PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[cheekybids]

I've always asked about the fair value bollox, who'd heard of Etihad Airways before Sheikh Mansour bought Mcfc, very few in this country.

Same question for those claiming sports-washing. Who cared about Abu Dhabi before Sheik Mansour purchased City?

 

[Bentheblue]

It's funny how Everton fans don't hate us, for many years we were comparable clubs competing for the same mid table spot

They sort of like us because we stop their neighbours wining things.

 

[M18CTID]

I've always asked about the fair value bollox, who'd heard of Etihad Airways before Sheikh Mansour bought Mcfc, very few in this country.

Spot on. I'd never heard of them. Now they're as well known as Emirates around the country

 

[Oldham Exile]

Just bin ffp, football managed quite well in the previous 120 years. Brought in to hobble any new investment that threatened the G14.

Yes - but unfortunately, that is why it will not be binned

 

[BolinCell]

Same question for those claiming sports-washing. Who cared about Abu Dhabi before Sheik Mansour purchased City?

Err, the British government and any country wanting to buy fuel.

 

[oakiecokie]

Having a large fan base will be one factor as it will increase the exposure.

United v Liverpool will always attract good viewing figures for example worldwide.

I don’t think we have that just yet and if it was a 7th v 8th game, we would not get as many (or even a 1st v 2nd game with those 2 clubs I think more could watch). But that is not what is happening.

Success and the importance of the game we play in means that this year we must have played (and won) in the most viewed games.

City v Arsenal
City v United (FA Cup)
City v Real (CL semi)
City v Inter (CL final)

All my United/ Liverpool friends watched all of these games (probably hoping we lost).

But these are some of the biggest, most viewed games across the whole world this season.

The constant in that is City and also City winning, a sponsor would love to be associated with that.

The eyes of the footballing world have been on us this season.

To also take your view one step further (although not sure this is true anymore, I think they hate us with a passion).

As we a told our winning is hollow and no-one cares then our sponsors have all the exposure with no downside.

Where you speak about United fans not buying Team Viewer etc. just as they are sponsors. I can tell you my Dad would not buy any product associated with United (because he hates them). So if they where sponsored by Etihad and he wanted to go Abu Dhabi he would fly Emirates and take the hour commute.

Although he might be a unique case :-)

There are plenty on this forum who hate any singers or bands who are associated to the Rags. Personally I couldn`t give a fuck,so if I like a singer and he supports them,so what, I`ll still listen to his/their music.

 

[jockblue]

Exactly Sports sponsorship is about getting your brand in the public conscious which City have done more for Etihad than any media advertising campaign would do, an absolute bargain for them

Etihad win. Abu Dhabi wins as a tourist destination. Sheik Mansour and Silverlake win as their investment has more than doubled in value....

And yet it's dismissed as "sportswashing" by the great and the good.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Same question for those claiming sports-washing. Who cared about Abu Dhabi before Sheik Mansour purchased City?

Nic McGeehan?

 

[crazyg]

Faster when running back to Lime St!

Been there, done that in1969. Broke my PB for the 100, 220 and 440 in the same sprint. Also got the earlier train back!

 

[cheekybids]

Nic McGeehan?

He was a visionary, he saw the money that could be made from err being concerned.