If the takeover didn't happen in 2008?

[DD6028]

I see Farhad moshiri and usmanov taking interest in yers before Everton lol

Who really knows?? Theres been good owners without the mega money like FSG . Of course I know that lot have spent fortunes as well but still not had financial backing city, Chelsea, psg real Madrid, Bayern and others had

You've scouted lot of talent that didn't need mega money to acquire

 

[Deleted member 77198]

The club would likely no longer exist.

We definitely would. Someone else would just have bought us when Shinawatra needed to sell.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Sven would be lifting the Champions League trophy as we speak.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

We definitely would. Someone else would just have bought us when Shinawatra needed to sell.

Of course we would. Whatever the story, it wouldn’t have been half as fun or interesting. The last 15 years have been truly amazing.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I’d still be a chelsea fan

 

[KS55]

Ground sharing with the rags on a site in docklands, hating every minute of it.

 

[threespires]

Two things be happening last season:

We'd have had our heads in our hands lamenting Theo Walcott's inability to finish.

We'd have kissed and made up with Kappa at some point, so the ground would be full of less than wholly athletic fans in those tighter cut tops Kappa seem to favour these days.

Not sure which of these two makes me shudder more, probably the latter.

 

[Fordyboy46]

We would've been as passionate about City still believe you me

 

[Gremlin]

I think I read that they were also looking at Newcastle and Everton the same time as us so we may have been watching their treble parade on the telly in an alternate universe. Although Everton winning the treble would have seriously annoyed the Liverpool fans so maybe that alternate universe is not all bad.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I think I read that they were also looking at Newcastle and Everton the same time as us so we may have been watching their treble parade on the telly in an alternate universe. Although Everton winning the treble would have seriously annoyed the Liverpool fans so maybe that alternate universe is not all bad.

Us winning it upsets the rags AND the dippers

 

[Wheelsy]

Best case scenario - Villa
Big stadium, big legacy name, simultaneously close to Europe but also been relegated and promoted during the same period

Medium case - Everton
Continuing on the habits of buying big names who were at the end of their career (Schmeichel, Anelka, Fowler, McManaman) we would have 100% been panicked into Ancelotti, Benitez, and James Rodriguez type signings and 0 of them would work out

Worst case - Sunderland
Got stuck in the Championship and then for to retain some sort of relevancy we would have even commissioned the City Til I Die documentary as we fell down to League One

 

[jamielowndes]

Sven would be lifting the Champions League trophy as we speak.

I'm not saying he would have won anything, but I really wanted to see Sven manage a post Shinawatra team. No drama, no frozen assets, no clueless idiot in charge.

 

[Blu1]

I would still be celebrating corners :-)

 

[wolviedinho]

Can you imagine if the takeover didn’t happen in 2008?

I wonder where we would be?

It's been 15 wonderful years.

I would still be a chelsea fan -:)

I reckon we would be doing ok. Probably in the mould of a Brighton. Which would have been great also.

 

[its a Barm]

I'd still be in my seat come match day less happier but still there.

 

[Manchester_City_Blue]

I believe Wardle had to step in to pay the wage bill? I think tbh we'd have been dancing with administration like Wigan. And we'd either be in the lower tier or a phoenix club. I'd still be right there supporting us though. Thank fuck for the 1st September 2008 though!

 

[jrb]

Everybody would still love us, and we’d still be shit.

 

[Roy Munson]

I see Farhad moshiri and usmanov taking interest in yers before Everton lol

Who really knows?? Theres been good owners without the mega money like FSG . Of course I know that lot have spent fortunes as well but still not had financial backing city, Chelsea, psg real Madrid, Bayern and others had

You've scouted lot of talent that didn't need mega money to acquire

 

[bluemystery]

To be honest, wouldn't care where we'd be. I'd still be a blue.

The only correct answer.

 

[Corky]

Best case scenario - Villa
Big stadium, big legacy name, simultaneously close to Europe but also been relegated and promoted during the same period

Medium case - Everton
Continuing on the habits of buying big names who were at the end of their career (Schmeichel, Anelka, Fowler, McManaman) we would have 100% been panicked into Ancelotti, Benitez, and James Rodriguez type signings and 0 of them would work out

Worst case - Sunderland
Got stuck in the Championship and then for to retain some sort of relevancy we would have even commissioned the City Til I Die documentary as we fell down to League One

Villa 7 titles, Everton 9, Sunderland 6, City 2.