For all the condemnation on here, it might be our owner wants this for Manchester City. Let's remember he's only ever been here once, so despite everything he has done for the club, he's done so as an investment in his own glamour project.
Khaldoon is not a mancunian. He is a clean cut educated business manager whose sole purpose in any employment is to ensure the business delivers.
Soriano is cut of the same Spanish cloth as Perez. He to has no allegiance to City, and his dumping of Mancini cost City an FA Cup at a time when such trophies were still hen's teeth for this club.
In short, despite what we might like to think, the Glazers have supported United longer than any of our investors have supported City's exploits.
What I'm trying to say is that despite what may have happened before, those decisions and how we supported them, are purely coincidental, and any assumption that they make decisions with only the fans' best interests are naive. They make decisions to make money, and frankly as much as they have a quest to win the Champions League, that quest comes because it maximises revenue, not because they like European football nor support City. I know it's difficult to stomach, but it's true and it's very sad.
In short, educated business people don't sign up to deals without suitable due diligence and we are now going where the driver is taking us. Unfortunately it seems to be a very grim place for us as supporters but I suspect the driver has quite a smile on their face.