The Official Manchester City Premiership Champions Thread

[sleep envy]

mickk said:

sleep envy said:

so he just wanted the cash

And i was thinking he was a Man City supporter

wait until he turns up at the ground and gives THE speech, it'll be cracker

[vivaronaldo]

sleep envy said:

mickk said:

sleep envy said:

so he just wanted the cash

And i was thinking he was a Man City supporter

wait until he turns up at the ground and gives THE speech, it'll be cracker

Robinho - lol since I was a young boy growing up in the slums I always dreamed of playing for Manchester. My heros were Charlton, Best, Law, now I hope to follow in their footsteps

Agent - Hey robbie you do realise there is more than one team in Manchester?

[Wacky Racer]

vivaronaldo said:

sleep envy said:

mickk said:

sleep envy said:

so he just wanted the cash

And i was thinking he was a Man City supporter

wait until he turns up at the ground and gives THE speech, it'll be cracker

Robinho - lol since I was a young boy growing up in the slums I always dreamed of playing for Manchester. My heros were Charlton, Best, Law, now I hope to follow in their footsteps

Agent - Hey robbie you do realise there is more than one team in Manchester?

[hornetrider]

vivaronaldo said:

Garlick said:

Well done on robinho chaps. we missed out there.

He wont sign, no chance

[vivaronaldo]

hornetrider said:

vivaronaldo said:

Garlick said:

Well done on robinho chaps. we missed out there.

He wont sign, no chance

he still aint signed dont believe SSN

[hornetrider]

BBC said:

0007: "I am absolutely delighted to get the opportunity to work with such an incredible talent like Robinho. I have said that in order to compete with the best teams in the Premier League we have to be in the market for players of this calibre, and Robinho is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world."
Man City manager Mark Hughes

0005: TRANSFER CONFIRMED AND MY GOD IT'S A CRACKER
Robinho, the 24-year-old Brazilian, has left Real Madrid and signed for Manchester City. That is officially the biggest deadline day deal in history. Probably.

[Ganglandboss]

vivaronaldo said:

hornetrider said:

vivaronaldo said:

Garlick said:

Well done on robinho chaps. we missed out there.

He wont sign, no chance

he still aint signed dont believe SSN

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D5...

[mgp1969]

vivaronaldo said:

mark my words it will all end in tears at the wastelands

well, they've got off to a good start, but making your debt laden club pay an extra 5m for Berbatov

[Impulse 9]

vivaronaldo said:

Garlick said:

Well done on robinho chaps. we missed out there.

He wont sign, no chance

[im]

mgp1969 said:

vivaronaldo said:

mark my words it will all end in tears at the wastelands

well, they've got off to a good start, but making your debt laden club pay an extra 5m for Berbatov

Thanks for that!



Still can't believe we got £31m for the sulk...unreal...bought for £10.9m in 2006...a £20m profit in 2 years!!!

[Blib]

A sad day for football. Another venerable club has sold its soul. The Arabs freely admit that they wanted Arsenal.

Your new ruler has said that he would be happy to pay £120 million to get Ronaldo. Complete insanity.

Enjoy the ride but don't expect it to have a happy ending. The true supporters will be ignored and treated with contempt. These people don't need your turnstile money so why should they listen to you at all?

Your club will become a plaything, a trinket for the vain and corrupt 'Princes'.

This insanity will end one day. However, over a century of football history in this country will come crashing down with it when the football fad fades.

I mourn for top flight English football.

[lazyitus]

Blib said:

A sad day for football. Another venerable club has sold its soul. The Arabs freely admit that they wanted Arsenal.

Your new ruler has said that he would be happy to pay £120 million to get Ronaldo. Complete insanity.

Enjoy the ride but don't expect it to have a happy ending. The true supporters will be ignored and treated with contempt. These people don't need your turnstile money so why should they listen to you at all?

Your club will become a plaything, a trinket for the vain and corrupt 'Princes'.

This insanity will end one day. However, over a century of football history in this country will come crashing down with it when the football fad fades.

I mourn for top flight English football.

/\

He's right, you know.

[hornetrider]

He is, and it all started with Abramovich playing fantasy football.

There should be a rule that you're not allowed to spend x far in excess of your turnover or whatever. I'm no accountant - but there should be some kind of fiscal rules, as history has been changed forever and it will only get worse

[BiggusLaddus]

hornetrider said:

He is, and it all started with Abramovich playing fantasy football.

There should be a rule that you're not allowed to spend x far in excess of your turnover or whatever. I'm no accountant - but there should be some kind of fiscal rules, as history has been changed forever and it will only get worse

It started in 1992, its just got worse recently. The really sad part for me is that the few clubs left who are still spending within their means and have not sold out to the first lot to come along will be trampled into the dirt long before the bubble finally bursts.

I can't wait for the premier league to die. It is the most corrupt and vile league in the world and I support a premier league club.

[Wacky Racer]

Blib said:

A sad day for football. Another venerable club has sold its soul. The Arabs freely admit that they wanted Arsenal.

Your new ruler has said that he would be happy to pay £120 million to get Ronaldo. Complete insanity.

Enjoy the ride but don't expect it to have a happy ending. The true supporters will be ignored and treated with contempt. These people don't need your turnstile money so why should they listen to you at all?

