It's Quiet - a new dawn

[Lemon7277]

The level of bitterness on United's forum after the Mendy announcement has reason to "hellscape" levels.

It's wonderful to see.

Just had a trip over for research purposes...my lord they are hurting...take a look at the man city ffp thread...that's even better

 

[domalino]

Rivalry with rags was one of City's main selling points since takeover and one of the reason SM bought the club - it was guaranteed media attention.

This is a line I have only ever heard rags trot out.

Mostly because it's provably bullshit, he was actively looking for a PL club and tried to buy Newcastle before us.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Just had a trip over for research purposes...my lord they are hurting...take a look at the man city ffp thread...that's even better

Oh, that's the first one I read through. Between that and the general City thread blood pressure drug salesmen would make a killing.

 

[almir]

How do you know this? (gen question) IIRC there were several clubs in the reckoning and the barcodes were favourites but they couldn't submit a good enough value proposition

it's explained in the rest of the post. None of other teams could offer as much as free marketability as City's derby rivalry with Rags. It kicked on from the very first day. I am not SM so I wouldn't put my head on the table for that claim but if they bought another club it would be a mistake and would feel pretty sterile from marketing point of view. Newcastle purchase wouldn't cause one tenth of emotions City did worldwide. Everton was eventually much better option because of Liverpool rivalry but rags were the bigger player. I can tell it even from my point of view, I wasn't really interested in Premier League apart from hating rags from all my soul. That hatred brought me into PL forums, news portals etc. as I knew it would be painful for them if City does one over them and with time I got myself into City full time. If it was Newcastle or Everton, I couldn't have cared less.

 

[almir]

This is a line I have only ever heard rags trot out.

Mostly because it's provably bullshit, he was actively looking for a PL club and tried to buy Newcastle before us.

And dodged the bullet there and finally bought us. SM couldn't have care less about either newcastle, everton or us before he invested. As you say he was actively trying to buy the club and on the end it wasn't barcodes or blue dippers, it was us. As we were best value for the money and had by far the best potential to be marketed. And whatever someone thinks about that - the best part of that marketability was the rivalry with rags.

 

[domalino]

And dodged the bullet there and finally bought us. SM couldn't have care less about either newcastle, everton or us before he invested. As you say he was actively trying to buy the club and on the end it wasn't barcodes or blue dippers, it was us. As we were best value for the money and had by far the best potential to be marketed. And whatever someone thinks about that - the best part of that marketability was the rivalry with rags.

He would have bought Newcastle if Ashley had turned up to the meeting, it had nothing to do with our marketability or rivalry with the rags, if that were his primary concern he wouldn't have tried to go after those other clubs first.

Again, it's one of the most raggy lines of thinking I've ever come across, and that's why only United fans who think they're the centre of the universe, and every decision anyone makes is to be viewed through a "how does it involve United" prism try to use it.

 

[Stretfordian_Blue]

And dodged the bullet there and finally bought us. SM couldn't have care less about either newcastle, everton or us before he invested. As you say he was actively trying to buy the club and on the end it wasn't barcodes or blue dippers, it was us. As we were best value for the money and had by far the best potential to be marketed. And whatever someone thinks about that - the best part of that marketability was the rivalry with rags.

We were chosen because of the expansion capacity of the stadium and the vast potential for development works around the ground, as well as already having a large reliable fanbase as a starting point.

 

[almir]

He would have bought Newcastle if Ashley had turned up to the meeting, it had nothing to do with our marketability or rivalry with the rags.

He would have bought Newcastle if he had valued them enough to send Ashley an offer he couldn't refuse. And the fact that Ashley didn't bother, tells me that the offer wasn't that magnitude of good.

Anyway, I think he is more than grateful he didn't buy it as it would be the awful purchase. Who would that purchase make angry and brought intensive media coverage? Sunderland fans? Or their nonexisting pals in the media. Who the fuck cares about Sunderland. SM couldn't have buy a better club with more potential to be marketed and expanded than City.

 

[almir]

We were chosen because of the expansion capacity of the stadium and the vast potential for development works around the ground, as well as already having a large reliable fanbase as a starting point.

Development work is the good point, I agree. It certainly added to the decision.

 

[frothy]

He would have bought Newcastle if Ashley had turned up to the meeting, it had nothing to do with our marketability or rivalry with the rags, if that were his primary concern he wouldn't have tried to go after those other clubs first.

Again, it's one of the most raggy lines of thinking I've ever come across, and that's why only United fans who think they're the centre of the universe, and every decision anyone makes is to be viewed through a "how does it involve United" prism try to use it.

There is no way of expanding Newcastles ground or adding other facilities because of where it's situated