Khaldoon's End of Season Review 2025

The reality is: As fans, we get radio silence from the club for 364 days a year. We have a CEO in Soriano who appears to have taken a Trappist monk style vow of silence. The club refuse to communicate and interact with the fans on any meaningful basis on any important topic - and those thoughts are echoed on this forum almost on a daily basis. Then on one day of the year, we get a circa 20 minute, highly choreographed, rehearsed Q&A from Khaldoon and some people, think it's fantastic. It's not. The overall communication between the club and fans is absolutely abysmal, and has been for years. Yeah, I like Khaldoon, I like his style, everybody does. But is that really, the best the club can do? Obviously, it is.
 
MCFC Wirral said:
Things could be far worse.

We could be as badly run as Chelsea. We were taken over in 2008 and have had just four managers in that time in Hughes, Mancini, Pellegrini and Guardiola.

Imagine how many Chelsea have had?
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Khaldoon has hired 3 managers.

Bobby Manc, Pellegrini (on a pre agreed 'interim' basis) and Pep.

All 3 achieved success under initially difficult circumstances using flair and attractive attacking football.

Each appointment was an improvement on its predecessor which demonstrates outstanding judgment.

Long may this continue.
 
I demand a daily hotline to Khaldoon - Just what is he having from Greggs for lunch? And he should tell me all about the involved legal process with the 115 so I can tell my mates in the pub.
And why didn't he and Soriano don their "On The Buses" outfits in Istanbul when they saw there were queues? Not being able to get on the lash in Taksim Square, 30 minutes after the game - ruined a perfectly good Treble. Sitting there in their Ivory Tower, building the most successful and best Football club in history, growing the club and its affiliates globally, improving the facilities year on year, having to balance who to attack/appease and when, providing the greatest football manager ever for 7 years - and supporting him totally.
Perhaps a warts an all drama "Khaldoon - the Non-Communicator" where we see him having a shit, reading Liew and Ronay in the Guardian on the bog and shouting expletives at White and Jordan playing in the background, will placate a few.
Yes the club could involve some fans more - we have some accomplished, intelligent fans who would be brilliant for the club to discuss everyday fan involvement/experience, issues with - City Matters is just a tick box waste of everyone's time. But on the whole......it's not been bad.
 
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GaudinoMotors said:
I demand a daily hotline to Khaldoon - Just what is he having from Greggs for lunch? And he should tell me all about the involved legal process with the 115 so I can tell my mates in the pub.
And why didn't he and Soriano don their "On The Buses" outfits in Istanbul when they saw there were queues? Not being able to get on the lash in Taksim Square, 30 minutes after the game - ruined a perfectly good Treble. Sitting there in their Ivory Tower, building the most successful and best Football club in history, growing the club and it's affiliates globally, improving the facilities year on year, having to balance who to attack/appease and when, providing the greatest football manager ever for 7 years - and supporting him totally.
Perhaps a warts an all drama "Khaldoon - the Non-Communicator" where we see him having a shit, reading Liew and Ronay in the Guardian on the bog and shouting expletives at White and Jordan playing in the background, will placate a few.
Yes the club could involve some fans more - we have some accomplished, intelligent fans who would be brilliant for the club to discuss everyday fan involvement/experience, issues with - City Matters is just a tick box waste of everyone's time. But on the whole......it's not been bad.
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What has Khaldoon ever done for us.
 
PPT said:
The reality is: As fans, we get radio silence from the club for 364 days a year. We have a CEO in Soriano who appears to have taken a Trappist monk style vow of silence. The club refuse to communicate and interact with the fans on any meaningful basis on any important topic - and those thoughts are echoed on this forum almost on a daily basis. Then on one day of the year, we get a circa 20 minute, highly choreographed, rehearsed Q&A from Khaldoon and some people, think it's fantastic. It's not. The overall communication between the club and fans is absolutely abysmal, and has been for years. Yeah, I like Khaldoon, I like his style, everybody does. But is that really, the best the club can do? Obviously, it is.
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Is it fuck the best they could do. If they were any good the bastards would make sure we win some silverware occasionally.

BASTARDS
 
Del_Bosque said:
Only bits I can see varying this year are him going extra heavy on the academy
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Last time he went big on the academy was promoting Rony Lopes and Denayer to the first team and talking about how they were integral to future plans 2/3 weeks before they both left the club.

So I suspect he will not be mentioning much outside of Phil.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Khaldoon has hired 3 managers.

Bobby Manc, Pellegrini (on a pre agreed 'interim' basis) and Pep.

