Let's try and understand why Sky and the rest of the media are so anti City. Could it be that that feel threatened by Mansour's motives. It is almost criminally naive to think the ADU acquistion of MCFC and subsequent investment are the actions of a philanthropist, somewhere, somehow they are is looking for a return.
Sky's financial results, which are very healthy are on the radar for all to admire and Mansour wants a slice as he looks to divest his oil billions into new sectors because as we've been told for years the oil is going to run out eventually. What better way to elbow your way into the profit rich negotiations than as the owner of a successful club.
Live coverage of all Premiership games on pay to view platforms is just around the corner, Mansour is never going to allow Sky to get fat by utilising their platform whilst he funds the investement in terms of transfer fees and players wages from his own pocket, particularly as it is precisely this investment that makes the Premiership the best league in the World and more importantly he wants to roll out his own broadcasting platform.
Sky recognise him as an adversary who could easily upset their cosy arrangements after all Sky and Mansour are apparently already head to head in Italy over serie A rights and Sky are widely reported to be attempting to develop a partnership with the good Shiekh and are in discussions regarding developing a specialised Gulf states news channel broadcast via his platform. Classic tactic of working with not working against to neutralise threats.
Manchester City ruining football, no not really - Manchester City shaking up broadcasting rights quite possibly. Bearing this in mind perhaps the hapless Chamberlain, a 4th rate Richard Keys wannabee and the tedious, self interested and fawning Rednapp would have been well served treating Mike Summerbee with some respect rather than ambushing him and subjecting him to their vile ridicule.
So fuck them and fuck Sky too, what goes around eventually comes around I can't way for them and the other dispicable prick Yorke to get their just deserves.
Mike Summerbee - take a bow sir, you are a living LEGEND
