Media Thread - 2021/22

[unexpected item]

Miguel Delaney writes the same article on City over and over again and gets paid for it. Nice work if you can get it.

 

[bluealf]

But that is what they're testing to see?

no probs, I'm not arsed enough to argue it out any further tbh.

Edit see the music thread for a laugh :)

 

[Centurions]

I thought I had read "owned" but I'm probably wrong. But the article is still wrong; the hotel group is based in Hong Kong, not UAE.

I must admit to have paid it little attention when it was announced but the parent company is "Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (also known as Jardines) is a Hong Kong-based Bermuda-domiciled British multinational conglomerate." (cheers Wiki).

The hotel part of the business is "Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group" and they list 36 hotels all over the world with more planned.

They're absolutely massive. Is the deal only with the AD based one or the whole hotel group? It may be worth way more than I thought initially.

Edit: ahh, only the one hotel in AD, that's a shame.

 

[LongsightM13]

Are you sure about his allegiances ? The only record I can find of him authoring anything is a contribution to an anthology of stories about united.

He claims that he doesn’t support any English club but some small Spanish outfit.
Weird considering he such is an open redshirts apologist. To the extent that he was publicly tossing himself off about a ‘historical title race’ between the two cheeks of the same M62 arse little over 12 months ago.
More than a hint of ‘Altrincham fan’ Taylor about him

 

[KS55]

For those questioning why any sponsorships will be investigated: those are the new PL rules and we have to live with them for now. They are wrong on two fronts:
1. They are in restraint of trade and would not survive a legal challenge.
We and Newcastle voted against. Amanda has warned the PL that she will sue if they try to stop reasonable sponsorships.
2. Our commercial rivals will sit in judgement on our commercial dealings. They say independent experts will be the judge, but give no indication of what the criteria the PL will set for "inflated" etc. There is no provision for appeal outside the PL to a British court or CAS.

The rules are clearly aimed at us and Newcastle. In the febrile imagination of the media, rival fans and our competitor's boardrooms, we are riddled with inflated deals. The fact is we have no related deals under IAS24 and on the wider interpretation of associated deals, we derive only 15% of our turnover from them.
UEFA and their lickspittles Liverpool and the rags relied on our accounts being false to make their charges stick. CAS gave that idea the bum's rush.
I can see only trouble for the PL coming from this.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

A great article in the Independent an honest review I would say. long but week worth a read

Are you fucking sure??????

 

[bluealf]

A great article in the Independent an honest review I would say. long but week worth a read

Honest, Miggy?

Have you read him before, this is the guy who thinks our owner kills babies in the desert.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

He claims that he doesn’t support any English club but some small Soanish outfit.
Weird considering he such is an open redshirts apologist. To the extent that he was publicly tossing himself off about a ‘historical title race’ between the two cheeks of the same M62 arse little over 12 months ago.
More than a hint of ‘Altrincham fan’ Taylor about him

Both members of liars inc ,

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The rules are clearly aimed at us and Newcastle. In the febrile imagination of the media, rival fans and our competitor's boardrooms, we are riddled with inflated deals. The fact is we have no related deals under IAS24 and on the wider interpretation of associated deals, we derive only 15% of our turnover from them.

What’s hilarious about this 15%, is that fans of certain other clubs take that entire sum out of the equation when foaming at the mouth about our finances. Like the club that has won about half the total PL titles in the last decade wouldn’t be able to find anyone else to sponsor them if Etihad pulled out.

Even if the Etihad deal is double what it should be (and it’s plainly not) then you are talking about a 7.5% drop in income; significant, but hardly fatal.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Are you fucking sure??????

Perhaps the question to the poster should be " have you actually read it ? "

 

[Woody135]

Miguel Delaney writes the same article on City over and over again and gets paid for it. Nice work if you can get it.

Doesnt even re write always, just re links to ones he wrote 12 months ago

 

[ctwrd]

Miguel Delaney writes the same article on City over and over again and gets paid for it. Nice work if you can get it.

Not sure I get his point this time other than all he’s saying is city Chelsea and utd have spent the same and city have spent it better.

 

[Claytop]

It is the usual despicable piece you would expect from the author. It is riddled with mistakes. He describes Khaldoon as the "de facto Prime Minister of UAE" and City as a a "state project." He says the club was bought for "the glory of Abu Dhabi" and for "political aims." He also claims we have "limitless funds" and escaped from Covid unscathed (ignoring our £126m loss last season).
He also repeats the fake claim that we just bought the whole management structure from Barcelona. In fact Sorriano and Soriano had both left Barca before they came to City. Soriano was running a Spanish airline. Every paragraph emphasises the false narrative that Delooney has created in his head.
For the absence of any doubt City are not "state owned" and never have been. Dozens of independent auditors from all over the world and scores of lawyers have poured over our books for ten years and they have never found we are "state owned." Not even UEFA have ever alleged that.
There is no evidence that Sheikh Mansour or the US and Chinese consortiums who own our club are the slightest bit interested in so-called "sportswashing" They have made billions from their investments in MCFC and the City of Manchester so far and have only just got going. In fact there is no such thing as "sportswashing" Most businesses in the Gulf region are on an urgent mission to diversify their incomes away from declining fossil fuels, like oil. No one acccuses Dubai of "tourismwashing." Sheikh Mansour is no different which is why, despite being accused of making "dirty oil money," he is one of the world's biggest investors in renewable energy.

So what you’re saying is, he’s a clueless no nothing twat?

 

[ysmsa]

Hey up, Spitty coming out and backing Gary Chuckle on his views about Clubs cancelling games,

Spitty quote

"Every Club has done this" err no they haven't.

Skirted round the fact his beloved Dippers are the biggest culprits.

 

[Claytop]

Ended well, didn’t it.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Anyone seen the latest effort from Barney Ronay in the shit Guardian?. Don't know how to put a link on, but it starts quite promising then subsides in to more raging bitterness, just like a true red scouse cock end would have you believe. The tool ends up playing City bingo towards the end, this pathetic excuse of a journalist is quite high up on the hit list. Fucking prick!

 

[Sonic Temple]

Just read it, still can't get it right about who owns us, a fucking country!

Anyone seen the latest effort from Barney Ronay in the shit Guardian?. Don't know how to put a link on, but it starts quite promising then subsides in to more raging bitterness, just like a true red scouse cock end would have you believe. The tool ends up playing City bingo towards the end, this pathetic excuse of a journalist is quite high up on the hit list. Fucking prick!

 

[cheekybids]

Perhaps the question to the poster should be " have you actually written it ? "

edited for you

 

[Mr Fraser]

Anyone seen the latest effort from Barney Ronay in the shit Guardian?. Don't know how to put a link on, but it starts quite promising then subsides in to more raging bitterness, just like a true red scouse cock end would have you believe. The tool ends up playing City bingo towards the end, this pathetic excuse of a journalist is quite high up on the hit list. Fucking prick!

Read it disppointing from ronay as he is a talented writer compared to Mr Paradise and others. He does regularly write poor quality negative City articles. My view is he is happy to write in accordance with his editors direction and take the money. Has he been chatting to miggy this week. Ignoring the bingo he seems very negative about City for running the business well and effectively as though to provide an unfair advantage. Bizarre

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Just read it, still can't get it right about who owns us, a fucking country!

tbf, he only mentioned it about 23 times.