Khaldoon's End of Season Review | Pt 1 (p26) | Pt 2 (p40)

[cleavers]

I get the feeling that we're his favourite job, almost like a release valve from the other stuff he does.

Yeah me too, and just like us fans, he's probably as pissed off with recent results as we are.

 

[Gordyola]

Where the fuck is Khaldoon in all of this lately?

He’s the fucking invisible man until the end of season PR interview

He attends most games he definitely isn’t the invisible man He’s got a family and runs numerous businesses and is high ranking in the UAE Government amazed that he can get to so many games

 

[Damocles]

I'll have to dig out an interview he did with someone who is on the board at the Carlyle Group who he shares links with. He starts talking about global investment opportunities, American politics in the Trump era, the pressure of West vs East against the UAE, the failures of globalism etc, talking in his role as Mubadala CEO. Shares as few anecdotes about the President and how it irritates him that he likes walking everywhere when he thinks. A puff piece story about building an American clinic in the UAE. Then, when its mentioned, he lights up and relaxes and smiles when talking about City. I get the feeling that we're his favourite job, almost like a release valve from the other stuff he does.

The lad left a UN conference in New York a few years ago to watch us play like Bournemouth at home or something then flew back afterwards.

I think this is also the interview where he talks about his name. For many years, his name has always been something like Hal-doon with the aspirated haitch sound at the back of the throat that you get in Arabic. Like "hat" without a t.
But since he's been coming to Manchester, his name has transferred (in all his Western business stuff) to Cal-doon which is a battle that he's humorously sort of given up trying to fight and proudly adopted. Always thought that was a fun anecdote.

 

[Axel Freed]

I think this is also the interview where he talks about his name. For many years, his name has always been something like Hal-doon with the aspirated haitch sound at the back of the throat that you get in Arabic. Like "hat" without a t.
But since he's been coming to Manchester, his name has transferred (in all his Western business stuff) to Cal-doon which is a battle that he's humorously sort of given up trying to fight and proudly adopted. Always thought that was a fun anecdote.

You must be choc a bloc with party invites

 

[Damocles]

You must be choc a bloc with party invites

I'm told I'd make a fortune on the after dinner circuit.

This is a fairly recent non-City Khaldoon interview to get some perspective on what he does outside of his once a year interviews.



Watching the American sort of desperately ask for more UAE investment is vaguely funny

 

[manimanc]

Where the fuck is Khaldoon in all of this lately?

He’s the fucking invisible man until the end of season PR interview

What are you expecting?

Him doing a fan video and having a meltdown?

What could he possibly say that will change anything that's happening on the pitch?

Either I've been clarkied or you're off your nut.

 

[theres only one carlito]

I'll have to dig out an interview he did with someone who is on the board at the Carlyle Group who he shares links with. He starts talking about global investment opportunities, American politics in the Trump era, the pressure of West vs East against the UAE, the failures of globalism etc, talking in his role as Mubadala CEO. Shares as few anecdotes about the President and how it irritates him that he likes walking everywhere when he thinks. A puff piece story about building an American clinic in the UAE. Then, when its mentioned, he lights up and relaxes and smiles when talking about City. I get the feeling that we're his favourite job, almost like a release valve from the other stuff he does.

The lad left a UN conference in New York a few years ago to watch us play like Bournemouth at home or something then flew back afterwards.

It’s the David Rubinstein interview he did for Bloomberg a few years ago

 

[Damocles]

It’s the David Rubinstein interview he did for Bloomberg a few years ago

Yep that's it! Good interview that

 

[jacko74]

City are current reigning Champions of the PL and were unbeaten until 6 weeks ago despite huge injuries. This hindsight based reasoning isn't gelling with me tbh

Perhaps you should concentrate a little harder then, I didn't think our actual performances last season made us particularly worthy title winners, we didn't really achieve it with any real style or panache or by playing exciting expansive football and it was clearly obvious then that a number of our most senior players were rapidly reaching a point where they're simply not able to perform any more to the incredibly high standards they have previously been capable of.

 

[awest]

Deary me.

Not content with over the top comments about the players and Pep, it's now Khaldoons turn.

People have lost the plot.

You've got to question the Chairman early doors when things are going pear, otherwise you end up with a PJ situation.