MCFC buy J league club Yokohama Marinos

[BlueDejong]

http://www.f-marinos.com/en/news/detail/2014-08-05/01.php

Announcememt: Short term training at Manchester City FC

We greatly appreciate your support for the activities of our academy.

Today, we are pleased to announce that our U-18 youth players, Masashi WADA, and youth team coach, Rikizo MATSUHASHI, will participate to the short term training at Manchester City FC as a part of partnership with City Football Group.

1. Term: From 5th August 2014 to 20th August 2014
2. Place: Manchester City Football Club
3. Dispatched Player: Masashi WADA (Yokohama F.Marinos U-18)
4. Accompanying Coach: Rikizo MATSUHASHI (Yokohama F.Marinos U-18 Coach)

Official.

 

[Kompany is King]

Was just wondering how our Japanese club were doing. They don't seem to get too much coverage compared to USA & Australia.

Wonder if City will have an update page/s on the website for the City group - USA/Australia/Japan/other?

 

[GeekinGav]

are they 'Yokohoma City' yet? lol

 

[Ade & Ko.]

City Group have just appointed Erick Mombaerts at Yokohama

 

[Damocles]

City Group have just appointed Erick Mombaerts at Yokohama

So Marinos took a French coach who had a purple patch in the early 2000s yet has a questionable record otherwise and totally coincidentally happens to be someone who is a friend of Platini?

There seems to be more than football concerns here.

 

[Falastur]

City Group have just appointed Erick Mombaerts at Yokohama

So Marinos took a French coach who had a purple patch in the early 2000s yet has a questionable record otherwise and totally coincidentally happens to be someone who is a friend of Platini?

There seems to be more than football concerns here.

CFG gave the Marinos a shortlist of 10 managers they could get them. Of those managers, the guys in Japan selected Mombaerts. On top of that, I'm not sure Platini is going to be won over just because someone he chats to has been given a job. It's not quite the same as hiring his son. I would imagine that quite a lot of older French managers are on good terms with Platini, but I'm pretty sure this is a coincidence.

 

[moomba]

Mombaerts was appointed back in December FWIW.

 

[BlueDejong]

Korea Football News ‏@KORFootballNews 6h6 hours ago
BREAKING | City Football Group are reportedly considering entering K League market.

Football 24/7 ‏@Foetbal247 5h5 hours ago
Sheikh Mansour's City Football Group to team up with Nexen Tire and invest in K-League

Now....South Korea ?

 

[aguero93:20]

Korea Football News ‏@KORFootballNews 6h6 hours ago
BREAKING | City Football Group are reportedly considering entering K League market.

Football 24/7 ‏@Foetbal247 5h5 hours ago
Sheikh Mansour's City Football Group to team up with Nexen Tire and invest in K-League

Now....South Korea ?

Come on now, we said World Domination, we're going to need more than 4 clubs. :)

 

[BlueDejong]

City Watch ‏@City_Watch 1m1 minute ago
The City Football Group are considering teaming up with Nexen Tire (revenue: US$1.7bn) to invest in a South Korean team according to Naver.

City Watch ‏@City_Watch 1m1 minute ago
Were this to go ahead, the team would become the fourth after NYCFC, Melbourne City and Yokohama F. Marinos to join the City Football Group.