Trevor Morley's Tache
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It's probably pushed down the running order by lunch time and completely forgotten once the prime time shows start rolling.
Media thread 2022/23
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halfcenturyup
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Well then, he was almost right. It's just one word. The tosser.
I know, :-)
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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Fucking hell - have I just Clarkied myself.......!?! :-)
KippaxKid69
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At the beginning of every season a journalist has a go at the club they take turns apecie all trying to damage the club so it tries somehow to derail the rest of the season it hasn't worked before and it won't work this time we rise above all the shite and shove it right down there throats same again blues nothing to see here
manclad
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City do their talking on the football field, where it matters most.
As the old saying goes - talk is cheap, it's deeds that count.
It's all over Manchester - Twitter (latest tag)
The c*nts are pushing it like f*ck.
Link to the article via Twitter. It might not work after more than 1 view.
www.theguardian.com
The Athletic are all over it as well. F*ck them and the Guardian, which is a much more indepth article.
Here's the Athletic article, minus 1 word, so it's not the full article. Word missing at the start.
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** independent report has found the sale of public land from Manchester City Council to the Abu Dhabi-based owners of the reigning Premier League champions was “too cheap” and “difficult to justify”.
The research, carried out jointly by the Centre for Research on Accounting & Finance in Context (CRAFIC) and the Urban Institute, concludes the relationship “has the potential to become an ethical, political and economic liability”.
Research focuses on the Manchester Life scheme, launched in 2014, a £1billion deal between the city council and the club’s owners to regenerate swathes of brownfield land.
However, the report claims this land, comprising nine sites, was sold to City owner Sheikh Mansour at a price well under market value, and on unusually long 999-year leases. The typical lease length is between 150 and 250 years.
They argue that the benefits of this sale were “asymmetric”, with the report’s authors “not able to identify any income received by the council… despite being exposed to some of the risks of the project”.
Investment has so far delivered 1,468 housing units, with rental proceeds going to the development’s Abu Dhabi-based landlords. Further construction is planned.
“Our assessment of the Manchester Life development is that Manchester City Council ‘sold the family silver too cheap’,” the report summarises. “It represents a transfer of public wealth to private hands that is difficult to justify as prudent.”
Due to Abu Dhabi’s human rights record, there are also concerns over how the relationship affects Manchester’s image.
The Abu Dhabi United Group investment fund, which owns City, is technically independent of the Gulf nation’s government. However, as well as owning City, Mansour is deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
In addition, German newspaper Der Spiegel published allegations in April, summarised by The Athletic here, that Mansour disguised millions of pounds in additional funding to the club by sending the money via UAE-based companies linked to the state. City have not commented on Der Spiegel’s latest allegations.
The UAE has been accused by Amnesty International of being “one of the most brutal police states in the Middle East,” while homosexuality is punishable by death.
The report concludes: “Longer-term, it raises questions about what values — and whose values — the city represents.
“The potential for the relationship to become an ethical, political and economic liability are growing against the backdrop of concerns about the foreign policy and geo-politics of authoritarian regimes.
“Manchester’s self-image as a vibrant, open, tolerant city may be compromised if the council is seen as aiding elites from authoritarian regimes to generate investment returns that shore up their political and economic power back home.”
Can't find the report. Probably not uploaded yet.
www.sheffield.ac.uk
The c*nts are pushing it like f*ck.
Link to the article via Twitter. It might not work after more than 1 view.
How a great English city sold itself to Abu Dhabi’s elite – and not even for a good price | Aditya Chakrabortty
Manchester’s Labour council let Sheikh Mansour buy up acres of public land for seemingly a fraction of its worth, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
The Athletic are all over it as well. F*ck them and the Guardian, which is a much more indepth article.
Here's the Athletic article, minus 1 word, so it's not the full article. Word missing at the start.
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** independent report has found the sale of public land from Manchester City Council to the Abu Dhabi-based owners of the reigning Premier League champions was “too cheap” and “difficult to justify”.
The research, carried out jointly by the Centre for Research on Accounting & Finance in Context (CRAFIC) and the Urban Institute, concludes the relationship “has the potential to become an ethical, political and economic liability”.
Research focuses on the Manchester Life scheme, launched in 2014, a £1billion deal between the city council and the club’s owners to regenerate swathes of brownfield land.
However, the report claims this land, comprising nine sites, was sold to City owner Sheikh Mansour at a price well under market value, and on unusually long 999-year leases. The typical lease length is between 150 and 250 years.
They argue that the benefits of this sale were “asymmetric”, with the report’s authors “not able to identify any income received by the council… despite being exposed to some of the risks of the project”.
Investment has so far delivered 1,468 housing units, with rental proceeds going to the development’s Abu Dhabi-based landlords. Further construction is planned.
“Our assessment of the Manchester Life development is that Manchester City Council ‘sold the family silver too cheap’,” the report summarises. “It represents a transfer of public wealth to private hands that is difficult to justify as prudent.”
Due to Abu Dhabi’s human rights record, there are also concerns over how the relationship affects Manchester’s image.
