Media Thread - 2021/22

[KS55]

That's the power of sports washing!

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Yes I have and come to conclusion they don’t give a fcuk because they look at the long game as they have done since day one.

By the time the penny drops for Neville and those teams that play in red and bang on about history it will be too late. It is too late now, what decade does Gary Chuckle think it is? The hierarchy at City may have been pumping money into the club between 2008-2011. Do you think an astute business man like Mansour would keep chucking his wealth into a football club for zero return? It’s why the club was bought by him for £265 million and is now worth over £3 billion.

Do you think Silverlake or the Chinese investors who purchased their stakes in the club would have paid what they did if it was over inflated?

 

[jrb]

 

[KS55]

Have you ever thought that the hierarchy at the club don’t actually give a shit what the likes of Neville or no nowt journos write or say when we are as successful as they are, it’s probably water of a ducks back to them

I think that is a fair analysis, but the hierarchy are wrong to assume that people other than them are equally blase.
We know it upsets fans, we know that fans get it in the neck from others based on this lie, we know the authorities, affected by the lies, target City, we know other clubs believe the lies in their boardrooms. No doubt it affects staff who want to be proud of the club, and it may affect sponsors and other potential partners who will not deal with a cheat. Reputation is a precious thing, City should not treat it so lightly.

 

[Bozzie]

You should sell that idea to talkshite. They'd pay you well for that.

As a matter of principle I wouldn't sell Talkshite the steam off my piss!!

 

[grim up north]

I think that is a fair analysis, but the hierarchy are wrong to assume that people other than them are equally blase.
We know it upsets fans, we know that fans get it in the neck from others based on this lie, we know the authorities, affected by the lies, target City, we know other clubs believe the lies in their boardrooms. No doubt it affects staff who want to be proud of the club, and it may affect sponsors and other potential partners who will not deal with a cheat. Reputation is a precious thing, City should not treat it so lightly.

Totally get that, but what’s the best way to stick 2 fingers up to the lot of them keep winning trophies whilst making loads of wedge. It used to annoy and upset me but now it just makes me chuckle, used to get in the neck constantly from the geordies but guess what they have all gone pretty quiet now and I have no idea why

 

[Manchester_lalala]

@tolmie's hairdoo

Any idea if City have seen Nevilles comments on inflating sponsorships? They surely can't let this one go without a retraction?

Other people have said worst over the years, City won’t doing anything about this. It’s just not their game. We do the talking on the pitch, or in court if we have too.

 

[Legal Alien]

I would wager that in terms of increasing awareness of their brand through sponsorship, there are few if any companies in the world that will have done better than Etihad over the last decade

Exactly and this is one of the things i argue about when it comes to value of sponsorship.
Not a lot of people had heard of Etihad back then, but now their name is know all over the world.
The apparent "over the top" sponsorship deal with us was totally worth the money for the publicity and exposure they have gotten.

 

[Norman kneejerk]

I think it is different. Being state funded is not illegal but only a breach of sporting rules. "Exaggerating sponsorships" is illegal and criminal. If it was true then even the independent auditors who have audited the club for years will suffer reputational damage. It is one hell of an accusation to make with no evidence provided. He has to apologise and retract his comments.

I agree and all this stuff about syphoning money through shell companies, would be totally fraudulent and as if it would get past an audit. They obviously have no idea how a large company works.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Isn't this a 1970s view of sponsorship?

Isn't it more to do with global brand awareness, these days? You think Standard Chartered want a load of scallies to open accounts with them? You think TeamViewer are expecting United fans in Asia to start installing their software?

No, they want exposure for their brand to all football fans all over the world and that means as much exposure as you can get. More matches on TV, further in competitions, winning trophies. You know the way to judge that? Not on the number of Twitter followers or "fans" or history, but on current broadcast income. More games, more success equals more broadcast income.

Look at the ratio of our commercial income to broadcast income compared to other clubs and you will see it is understated, not overstated. Liverpool are also understated. United, Real and Barcelona are bang in the median.

Bayern and PSG on the other hand ....

A lot of football fans think having millions of Asian fans wearing counter fit United shirts is the reason why companies put their names on clubs T-shirts. It’s a lot more than that now, it’s like you said about the exposure. City have been the best English club over the past decade. The most watched league in the world and City have been at the top for years. This is why we attract the sponsorships. I wouldn’t worry about people on Twitter that can’t accept we’re not little City anymore. Don’t Etihad sponsor all the CFG clubs? Now that is exposure no other club in world football can offer.