Media thread 2022/23

[cashmereundies]

The Guardian shocker, Rich man gets Richer......WOW! What isn't pointed out is that Sheikh Mansour was investigating the possibility of investing in a Premier league club before buying City and rumour was his preferred club was Liverpool. This is a City a number of years ago was selling properties for £1 wonder what the Sheffield bods think about that that? The report says there are nine areas sold at a lower price than nearby sites,where? Hale maybe. I remember talking to a lady some years ago, she had been offered a terrace house near the Etihad for £12,000 she turned it down thinking It was in a downbeat area. Within a year of the takeover the same property sold for around £100K she was obviously kicking herself but as she said the stadium was there but nothing else.If you go back to 1993 and the 2000 Olympic bid, there was a plan to build an 80,000 stadium on the present site, a number of company's compulsory purchased and then a stitch up whereby the sneering snobs were asking " where would you rather visit Manchester or Sydney? and London will be the only City considered in the UK" three years later it took a terrorist bomb to kickstart the regeneration which has enabled the emergence of a modern City. So then comes the London Olympic bid and with a pat on the head plummy voiced London centric suits imply that the Capital would be bidding but as a payoff you northern oiks can have the Commonwealth games and don't forget to touch your forlocks. So the site earmarked for the main arena is obviously the area where the Olympic bid stadium was to be built. Though a lesser competition there would still be a substantial amount needed to cover the costs of staging the event.To avoid the main stadium becoming a white elephant an anchor tenant would be needed or the alternative would be to build a temporary arena and demolish it afterwards and so they say the rest is history. For a lot of us moving to the new stadium was strange. Who can forget the sneering rags lined up on the balconies every other week,their smirking faces indicating their thoughts were you might have moved into a new council house but you're still shit and our returning glances acknowledging that we may be shit but you're the ones living in a shithole. So fast forward to today, the sneering rags have disappeared and the area is unrecognisable to 2003 Large swathes of east Manchester have changed considerably and initially that can be thanks to MCFC agreeing to become leaseholders (also part of the deal was over 16 acres of the Maine rd site being part of the deal) and as such Manchester City Council in partnership have enhanced the quality of life of a large number of its residents by providing better quality homes and increasing the value of private property owners.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

The studio knew it was a non story and had the rag researcher on the back foot when they asked him who and what was behind it all

I heard that. I thought it was very telling that the researcher from Sheffield University was unwilling to answer that question. To ask why the study was done and who is funding it is a basic and fair question. The fact he wouldn't answer implies they were acting in bad faith. It is also strange for any academic research to be revealed publically without being peer reviewed. The report was full of holes and based on a false premise about the land values. It would not have stood up to any serious scrutiny. This sort of overtly politicised activity undermines the reputation of Sheffield University.

 

[LongsightM13]

I heard that. I thought it was very telling that the researcher from Sheffield University was unwilling to answer that question. To ask why the study was done and who is funding it is a basic and fair question. The fact he wouldn't answer implies they were acting in bad faith. It is also strange for any academic research to be revealed publically without being peer reviewed. The report was full of holes and based on a false premise about the land values. It would not have stood up to any serious scrutiny. This sort of overtly politicised activity undermines the reputation of Sheffield University.

Yep the whole thing doesn’t pass the ‘smell test’

 

[mac]

The Guardian shocker, Rich man gets Richer......WOW! What isn't pointed out is that Sheikh Mansour was investigating the possibility of investing in a Premier league club before buying City and rumour was his preferred club was Liverpool. This is a City a number of years ago was selling properties for £1 wonder what the Sheffield bods think about that that? The report says there are nine areas sold at a lower price than nearby sites,where? Hale maybe. I remember talking to a lady some years ago, she had been offered a terrace house near the Etihad for £12,000 she turned it down thinking It was in a downbeat area. Within a year of the takeover the same property sold for around £100K she was obviously kicking herself but as she said the stadium was there but nothing else.If you go back to 1993 and the 2000 Olympic bid, there was a plan to build an 80,000 stadium on the present site, a number of company's compulsory purchased and then a stitch up whereby the sneering snobs were asking " where would you rather visit Manchester or Sydney? and London will be the only City considered in the UK" three years later it took a terrorist bomb to kickstart the regeneration which has enabled the emergence of a modern City. So then comes the London Olympic bid and with a pat on the head plummy voiced London centric suits imply that the Capital would be bidding but as a payoff you northern oiks can have the Commonwealth games and don't forget to touch your forlocks. So the site earmarked for the main arena is obviously the area where the Olympic bid stadium was to be built. Though a lesser competition there would still be a substantial amount needed to cover the costs of staging the event.To avoid the main stadium becoming a white elephant an anchor tenant would be needed or the alternative would be to build a temporary arena and demolish it afterwards and so they say the rest is history. For a lot of us moving to the new stadium was strange. Who can forget the sneering rags lined up on the balconies every other week,their smirking faces indicating their thoughts were you might have moved into a new council house but you're still shit and our returning glances acknowledging that we may be shit but you're the ones living in a shithole. So fast forward to today, the sneering rags have disappeared and the area is unrecognisable to 2003 Large swathes of east Manchester have changed considerably and initially that can be thanks to MCFC agreeing to become leaseholders (also part of the deal was over 16 acres of the Maine rd site being part of the deal) and as such Manchester City Council in partnership have enhanced the quality of life of a large number of its residents by providing better quality homes and increasing the value of private property owners.