The Abu Dhabi United Group investment fund, which owns City, is technically independent of the Gulf nation’s government. However, as well as owning City, Mansour is deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
In addition, German newspaper Der Spiegel published allegations in April, summarised by The Athletic here, that Mansour disguised millions of pounds in additional funding to the club by sending the money via UAE-based companies linked to the state. City have not commented on Der Spiegel’s latest allegations.
The UAE has been accused by Amnesty International of being “one of the most brutal police states in the Middle East,” while homosexuality is punishable by death.
The report concludes: “Longer-term, it raises questions about what values — and whose values — the city represents.
“The potential for the relationship to become an ethical, political and economic liability are growing against the backdrop of concerns about the foreign policy and geo-politics of authoritarian regimes.
“Manchester’s self-image as a vibrant, open, tolerant city may be compromised if the council is seen as aiding elites from authoritarian regimes to generate investment returns that shore up their political and economic power back home.”
Can't find the report. Probably not uploaded yet.
Centre for Research into Accounting and Finance in Context
CRAFiC is at the heart of the debate about the role of accounting and finance in the development of inclusive and sustainable societies
StockportJB76
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The media ignoring City e.g. bbc or printing negative story's about us is finally starting to have limited effect.
I believe City have now decided to use other media platforms to raise our profile with a worldwide fan base. The quality of content now on youtube and the launch of City TV are examples.
Evidence about the growth of the club can be seen in the number of shirt wearing City fans in US compared with previous tours.
I heard that the Ronaldo signing massively increased United's online impact. Think this was maybe Tick Tok
I believe City have now decided to use other media platforms to raise our profile with a worldwide fan base. The quality of content now on youtube and the launch of City TV are examples.
Evidence about the growth of the club can be seen in the number of shirt wearing City fans in US compared with previous tours.
I heard that the Ronaldo signing massively increased United's online impact. Think this was maybe Tick Tok
Gray
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What about a retrospective look at the sale of rotten meat to Manchester schools, way back when.
bobbyowenquiff
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It's all over Manchester - Twitter (latest tag)
The c*nts are pushing it like f*ck.
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Link to the article via Twitter. It might not work after more than 1 view.
How a great English city sold itself to Abu Dhabi’s elite – and not even for a good price | Aditya Chakrabortty
Manchester’s Labour council let Sheikh Mansour buy up acres of public land for seemingly a fraction of its worth, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Athletic are all over it as well. F*ck them and the Guardian, which is a much more indepth article.
Here's the Athletic article, minus 1 word, so it's not the full article. Word missing at the start.
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** independent report has found the sale of public land from Manchester City Council to the Abu Dhabi-based owners of the reigning Premier League champions was “too cheap” and “difficult to justify”.
The research, carried out jointly by the Centre for Research on Accounting & Finance in Context (CRAFIC) and the Urban Institute, concludes the relationship “has the potential to become an ethical, political and economic liability”.
Research focuses on the Manchester Life scheme, launched in 2014, a £1billion deal between the city council and the club’s owners to regenerate swathes of brownfield land.
However, the report claims this land, comprising nine sites, was sold to City owner Sheikh Mansour at a price well under market value, and on unusually long 999-year leases. The typical lease length is between 150 and 250 years.
They argue that the benefits of this sale were “asymmetric”, with the report’s authors “not able to identify any income received by the council… despite being exposed to some of the risks of the project”.
Investment has so far delivered 1,468 housing units, with rental proceeds going to the development’s Abu Dhabi-based landlords. Further construction is planned.
“Our assessment of the Manchester Life development is that Manchester City Council ‘sold the family silver too cheap’,” the report summarises. “It represents a transfer of public wealth to private hands that is difficult to justify as prudent.”
Due to Abu Dhabi’s human rights record, there are also concerns over how the relationship affects Manchester’s image.
The Abu Dhabi United Group investment fund, which owns City, is technically independent of the Gulf nation’s government. However, as well as owning City, Mansour is deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
In addition, German newspaper Der Spiegel published allegations in April, summarised by The Athletic here, that Mansour disguised millions of pounds in additional funding to the club by sending the money via UAE-based companies linked to the state. City have not commented on Der Spiegel’s latest allegations.
The UAE has been accused by Amnesty International of being “one of the most brutal police states in the Middle East,” while homosexuality is punishable by death.
The report concludes: “Longer-term, it raises questions about what values — and whose values — the city represents.
“The potential for the relationship to become an ethical, political and economic liability are growing against the backdrop of concerns about the foreign policy and geo-politics of authoritarian regimes.
“Manchester’s self-image as a vibrant, open, tolerant city may be compromised if the council is seen as aiding elites from authoritarian regimes to generate investment returns that shore up their political and economic power back home.”
Can't find the report. Probably not uploaded yet.
Centre for Research into Accounting and Finance in Context
CRAFiC is at the heart of the debate about the role of accounting and finance in the development of inclusive and sustainable societies
It is strange that the report appears not to have been published anywhere so no one can scrutinise the article in the Guardian which appears to be riddled with factual errors and distortions.
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