the daily fail stoops to a new low

[frothy]

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[The Flash]

Yaya needs his SLEEP!

 

[charliebigspuds]

They ran the story Mancini was leaving for Russia yesterday morning, they're idiots but unfortunately people believe it but they are also idiots

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Don't blame the players that would do my fucking nut in

 

[Anonymous]

For those that don't want to click on the link:

Champion whingers: Pampered Man City stars ask church by Austrian training camp to stop ringing its bells... because the chimes are disturbing their beauty sleepChurch bells in Seefeld ordered to stop chiming at 7am so stars can sleep

Players have Rome-designed mattresses and blankets that £1,000 each

Bottled water from England and fresh fish has been flown in every two days
Hotel staff must arrange the condiments on the dining tables a specific way

Manchester City has asked for a historic Austrian church to silence its bells to avoid disturbing star players during their pre-season training camp in the Tyrolean mountains.
It is one on a long list of strict conditions City boss Roberto Mancini’s has requested that also include handmade £1,000 specially-designed mattresses and the meticulous arrangement of condiments on hotel tables at meal times.
Details of City’s travel requirements were revealed by Alois Seyrling, manager of the Klosterbrau Hotel - a former monastery that is almost 500 years old - which will be the squad’s home until July 20.


The bells at St Oswald’s in Seefeld, a 13th century Catholic church which adjoins the five star hotel, normally chime on the hour from 7am but during City’s stay they will be delayed by an hour to start at 8am at the request of team officials, Mr Seyrling said.

He said it was a very special request. ‘They wanted to ask the priest to switch off the bells of the church because we are attached to it and the bells are ringing at seven in the morning, eight in the morning and nine in the morning,’ he said.

City are spending more than £200,000 for their stay in the small village, a favourite destination of wealthy winter sports fans, in preparation for defending their Premier League title.

The hotel has spent three months preparing for the arrival of stars like Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure in what has been a painstaking process. They were required to import specially-approved mattresses, handmade in Rome, as City insisted on a specific density and height to offer optimum support for players’ backs. Along with lightweight blankets, which had to be 3cm thick, the cost came in at little under £1,000 per bed for each of the 54 rooms booked out by last season’s title-winners. When it came to accommodating 6ft 3in Yaya Toure, it required a specially-extended bed, driven over personally by the manufacturer in time for the Ivory Coast international’s arrival.

Toure is also the only player to have his own massage table in his room.
The restrictions also stretch to the dining room, with the team’s Italian coach making sure the player’s dietary requirements are kept in check by forbidding all chocolates and snacks in minibars, bread and butter, and ordering hotel staff to not place sauces on tables. Mayonnaise or ketchup will only be allowed on special request and the parmesan cheese must be situated in the exact position for every meal. The City chef has been brought over and fresh fish is flown in every two days as well as a huge amount of bottled water from England. Mr Seyrling said: ‘They want privacy in the restaurant and we have a very clear set-up for the buffet. 'The set-up is very detailed in the restaurant - down to how much space is in between the chairs. The manager I have heard is quite strict. They sent us the menu so we have all of the products so their chef can prepare the meals. Fish is flown in. Most of the products we always buy locally because Austria has a high standard, especially for beef but the special fish they requested will be flown in fresh every two days from France, the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.'

City have also brought their entire medical and fitness teams with them to the picturesque region. The hotel offers a range of unusual spa treatments to help the players wind down after a day’s training including a tiny room in the stone-walled basement, containing an old-fashioned bread oven and three easy chairs. It is intended to offer a relaxing experience while guests can also enjoy the aroma of freshly baked bread. There is also a tank filled with garra rufa fish to eat dead skin from the feet as well as hay bath.

Players could also do a session in the infra red room to help ease tension.
The quaint Austrian town has proved to be a popular destination for football teams with Monaco currently staying in a nearby hotel and the five-star hotel has accommodated Holland as they prepared for the 2010 World Cup and Inter Milan are negotiating to stay there next summer.

Jackson-sleeping-in-oxygen-tent-esque-tastic!

 

[LoveCity]

That paper must have a 1-a-day quota for City stories with a negative slant because a new one pops up every day.

 

[Catzilla]

I read a report on bbc.co.uk which just told the story.

The Daily Mail are just jealous... Why shouldn't they have a great holiday after what they've been through?

I've read other stories, where the Austrian hotel owner is only too happy to have them there. They are getting paid a fortune!

As for the mail whining about them being picky about food: Anyone who has seen the MCFC website knows that the team has the diet of champions! Fresh fish, high protein, low fat, carbs, high vitamins and minerals. What do you expect? They are really going to be at the peak of fitness on bread and butter, fried food and burgers!

Alan Hansen and Lawro are probably daily mail readers! ;-)

 

[Catzilla]

They ran the story Mancini was leaving for Russia yesterday morning, they're idiots but unfortunately people believe it but they are also idiots

Saw it in the gossip section of bbc.co.uk sport... Sadly many people have short memories for the shite rumours papers put about... Typical Mail lazy journalism? They probably just trawled a few Russian news sites...

 

[aguero #16]

Seems like the kind of 'story' the Daily Mail would love...

 

[Impeccable]

They do write some crap. But they usually have the best pics.