Considering the deal that took City from Maine Road to East Manchester, it was a good deal for all parties. Now we have the Commenwealth games in Birmingham and I haven't dug deep but from the TV AND radio that I have seen/ heard I haven't seen much of a legacy being left when the games have finished.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

Rory Smith? American owners? Wasnt aware of anything specific though haven’t they also been hostile to a new stadium for NYCFC?

Predictably one of Pissflaps Panja and Shithouse Smith had to run with the Uni of Sheff report. Turns out it was Smith.
Delooney in on the act as well......it's always the same cunts.

More generally I have an archive of UAE articles including from the NYT and tbf NYT mainly ok-ish and not what you would ever see in the Guardian. Even one on the stadium was reported factually without any mention of human rights, sportswashing etc etc.

 

[LongsightM13]

Predictably one of Pissflaps Panja and Shithouse Smith had to run with the Uni of Sheff report. Turns out it was Smith.
Delooney in on the act as well......it's always the same cunts.

More generally I have an archive of UAE articles including from the NYT and tbf NYT mainly ok-ish and not what you would ever see in the Guardian. Even one on the stadium was reported factually without any mention of human rights, sportswashing etc etc.

They obviously marketed it to the usual suspects including the WhatsApp group and the athletic. Not a surprise to see them all falling into line and resharing it in a co-ordinated manner.
Clear and organised

 

[Blue Llama]

Considering the deal that took City from Maine Road to East Manchester, it was a good deal for all parties. Now we have the Commenwealth games in Birmingham and I haven't dug deep but from the TV AND radio that I have seen/ heard I haven't seen much of a legacy being left when the games have finished.

I think that 'our track' was re-positioned at the Birmingham stadium, so a legacy of some sort.

 

[Gazza]

The Guardian shocker, Rich man gets Richer......WOW! What isn't pointed out is that Sheikh Mansour was investigating the possibility of investing in a Premier league club before buying City and rumour was his preferred club was Liverpool. This is a City a number of years ago was selling properties for £1 wonder what the Sheffield bods think about that that? The report says there are nine areas sold at a lower price than nearby sites,where? Hale maybe. I remember talking to a lady some years ago, she had been offered a terrace house near the Etihad for £12,000 she turned it down thinking It was in a downbeat area. Within a year of the takeover the same property sold for around £100K she was obviously kicking herself but as she said the stadium was there but nothing else.If you go back to 1993 and the 2000 Olympic bid, there was a plan to build an 80,000 stadium on the present site, a number of company's compulsory purchased and then a stitch up whereby the sneering snobs were asking " where would you rather visit Manchester or Sydney? and London will be the only City considered in the UK" three years later it took a terrorist bomb to kickstart the regeneration which has enabled the emergence of a modern City. So then comes the London Olympic bid and with a pat on the head plummy voiced London centric suits imply that the Capital would be bidding but as a payoff you northern oiks can have the Commonwealth games and don't forget to touch your forlocks. So the site earmarked for the main arena is obviously the area where the Olympic bid stadium was to be built. Though a lesser competition there would still be a substantial amount needed to cover the costs of staging the event.To avoid the main stadium becoming a white elephant an anchor tenant would be needed or the alternative would be to build a temporary arena and demolish it afterwards and so they say the rest is history. For a lot of us moving to the new stadium was strange. Who can forget the sneering rags lined up on the balconies every other week,their smirking faces indicating their thoughts were you might have moved into a new council house but you're still shit and our returning glances acknowledging that we may be shit but you're the ones living in a shithole. So fast forward to today, the sneering rags have disappeared and the area is unrecognisable to 2003 Large swathes of east Manchester have changed considerably and initially that can be thanks to MCFC agreeing to become leaseholders (also part of the deal was over 16 acres of the Maine rd site being part of the deal) and as such Manchester City Council in partnership have enhanced the quality of life of a large number of its residents by providing better quality homes and increasing the value of private property owners.

Bravo

 

[SebastianBlue]

Thanks & to others.

That's it.

Quick google.

1st page.

No agenda at all…

 

[jrb]

Just for reference.

After United drew with Villa this Afternoon, there are (still) 8 United articles near the top of the Daily Mail football page. The top article is Spurs beating Rangers 2-1. Just that 1 article.

Let's see how many City articles there are after tonights game when the Champions of England and Germany play each other.