The REAL unthinkable issue

[AlgarveBlu]

It's not really a "REAL unthinkable" issue though is it. Only idiots (no offence to you OP) think there's a chance we'll slide back into the abyss and they tend to support one of the old top 4, read The Sun and post on redcafe or rawk.

None taken I am an idiot and also illiterate so know nothing of these other words you mention in your sentence....

 

[Cobwebcat]

Manchester City and the CFG is the highest profile investment made by the Sheikh
There was a thread on here a couple of years ago on the very subject and the fact that it's so high profile there's absolutely no way the owner would walk away
There have been articles in the media on how when the Sheikh meets a head of state or President/Prime minister, the first thing they talk about is City. Even the Queen mentioned us in a speech not long ago

I suspect we're safe unless ISIS invades the UAE

I never for one second thought the Sheik would walk out on us and leave us in a state of disrepair they've shown way too much class for that to happen, but I think it's a bit dangerous to dismiss out of hand that the board at ADUG will change and so will there priorities - if they can bat away these FFP issues without a blink of an eye as everyone seems so confident about then there is nothing to see here...

Its already been batted.

 

[Gray]

On the contrary they will not want us to slide back into obscurity, they will already be making plans to correct the mistakes of this season.

Some of the players are not good enough, others have let the manager down and the manager has show a lack of ability to prepare and get the best team out on the pitch match by match.

So Pellegrini will go along with a large chunk of the ageing squad.

They will want to retain Hart, Zabeleta, Kompany, Fernandinho, Silva, Bony and Aguero but the rest will be open to offers.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Manchester City and the CFG is the highest profile investment made by the Sheikh
There was a thread on here a couple of years ago on the very subject and the fact that it's so high profile there's absolutely no way the owner would walk away
There have been articles in the media on how when the Sheikh meets a head of state or President/Prime minister, the first thing they talk about is City. Even the Queen mentioned us in a speech not long ago

I suspect we're safe unless ISIS invades the UAE

I never for one second thought the Sheik would walk out on us and leave us in a state of disrepair they've shown way too much class for that to happen, but I think it's a bit dangerous to dismiss out of hand that the board at ADUG will change and so will there priorities - if they can bat away these FFP issues without a blink of an eye as everyone seems so confident about then there is nothing to see here...

Its already been batted.

Has it? I've genuinely missed that - do you have a link to a thread which explains why?

 

[Neville Kneville]

Fucking yawn.

 

[Cobwebcat]

I never for one second thought the Sheik would walk out on us and leave us in a state of disrepair they've shown way too much class for that to happen, but I think it's a bit dangerous to dismiss out of hand that the board at ADUG will change and so will there priorities - if they can bat away these FFP issues without a blink of an eye as everyone seems so confident about then there is nothing to see here...

Its already been batted.

Has it? I've genuinely missed that - do you have a link to a thread which explains why?

Just about every thread that discusses it.

If FFP gets thrown out we can do what we like. IMHO quite likely.

If it doesnt we are restricted by our turnover which is currently the 6th best in the World and we are the fastest growing sporting institution in the world. The City Group is a unique concept.

Do you really think think FFP will make our owners reconsider? The time for that was about 5 years ago. I don't get what you are worried about. We could hardly be better placed.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Its already been batted.

Has it? I've genuinely missed that - do you have a link to a thread which explains why?

Just about every thread that discusses it.

If FFP gets thrown out we can do what we like. IMHO quite likely.

If it doesnt we are restricted by our turnover which is currently the 6th best in the World and we are the fastest growing sporting institution in the world. The City Group is a unique concept.

Do you really think think FFP will make our owners reconsider? The time for that was about 5 years ago. I don't get what you are worried about. We could hardly be better placed.

ok - let's call it a post match blues induced thread - Close thread

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

When reading the post earlier on 'what if the unthinkable happens' I assumed it was about the issue that Gary Neville raised after the match yesterday about FFP and his talk of 'not wanting to see the owners leave City and us sliding back to league 1'...

Sent a shiver down my spine to be honest and I know from the position we are in now the idea seems ludicrous, but is it any more ludicrous than someone saying in 2008 that we would go on to win two PL titles in the next 6 years?

We have to go back to why ADUG bought into City and look at the core reasons and it was not in my opinion as a direct financial investment that would yield profits alone from our club but it was to put Abu Dhabi on the global map and indirectly yield benefits by raising the country's global profile with a fairly consistent winning team- They know they can't rely upon oil revenues forever.

If FFP cuts off our arms and legs and we end up being an 'also ran' club as the others can compete for the likes of Bale at al, does the project backfire on them and they look for a way to extrapolate themselves from the City project?

The Chimps league does not even register on the scale of sleepless nights compared to this...I do think that they would never leave City without the house being in good order though and not debt ridden like United as that is a legacy that from a PR point of view would damage them significantly...

Grow up

 

[AlgarveBlu]

When reading the post earlier on 'what if the unthinkable happens' I assumed it was about the issue that Gary Neville raised after the match yesterday about FFP and his talk of 'not wanting to see the owners leave City and us sliding back to league 1'...

Sent a shiver down my spine to be honest and I know from the position we are in now the idea seems ludicrous, but is it any more ludicrous than someone saying in 2008 that we would go on to win two PL titles in the next 6 years?

We have to go back to why ADUG bought into City and look at the core reasons and it was not in my opinion as a direct financial investment that would yield profits alone from our club but it was to put Abu Dhabi on the global map and indirectly yield benefits by raising the country's global profile with a fairly consistent winning team- They know they can't rely upon oil revenues forever.

If FFP cuts off our arms and legs and we end up being an 'also ran' club as the others can compete for the likes of Bale at al, does the project backfire on them and they look for a way to extrapolate themselves from the City project?

The Chimps league does not even register on the scale of sleepless nights compared to this...I do think that they would never leave City without the house being in good order though and not debt ridden like United as that is a legacy that from a PR point of view would damage them significantly...

Grow up

ok will do and hopefully will be able to reach the giddy heights of intellect you posses.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Manchester City and the CFG is the highest profile investment made by the Sheikh
There was a thread on here a couple of years ago on the very subject and the fact that it's so high profile there's absolutely no way the owner would walk away
There have been articles in the media on how when the Sheikh meets a head of state or President/Prime minister, the first thing they talk about is City. Even the Queen mentioned us in a speech not long ago

I suspect we're safe unless ISIS invades the UAE

Knowing our luck at the moment....

Bit of a daft thread really. As you say, it's such a high profile investment that Abu Dhabi would lose face if they walked away now. Anyone who knows these people has said they're in it for the long-term and will do whatever is necessary to succeed.

Plus they have invested a lot of money in the area and plan to invest significantly more over the next few years.