All 3 achieved success under initially difficult circumstances using flair and attractive attacking football.

Each appointment was an improvement on its predecessor which demonstrates outstanding judgment.

Long may this continue.
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Pellegrini an improvement on Mancini?

I beg to differ.
 
supercity88 said:
Wonder if he'll be bored this summer and take the Sheikh's money away.
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Yeah.

Think you've nailed it.

He will make a statement saying; "You've won.We're selling the club to an American who owns the Detroit Lions so you can have your favourite red shirts winning every season. We tried to introduce real sporting competition to this league, and to European football. It's seems Mr Levy and others only want to make millions for themselves over their teams on the pitch success. I wish you all luck with your new financial rules ensuring Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool can dominate your league forever. We tried and you didn't want competition or help with regeneration of the City of Manchester with our money. Thank you and goodbye."
 
PPT said:
The reality is: As fans, we get radio silence from the club for 364 days a year. We have a CEO in Soriano who appears to have taken a Trappist monk style vow of silence. The club refuse to communicate and interact with the fans on any meaningful basis on any important topic - and those thoughts are echoed on this forum almost on a daily basis. Then on one day of the year, we get a circa 20 minute, highly choreographed, rehearsed Q&A from Khaldoon and some people, think it's fantastic. It's not. The overall communication between the club and fans is absolutely abysmal, and has been for years. Yeah, I like Khaldoon, I like his style, everybody does. But is that really, the best the club can do? Obviously, it is.
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TBF, you could say that about the senior management of pretty much every club in the league and some are even worse. Don't recall the Glazers doing an end of season video.
 
PPT said:
The reality is: As fans, we get radio silence from the club for 364 days a year. We have a CEO in Soriano who appears to have taken a Trappist monk style vow of silence. The club refuse to communicate and interact with the fans on any meaningful basis on any important topic - and those thoughts are echoed on this forum almost on a daily basis. Then on one day of the year, we get a circa 20 minute, highly choreographed, rehearsed Q&A from Khaldoon and some people, think it's fantastic. It's not. The overall communication between the club and fans is absolutely abysmal, and has been for years. Yeah, I like Khaldoon, I like his style, everybody does. But is that really, the best the club can do? Obviously, it is.
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Not really sure what you want? These are people running a global multi-million pound business empire, they're not there to give soundbites to the fans or as Soriano see's us "customers" that would be a complete waste of their time.

besides, the more these people talk, the more controversy they open themselves up to. I don't want them in the news constantly, I want them to get on with their job. What other business, not just in football or sport but in any sector the size of city do you see the hierarchy having regular direct communication with the customers?
 
mattcity5 said:
Well, the first Pellegrini season was an improvement on the last Mancini season...
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Mancini was shat on, given players to work with who he didn’t want. The powers that be had already decided his abrasive style did not suit the image they wanted for the Club. He was/is a bloody good manager and I for one will always be grateful to him for that Aguero moment.
 
Gray said:
Mancini was shat on, given players to work with who he didn’t want. The powers that be had already decided his abrasive style did not suit the image they wanted for the Club. He was/is a bloody good manager and I for one will always be grateful to him for that Aguero moment.
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He’s what we needed at the time. Think it’s pretty clear now that he’s a short term manager for any club.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Not really sure what you want? These are people running a global multi-million pound business empire, they're not there to give soundbites to the fans or as Soriano see's us "customers" that would be a complete waste of their time.

besides, the more these people talk, the more controversy they open themselves up to. I don't want them in the news constantly, I want them to get on with their job. What other business, not just in football or sport but in any sector the size of city do you see the hierarchy having regular direct communication with the customers?
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Idiots like him want the execs to pay them a personal visit and to answer any questions asked. You just can't fix stupid I'm afraid.
 
PPT said:
The reality is: As fans, we get radio silence from the club for 364 days a year. We have a CEO in Soriano who appears to have taken a Trappist monk style vow of silence. The club refuse to communicate and interact with the fans on any meaningful basis on any important topic - and those thoughts are echoed on this forum almost on a daily basis. Then on one day of the year, we get a circa 20 minute, highly choreographed, rehearsed Q&A from Khaldoon and some people, think it's fantastic. It's not. The overall communication between the club and fans is absolutely abysmal, and has been for years. Yeah, I like Khaldoon, I like his style, everybody does. But is that really, the best the club can do? Obviously, it is.
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Good post - unfortunately its a bit wasted on here. People take you suggesting we need a bit more communication and re-invent what you've said to make out that you've asked for hourly updates. There's can't possibly be an in-between.
 
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