Your club will become a plaything, a trinket for the vain and corrupt 'Princes'.

This insanity will end one day. However, over a century of football history in this country will come crashing down with it when the football fad fades.

I mourn for top flight English football.

As a City fan, I have to say I agree with you....I used to stand on the terraces of Maine Road in the early/late sixties...Our goalkeeper was a plumber Harry Dowd......The team talk consisted of Malcolm Allison saying "Well today Harry, we are playing Arsenal, and they wear Red and white"......

The top City earners like Francis Lee earned £200pw......

Still, it's 2008......Time waits for no man............

Exiting times ahead at The City of Manchester stadium..................

[Blib]

BiggusLaddus said:

hornetrider said:

He is, and it all started with Abramovich playing fantasy football.

There should be a rule that you're not allowed to spend x far in excess of your turnover or whatever. I'm no accountant - but there should be some kind of fiscal rules, as history has been changed forever and it will only get worse

It started in 1992, its just got worse recently. The really sad part for me is that the few clubs left who are still spending within their means and have not sold out to the first lot to come along will be trampled into the dirt long before the bubble finally bursts.

I can't wait for the premier league to die. It is the most corrupt and vile league in the world and I support a premier league club.

I agree. The sooner one of these fking oligarchs gets bored of football and pulls the plug so sending his club to the wall the better.

I know that I shouldn't say this but if Abramovic walked under a bus tomorrow then I wouldn't be too upset. At least it would bring the whole house of cards crashing down.

Robinho to City, if it wasn't so sad it would be a fking joke.

Edited by Blib on Tuesday 2nd September 11:04

[BiggusLaddus]

Blib said:

Robinho to City, if it wasn't so sad it would be a fking joke.

Bought without a medical and without ever visiting the club and seeing their facilites.

Bought by a club that two weeks ago were having to sell off players to meet the wage bill, who have since mortgaged off next seasons TV money and believe a take over is going through.

Who exactly paid for him? The potless current owners or the rich arabs who don't own the club yet?

[Steameh]

It's ok guys, Just watch the Championship. We have no money, and rely upon good hard working players.

If you are really street wise, you will support Doncaster Rovers.

[tamore]

my my, what a lot of bitterness over poor little city!

good to see the panic is setting in with stretford rangers fans. there were calls for fergerson's head on a plate on some forums last night when it looked like city would sign berbatov!

the game has changed, and we have to live with that. same goes for motor racing, rugby, and even track cycling!

the blue moon is on the up, and i love it!!

[Wacky Racer]

From the Daily Mirror:-



The man behind yesterday's sensational takeover of Manchester City has given manager Mark Hughes just three years to win the Champions League.

But billionaire Dr Sulaiman al-Fahim - frontman for a mega-rich Middle East business group - will hand over an astonishing £540million to bring the world's top stars to the under-achieving Premier League club to help achieve the quest.

Sulaiman said in an exclusive interview that he wants to buy 18 new players - at a cost of £30million each.

He added: "I need to meet the manager but the best players in the world average £30million. We need a minimum of 18 players at that level.

"Without that you can't win the Champions League."

Hughes (right) admitted he was "stunned and excited" by news of English football's latest big takeover.

And within hours of agreeing the deal the club was trying to hijack Dimitar Berbatov's £30million move from Spurs to deadly rivals Manchester United.

Sulaiman went on: "Our goal is very simple - to make Manchester City the biggest club in the Premier League.

"We have to spend to get the world's best players . The club has everything it needs except really good players. It has good players but not excellent players who can really compete at the top.

"To compete with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, you need good support from the board to finance players and support the manager. For this season our aim is to change the club's image and be in the top four. We want to win the Champions League in the near future.

"We have to give that trophy to the fans. I'm hungry for success. I am very excited. It is my dream for our group to own a club like City."

Sulaiman, a 31-year-old married father of three and property tycoon, plans to watch his first game at the City of Manchester Stadium when big-spending Chelsea visit on September 13. He added: "I hope the team play well on that day."

The takeover was greeted with delight by City fans. Kevin Parker, of the official supporters' club, said: "Teams are looking for investors with deep pockets and it appears they have deep pockets.

"In the past 30 years we haven't had any success and we're desperate to win a trophy."

Sulaiman heads the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment, which has agreed to buy City for £150million from controversial chairman Thaksin Shinawatra. Backed by the Abu Dhabi royal family, the consortium is thought to be worth £120billion.

Sulaiman said: "The UK has the best league in the world and the idea is that Abu Dhabi would like to position itself as a sports and cultural hub."

Ex-Thai prime minister Shinawatra, 59, sold the club just 14 months after taking charge.

He bought City for £80million, but plans to pump in millions more were foiled when almost £1billion of assets were frozen in Thailand. Together with his wife Potjaman, 51, who is on bail after being sentenced to jail for tax fraud, he is in exile in London.

The freezing of his assets has caused City cash huge flow problems in recent weeks.

Now Shinawatra is poised to step down as chairman and take a role as honorary president.

Money will not be a problem for the new owners, based in the United Arab Emirates, which is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter.

Flamboyant Sulaiman will sit on City's board under the deal, which was agreed on Sunday.