UAE flag instead of England.Kermit The Dog said:Huh?
UAE flag instead of England.Kermit The Dog said:Huh?
City's owners pump another £44m into coffers:
MANCHESTER City's owners have injected a further £44m into the club's coffers according to documents filed at Companies House.
The huge investment into the club and the surrounding infrastructure by Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour has now topped £500m since the takeover in August 2008.
Documents filed by Manchester City Ltd show that 20.68 million shares in the company were allotted at a price of £2.12 per share, worth £43.84m.
Last year equity of £135.8m and £53.2m was issued in this manner, and when added to the conversion of £304.9m in loans to equity in January 2010, the Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Limited, the current sole shareholder of the club, has invested £536m into the business.
Having been English football's the most heavy spender in the 2009 and 2010 summer transfer windows City appear to be reining-in expenditure ahead of the introduction next year of new financial fair play rules being introduced by European football's governing body UEFA.
City's revenue will be boosted in the coming year by around £40m as a result of qualification for the elite and lucrative Champions League competition.
A multi-million pound stadium naming rights deal with shirt sponsor Etihad Airlines is also expected to be announced this summer.
Yurt said:excuse accepted, please don't buy Agueroyou stole Dzeko already.
Yurt said:excuse accepted, please don't buy Agueroyou stole Dzeko already.
"the author of his own misfortune" for claiming he was a "reformed individual".
"He has misled the public over a period of years."
"reckless and self-destructive"
juve can have neymar
You can get Dzeko on the cheap in 2 years.![]()
Oh I hate Barcelona. Really REALLY HATE them.rodvik said:I forgot just how much I dislike Barcelona sometimes. And I aint even an Arsenal fan. So arrogant.
"Daniel Alves, was less cryptic when interviewed by the local radio station, RAC1. "I am convinced Cesc will join us. Arsenal are tourist class. Barcelona are in business class and any player would want to join us.""
""I would say that 90% of the players in the world who are really worth signing are already at the club," said the Barçca sporting director, Andoni Zubizarreta."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/06/cesc-fabregas-arsenal
Regulus Tera said:Has everyone at Manchester United cheated on their wives or something?
The others look like SmokyDave specials.
Salazar said:Damn, his wife looks lovely.
The others look like SmokyDave specials.
Yurt said:Nah, it's not Manchester United. it's the national teamThink about it.
edit Oh shit who's gonna be captain now ?
dc89 said:Exactly.
I wonder how United handle these kind of things internally, it's not like they can say anything but in the past 12 months 3 of their players have had this kinda scandal.
DominoKid said:Giggsy's Welsh tho
Kermit The Dog said:I wouldn't be going around targeting United for this. The problem is little men with lots of money, and there's probably a few of those in every team. Nothing to do with the shirt you wear.
rodvik said:I forgot just how much I dislike Barcelona sometimes. And I aint even an Arsenal fan. So arrogant.
"Daniel Alves, was less cryptic when interviewed by the local radio station, RAC1. "I am convinced Cesc will join us. Arsenal are tourist class. Barcelona are in business class and any player would want to join us.""
""I would say that 90% of the players in the world who are really worth signing are already at the club," said the Barçca sporting director, Andoni Zubizarreta."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/06/cesc-fabregas-arsenal
Kermit The Dog said:It took you too long to get to the punchline, so the effect was lost and by the end of it I was groaning in pre-emptive bemusement.
I give you 2 troll points out of 10.
Anyway, this:
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rodvik said:I forgot just how much I dislike Barcelona sometimes. And I aint even an Arsenal fan. So arrogant.
"Daniel Alves, was less cryptic when interviewed by the local radio station, RAC1. "I am convinced Cesc will join us. Arsenal are tourist class. Barcelona are in business class and any player would want to join us.""
""I would say that 90% of the players in the world who are really worth signing are already at the club," said the Barçca sporting director, Andoni Zubizarreta."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/06/cesc-fabregas-arsenal
Multiple sources this morning say City are in 'advanced' talks with Sergio Aguero.
DominoKid said:ours have a great mix of modern and retro
Yurt said:I don't think he's aware of the restaurants dilemma though.
ours have a great mix of modern and retro
Why does Mansour not build a massive gourmet precinct ?
Manchester United have reportedly had a £20 (22) million bid turned down by Arsenal for playmaker Samir Nasri.
The Guardian claims that United made their initial offer a number of weeks ago and are considering whether to meet Arsenal's £25m (28m) asking price.
Don't want Neymar: bad attitude, diving, immaturity, selfishness.Yurt said:No Brazilians after Diego, NO.well if you insist?
Shake Appeal said:Don't want Neymar: bad attitude, diving, immaturity, selfishness.
And frankly, Dzeko made his bed and can lie in it. I wouldn't take him now out of pride.
If the English oil-igarchy decides to flail more money about for Aguero, we should just 'settle' for Rossi.
Kermit The Dog said:It's gonna be amusing when United sign Nasri and all the United fans who trashed him will fall in line behind Ferguson. :lol
Bungieware said:Can we stop going on about City's website please. I'm trying not to sound rude, but at this stage everyone knows and no one cares.
Anyway, in actual news Ian Wright was brutally honest about his views on Wenger's transfer policy in his column.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...ht-says-Arsene-Wenger-only-buys-unknowns.html
snoopen said:Ps can we cut the FM11/12 talk out of the thread? This thread should be for real football only, why would anyone care about your simulated game?
Bungieware said:Can we stop going on about City's website please. I'm trying not to sound rude, but at this stage everyone knows and no one cares.
Anyway, in actual news Ian Wright was brutally honest about his views on Wenger's transfer policy in his column.
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Copa America, friendly tours starting this weekend and Womens World Cup keep me entertained..Salazar said:There isn't a great deal being played at the moment, yo.
Kermit The Dog said:It's gonna be amusing when United sign Nasri and all the United fans who trashed him will fall in line behind Ferguson. :lol
snoopen said:Copa America, friendly tours starting this weekend and Womens World Cup keep me entertained..
God forbid a bit of good natured banter in pre-season!Bungieware said:It's a joke because you don't shut up about it. The movement of the discussion in that sort of direction is a constant reminder of why I visit this thread less and less. And it's the same people that keep dragging it back that way. Feel free to discuss other more relevant subjects, even if they don't involve the team that you support.
Kermit The Dog said:It's gonna be amusing when United sign Nasri and all the United fans who trashed him will fall in line behind Ferguson. :lol
Bungieware said:Anyway, in actual news Ian Wright was brutally honest about his views on Wenger's transfer policy in his column.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...ht-says-Arsene-Wenger-only-buys-unknowns.html
Bungieware said:It's a joke because you don't shut up about it. The movement of the discussion in that sort of direction is a constant reminder of why I visit this thread less and less. And it's the same people that keep dragging it back that way. Feel free to discuss other more relevant subjects, even if they don't involve the team that you support.
Which United fans are these? I remember his double-scoring contribution to Arsenal's victory over us in 2009 quite keenly. Very good player that could turn into an exceptional one if given continuous opportunity centrally.
Dynoro said:If I had to choose between Nasri and Sneijder; I would have to take Nasri due to Premier League experience. Sneijder is the better player, but good European players don't always travel well to the EPL and 35m is a hell of a gamble when Nasri is proven and cheaper.
I do feel sorry for Arsenal fans during all this though; they cannot catch a break atm