Ferran Soriano: City positioning themselves as “club of the future”

[gordondaviesmoustache]

what about Jefferson?

Jefferson has been suspended on full pay for a recent (non-spitting) road-rage incident. He can be a right testy fucker on his day off.

 

[rachel scarborough]

I think many fans underestimate Ferran and Txiki's success compared to Woodward and United here. Before their arrival in 2012-13 Premier League season we ended 2nd behind our local rivals and Ferguson won the league. Also 2 years of failure in UCL 2011-12, 2012-13 as we could not pass group stage both times. Then after Ferran/Txiki

2013/14 PL
1. City
7. United

2013-14 UCL
We passed group stages this time 1/8 finals

2014-15 EPL
2. City
4. United

2014-15 UCL
1/8 final

2015-16 EPL
4. City
5. United

2015-16 UCL
Semi-final

2016-17 EPL
3. City
6. United

2016-17 UCL
1/8 finals

2017-18 EPL
1. City
2. United

2017-18 UCL
1/4 finals continuing

Ferran and his team introduced club with Iberian beautiful, technical football, set unique football philosophy for academy and now club has its own identity than 2010-2013's City which according to neutral's was team of thugs who obsessed with united. Now united with mourinho is obsessed with us. We are more elite now.

 

[SWP's back]

I think many fans underestimate Ferran and Txiki's success compared to Woodward and United here. Before their arrival in 2012-13 Premier League season we ended 2nd behind our local rivals and Ferguson won the league. Also 2 years of failure in UCL 2011-12, 2012-13 as we could not pass group stage both times. Then after Ferran/Txiki

2013/14 PL
1. City
7. United

2013-14 UCL
We passed group stages this time 1/8 finals

2014-15 EPL
2. City
4. United

2014-15 UCL
1/8 final

2015-16 EPL
4. City
5. United

2015-16 UCL
Semi-final

2016-17 EPL
3. City
6. United

2016-17 UCL
1/8 finals

2017-18 EPL
1. City
2. United

2017-18 UCL
1/4 finals continuing

Ferran and his team introduced club with Iberian beautiful, technical football, set unique football philosophy for academy and now club has its own identity than 2010-2013's City which according to neutral's was team of thugs who obsessed with united. Now united with mourinho is obsessed with us. We are more elite now.

This is the GDM thread sorry.

 

[FrankSwift1]

I think many fans underestimate Ferran and Txiki's success compared to Woodward and United here. Before their arrival in 2012-13 Premier League season we ended 2nd behind our local rivals and Ferguson won the league. Also 2 years of failure in UCL 2011-12, 2012-13 as we could not pass group stage both times. Then after Ferran/Txiki

2013/14 PL
1. City
7. United

2013-14 UCL
We passed group stages this time 1/8 finals

2014-15 EPL
2. City
4. United

2014-15 UCL
1/8 final

2015-16 EPL
4. City
5. United

2015-16 UCL
Semi-final

2016-17 EPL
3. City
6. United

2016-17 UCL
1/8 finals

2017-18 EPL
1. City
2. United

2017-18 UCL
1/4 finals continuing

Ferran and his team introduced club with Iberian beautiful, technical football, set unique football philosophy for academy and now club has its own identity than 2010-2013's City which according to neutral's was team of thugs who obsessed with united. Now united with mourinho is obsessed with us. We are more elite now.

We've only been past 1/16 on two occasion. This season and 15/16

 

[aguero93:20]

We've only been past 1/16 on two occasion. This season and 15/16

We've drawn Barca on 2 of the other 3 occasions tbf.

 

[FrankSwift1]

Has any one got a link or simple explanation of how City was formed? (Sorry bit off topic I know). I thought we changed name to City from Ardwick. Never read anything about it just 'common knowledge' like Utd and Newton heath.

 

[SWP's back]

We've only been past 1/16 on two occasion. This season and 15/16

That’s what she’s put down.

Round of 16 is 1/8 final like quarter final is 1/4 final.

 

[supercity88]

We have excellent people running the club. Football is a business and bigger marketing revenue comes from more people watching us play. You get more people watching by plqying good football which is why Pep fits our off the field strategy as much as he does our results aim.

Winning trophies attracts new fans but our football attracts higher tv audiences and more sponsors which generates more money. Quite simple. The rags are resting on their history but they can be surpassed if they keep playing such dire football.

 

[aguero93:20]

Has any one got a link or simple explanation of how City was formed? (Sorry bit off topic I know). I thought we changed name to City from Ardwick. Never read anything about it just 'common knowledge' like Utd and Newton heath.

Joshua Parlby became the Ardwick manager in 1893. The following year Newton Heath joined the Second Division. Both clubs were based in Manchester but neither carried the name of England's second largest city. Parlby argued that the club should change its name from Ardwick to Manchester City. As Gary James points out in Manchester City: The Complete Record (2006): "The selection of the name was directly aimed at creating a side to represent all of Manchester and so, for perhaps the first time in the history of the region, there was an organisation to represent all Mancunians no matter what their social status, background, or place of birth." The management committee agreed and the club became known as Manchester City.

There were also financial problems within the club at the time so it was probably motivated by the prospect of a wider appeal increasing revenues.

 

[dickie davies]

Has any one got a link or simple explanation of how City was formed? (Sorry bit off topic I know). I thought we changed name to City from Ardwick. Never read anything about it just 'common knowledge' like Utd and Newton heath.

We were formed on the 23rd September 2008 when some dirty Arab with money to burn wanted a play thing