Has City explained the logic of buying other football clubs?

Re: Has City explained the logic of buying other football cl

You all probably are aware that Soriano started this idea years ago in Barcelona. FCB was very close to get a team in Miami (there was a choice between New York and Miami), but retreated from the deal in the last minute. Part of it was the financial drain, another part was how MLS works, where clubs are just franchises, and are not independent entities, and can't fully control the transfers.

The whole idea was explained like this: Barcelona just hit the ceiling in income. In Laporta's presidency annual revenue went up from 200M to 400M, and that was the ceiling. They couldn't increase the revenue much more, whatever they did. If they start a club in US, with all the know-how they've got, and considering that football will grow (as US underdeveloped country in football sense but developed country in any other sense, with good possibility of growth), they could reach a new ceiling there. And make a lot of money. But at the end, it didn't happen. FCB didn't have that much money to spend on another continent (instead of at home) in hope that investment will pay off some 10 years down the road.

But sheikh has all that. Money and time. City has know-how. They may not fully reach the ceiling in Manchester, but could be close, and anyway FPP limits how much money they can pour in Manchester. If you have money, time and know-how, you may try to replicate home success story elsewhere.
 
Re: Has City explained the logic of buying other football cl

The way I see it. The idea is to promote Abu Dhabi and pretty much nothing to do with City, since its not City buying the clubs but CFG
 
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How can you not get excited about announcements such as the City Group investing into a Japanese football team? How could you possibly be sceptical and criticise this? You are BLIND and wouldn't know a good thing if it hit you.

It's all about increasing our global brand. The commercial opportunities that exist by investing into foreign markets all over the world is MASSIVE. Think of the numerous sponsorship deals that could happen. The initiatives that could be set in place are innumerable. The scum at the swamp due to their success over the years are a global brand and have a huge sponsorship deal with Chevrolet - an American company. This Japanese team are backed by Nissan - so look at the money making opportunities that exist with Nissan immediately?

The Premier League is the biggest league in the world. The top clubs have fans from all over the world, in North America, South America, the Middle East and Asia. I do believe that owning clubs all over the world will help grow our fanbase as well, and turn it into a truly global one. Lets face it, the Australian League and Japanese League are never going to be the biggest leagues in the world - so fans from all these countries support their local team, but also have support a 'big club' in one of the big leagues. City can now be that team. And the commercial opportunities that exist with these new fans as well - merchandising etc etc are AMAZING.

Football is also a sport played all over the world. The best players come from all over the world. Having these 'Satellite Clubs' if you will, situated all over the world will enable us grow deep roots into each respective continent in regards to scouting and youth. Through the partnership each club will also gain our football and scouting know how - I believe we will see each club scouting, identifying and bring on board the best local talent - from the entire continent. Using our uniformed training methods to develop them, and if good enough I do believe we will see plenty of exchanges of talent among the City group.

I certainly would love to see an announcement about a team in South America. We all know how much talent comes from there. Can you just imagine the commercial opportunities that exist for City have an established and successful South American team, and the prospect of the best young talent in South America - having been identified, scouted and developed by a City Group team - a team full of 17-22 year old Fernandinho's, Aguero's, Suarez's, Neymars, Rivaldos etc etc. All within our group and if they are could enough, to be transferred to the biggest and main part of the City group - MCFC.

AMAZING.

Im so excited at this project. I can not wait to see our team in New York play. You'd be an idiot not to be. Sorriano and Txiki are the main people responsible for Barcelonas years of success. They only scratched the surface their though. Thank god we are going to get the whole benefit.
 
Re: Has City explained the logic of buying other football cl

The basis of the Op is right. None of us really know how it's supposed to work, nor has it been explained. But then if we dont know nor do other clubs or UEFA, so maybe it's a secret to be kept for the next '6 years', to quote the chairman?
 
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Also just to add - according to WallStreetJournal - "But United has longer ties with Japan. Playmaker Shinji Kagawa, a key member of the Japanese national team, plays for the club. The Red Devils also have sponsorship deals with Japanese companies including Kagome, the team’s official soft drink partner in Japan, and Yanmar, a maker of diesel engines"

Theres the kind of sponsorship and deals we are seeking to gain :D
 
Re: Has City explained the logic of buying other football cl

I'm assuming that the club may look for a global sponsor for all of its clubs and then split the income out?

So, lets say we get a £500m per year deal for the global sponsor of all the CFG clubs. Would CFG decide the split of monies or would there be a predetermined formula? Given that MCFC are the inly ones working under FFP we could have the lions share. No?
 
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do we think we'll see large(r) scale investment into these clubs from ADUG? pushing for honours etc?

or are they purely commercial vehicles to which attach sponsors and all tie back to the main project (MCFC) to allow us to continually challenge for the Champs League?
 
Re: Has City explained the logic of buying other football cl

Surely it's largely to do with salary capped leagues being a licence to print money of you do it right? If you start to bring in the big money and you're forbidden from giving it to the players then it's going to end up in the owners pocket. It will probably be great for the 'City Football Group' and will help City develop and scout players.
 
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