour, the next witness I would like to bring in front of the jury is....GOAT BOY!"

*Cue Total Wipeout theme tune*
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Not bad for you that pal

As you were
 
Chick Counterfly said:
Jesus Christ lad, is it the only way you can make your point?
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I think you're getting the wrong end of the stick. It was a guy who slapped somebody, rather than the full Hostel type thing. The video was heavily edited down from the full Hostel thing, it was from a TV news station, nothing extreme
 
But let me get back to damocles Q about who has final say..It´s where things get complicated ;)

There was a decision taken, a strategy worked upon that Abu Dhabi would become a player in sports and media..In different ways several of the Al-Nahyan princes aim at this, sometimes they join forces on a certain project.

Sheikh Mansour came up with buying a club, or someone in his close circle anyway..personally I think it was Sheikh Mo of Dubai who failed to buy Liverpool that was the inspiration. Sheikh Mo is his father in law as well.

So there´s both a consensus and an individual effort by Abu Dhabi. It did of course require the blessing of the crownprince of Abu Dhabi (another Sheikh Mo) but he even loaned us Khaldoon who otherwise basically is his right hand man.

So who have the final say in regards to City as we mean it in the UK?, it´s Sheikh Mansour..who many believe might one day become the new crownprince.
 
A few points come to mind about this post:-

1. We win something for the first time in 35 years, we finish joint second in the PL, so lets find something else to MOAN ABOUT rather than just for once enjoy being happy and positive

2. We cannot make our owners too happy in some ways - they invest £0.5 billion in us, we get success, and we cannot sell the ground out, that must surely piss them off a bit? - it certainly does me

3. We have the press (gutter and broadsheet) regularly writing all sorts of undeserved shit about us, we know they read this forum, so what do we do, we give them more shit to write about us - can see it now "even the moderators of their own forums have got problems with the morals of the club's owners bla bla bla

We have got owners that would do the best Carlsberg ad ever, yet what do we do? To think that Gary Cook wants "Typical City" to disappear - this thread is as "Typical City" as it gets. I can only judge our owners by what they do for our football club, and what they have done is utterly brilliant - shall we have owners like the glazers, is that what good owners do FFS?
 
Damocles said:
80s Shorts said:
Thankyou S04. I find it reprehensible that a moderator on this forum should use a video such as this to, in his own words "make a point". Maybe he regrets the OP and maybe he should consult better informed people before causing this storm in a rather large teacup.

Hopefully he regrets the posting of this video to "make a point"

Disgusted of Burnage.
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You think it's stupid to post a video of an Al-Nayhan violating human rights to make a point that Al-Nayhan's have previously violated people's human rights?
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S04 explained the background to the video and the lack of connection to our owner and you acknowledged his post in a positive manner. Yet here again you try to justify it posting the video.
 
S04 said:
So who have the final say in regards to City as we mean it in the UK?, it´s Sheikh Mansour..who many believe might one day become the new crownprince.
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Why is this? Isn't the crown prince determined by primogeniture?

I'm not from there, but I'd be interested in hearing why he would be considered for crown prince.
 
The acquisition of Manchester City by Abu Dhabi investors may be the first of a number of takeovers of Premiership clubs by fabulously rich sheikhs. The City deal was brokered by Amanda Staveley whose financial advisory company PCP Capital Partners has put together several deals for Middle Eastern buyers. The ultimate owners of Manchester City are thought to be the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. Although Sulaiman Al-Fahim is a celebrity businessman and real estate magnate who is rich enough to buy Manchester City in his own right, it is thought that he was really a front man for the Al-Nahyan royal family. Most of the money is being put up by sheikhs in the royal family, in particular the royal chamberlain Sheikh Manosur bin Zayed. He is married to the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed is interested in buying Liverpool through the Dubai International Sovereign Wealth Fund. Other possible targets are Tottenham and Everton who need funding for new stadiums. There are, of course, rules against one person owning more than one club, but the nominal owners could be different members of the ruling family.
 
Typical City fans moaning again ;)

You've just won the FA Cup, you're in Europe with a great chance to do very well, you could win the Premier League for the first time and you've got an owner with squillions and gazillions of moolah!

While we're stuck in the bog with Coyle, Robbo, Fartside and the other turds. I wouldn't mind some of that glory meself! :D
 
bwfcchick said:
Typical City fans moaning again ;)

You've just won the FA Cup, you're in Europe with a great chance to do very well, you could win the Premier League for the first time and you've got an owner with squillions and gazillions of moolah!

While we're stuck in the bog with Coyle, Robbo, Fartside and the other turds. I wouldn't mind some of that glory meself! :D
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it's called typical City love
 
BringBackSwales said:
bwfcchick said:
Typical City fans moaning again ;)

You've just won the FA Cup, you're in Europe with a great chance to do very well, you could win the Premier League for the first time and you've got an owner with squillions and gazillions of moolah!

While we're stuck in the bog with Coyle, Robbo, Fartside and the other turds. I wouldn't mind some of that glory meself! :D
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it's called typical City love
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Some things clearly never change cocker! ;)
 
Sorry to spoil everyone's 'fun' but I think you will find that the particular Mohammed in question is on the board at MCFC and has been for some time.

His name is amongst the six board members in the annual report and is also a member of the board of Etihad.

There are a lot of Sheiks in the Emirates and I presume that as Under-Secretary to the Crown Prince's Court, he probably also gets that honour.

Chill out - Sit back and enjoy the ride - Nothing to see here!
 
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