MCFC buy J league club Yokohama Marinos

[Ade & Ko.]

Nakamura is now a blue partially.

First signing for NYCFC. #ITK

 

[jonmcity]

Thought they are in Johannesburg ?

They were formed in Soweto, I believe. And according to the club's official website (see here - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.orlandopiratesfc.com/default.asp?cId=14419" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.orlandopiratesfc.com/default.asp?cId=14419</a>), they play at Orlando Stadium. That's in Soweto - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.stadiummanagement.co.za/orlando-stadium.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.stadiummanagement.co.za/orlando-stadium.html</a>. But the club offices are in another suburb of Johannesburg and they seem to play at Ellis Park, Johannesburg too - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.orlandopiratesfc.com/default.asp?cId=14428" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.orlandopiratesfc.com/default.asp?cId=14428</a>. So maybe we're kind of both right. :)

Soweto is part of Johannesburg anyway. Its like Rochdale is a part of Greater Manchester, Chester is a part of Lancashire, Leeds is a part of Yorkshire.

Chester is a part of Lancashire. Think its Cheshire mate

 

[Rascal]

I hope we buy Havana City

Nice to have a commie influence in the group

 

[mac]

Another huge country to get the city link.now for true world domination we need a club in Rhyl.

 

[goatboy]

Nevermind Rhyl it's a derelict shit hole, llandudno is where it's at. Blue rinse market just waiting to be exploited

 

[momo88]

If we buy or acquire an interest in a South American club we can have our own world club cup with huge prize money at stake.

the MUBADALA Champions cup

the winner will get 50m£ and fuck the haters :)

 

[LoveCity]

If we buy or acquire an interest in a South American club we can have our own world club cup with huge prize money at stake.

the MUBADALA Champions cup

the winner will get 50m£ and fuck the haters :)

Make no mistake, UEFA would invent a way to wipe the revenue off the books.

 

[ped]

Incidentally, apologies for the slight hijack but not worth starting a new thread for this - but @statcity has just tweeted that South Africa will be next. And I did see comments on Twitter recently to the effect that Orlando Pirates from Soweto have some advertising campaign with cerrtain slogans and the like that are rather similar to NYCFC's.

Anyway, as you were.

I've heard talk of City Academies in India and SE Asia

This is absolutely mental. In summers gone by I've watched SSN waiting to see if we might sign a player in the summer transfer window and when we did wondering who the fuck he was. Now we're buying football clubs left right and centre.

ha ha,,i recall waiting all summer,to hear we were bringing back paul dickov

 

[BlueAnorak]

We will only be able to buy minority stakes in some countries. Japan for sure, probably China too,
I'm sure a contract can be put in place for what being part of the City group means though.

 

[sam-caddick]

I am just really excited at the possibility of developing top class Japanese talent as I reckon they will become the next Belgium.

India could become a powerhouse if they wanted to though, it's the numbers game with that country so surely they could eventually develop XI top class players with the correct coaching seeing as the country has a population of over a billion.