Manchester City Football Club

[jrb]

Just got back from Manchester Airport. Managed to shake off the Paparazzi and got this exclusive picture of Sven.

[b4mmy]

the shocking truth is that sven will probably turn around the luckiest, and most fortunate club in the premiership... considering its lack of performance that is

[jrb]

Originally Posted by b4mmy

the shocking truth is that sven will probably turn around the luckiest, and most fortunate club in the premiership... considering its lack of performance that is

Stop fishing B4mmy and put your red rod away.

[Cjr]

I for one welcome our new Thai overlords... looking forward to some Thai curry and chips

Hope Sven feeds some humble pie to the nay sayers

[b4mmy]

Originally Posted by jrb

will he need a box for mates?

[jrb]

Welcome Sven

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Manchester+City

[jrb]

Lovin'it

image hosted on flickr


Sven welcomes Petrov to City 26/07/2007 14:36



Class and experience were the key factors in wanting to bring Martin Petrov and Geovanni to City, says manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Bulgarian winger Petrov, who put pen to paper on his £4.7million move from Atletico Madrid on Thursday morning, and Brazilian midfielder Geovanni flanked the Manager at a lunchtime press conference to introduce the new players after City had beaten off competition from other Premier League clubs for Petrov's signature.

Sven said: "I'm sure that a lot of clubs wanted both of them, and I'm very happy that the board and Alistair were able to get them. They will do very well for us, I'm sure about that.

"They are experienced, and it's important that we don't just buy players around 19 or 20 years old. In the Premier League you need class and experience, and these two are top class players. Technically they are very good, Geovanni can play on the right or as a second striker, and Martin's left foot is very, very good."

When asked if Petrov could be likened to Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov, Sven replied: "I don't think you can compare one player to another, he's himself and he will have a lot of chances to show the fans what he can do. I'm very confident that he will be a very good player for us."

City's summer signings have all come from overseas so far, and Sven has promised more new arrivals while saying that nationality is not an issue for him.

"I don't think we are finished signing, there will be more new faces coming in different positions, whether they are English or not I can't say.

"I think that the new owner has shown that he means serious business when he says that he wants to build a strong team, which is not fighting at the bottom of the table but at the other end. This is one way in which he has shown that, and I'm very happy about it."

[Mez]

link here

Dr Thaksin invites you to be part of our ONE CITY at a free concert in Albert Square to be staged after the Valencia game on Saturday August 4th.

Mai Charoenpura, one of Thailand’s most popular entertainers, will be singing live at the event, part of the ONE CITY initiative – MCFC’s commitment to celebrating the cultures and diversity of our city.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, several of the Blues’ first team squad and other special guests will drop in, delicious FREE Thai food will be cooked up on the spot and drinks will also be available.

The evening will follow in the footsteps of previous ONE CITY events, which have celebrated and embraced Manchester’s cultures and diversity.The event kicks off at 6.00pm, following the end of the Thomas Cook Trophy match against Valencia, and will finish at approximately 8.30pm.

Does anyone remember a Thai-village idea for Manchester about a year ago?

Might not have been Thai thinking about it; but I wonder what kind of impact Mr Thaksin will have on things like that.

[jrb]

"We do, oh City we love you!" "We love you City, we do"



3 sign today. 1-3 more over the next few days!

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Manchester+City

[The Longford]

I'm a bit worried that all these foreign signings will undermine City's excellent record of bringing local lads through. Wouldnt like City to turn into Arsenal.
City always felt more like Manchester's team ....saying that there are loads of Mancs playing at United arent there?
Ignore me ...i'm talking out my arse.........for a change!

[ricsinsk9y]

city sign yet more players with unpronounceable names...

[nerd]

Originally Posted by The Longford

I'm a bit worried that all these foreign signings will undermine City's excellent record of bringing local lads through. Wouldnt like City to turn into Arsenal.
City always felt more like Manchester's team ....saying that there are loads of Mancs playing at United arent there?
Ignore me ...i'm talking out my arse.........for a change!

Perhaps, though there were five local lads in the team(s) that Sven put out on Wednesday - three of them, Schmeichel, Onouha, Johnson, in the "first pick" team that started the match.

[heatonparkincakes]

depends on what decade we are talking about.

I think pre-70's equally so for both United and City.

Seventies and early eighties, very much City, as United became very celtic. This tapered off late eighties for the blues. Many of the better youth players were injured or burnt out due to appalling management, on and off the pitch.

When Fergie took over at United, he re vamped the youth scheme and the fledgings were born.

I know for a fact that United are placing much less emphasis on develeping local talent for various reasons, principally that they feel they are in competition on a global scale and they (as in the Glazer management) realise a 18 year old brazilian commands a greater selling off fee than an 18 year Manc. (eg Rossi 7m, etc).The United scouting team seem more interested in trips to Rio and Reims than cold Saturday mornings in Davyhulme or Denton.

Thus City has been trying to exploit this. A number of the better United scouts have moved across to City and the blues have started organizing themselves better (although that is often not the case historically.)

Personally I cant wait for FC United to competing on this level. Its already started and can only get bigger.

[Irwell]

I can't imagine many other foreign club owners getting up on stage like Thaksin did to sing along...

And here it is, by popular demand... Thaksin Sinawatra sings Blue Moon!

[STUBBY]

Originally Posted by Irwell

I can't imagine many other foreign club owners getting up on stage like Thaksin did to sing along...

And here it is, by popular demand... Thaksin Sinawatra sings Blue Moon!

Reasons to be cheerful at Maine Road.... sorry Eastlands. And about bloody time to.

Let's hope the team can deliver a good season once they get to know each others name.

[jrb]

Highlights of the match.

Apparently 28,000 turned up dressed as blue plastic seats. No one told me it was fancy dress though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJzPnYTqeM

[heatonparkincakes]

Yeah I hear that elected dictators who have the blood of other sons on their hands do enjoy a good old song.

And of course no proof has ever existed of a direct link between adolf and the death camps before you trail out the Dr T propaganda stuff.

Before this gets into a cyber hoolie forum, do any of you blues think Dr T will add to the size of the City of Manc stadium?

Less seriously, Will Sir Dicky Leese willbe seen in public with the butcher of Thai and how does it hang for all those sky blue and red lefty types who support City, given the curious human rights record of a certain ex politician?

[Irwell]

Hitler authorised the extermination of the Jews. Thaksin authorised zero tolerance policing of drugs. Methinks there might be a slight difference in there somewhere...

[jrb]

Originally Posted by heatonparkincakes

Yeah I hear that elected dictators who have the blood of other sons on their hands do enjoy a good old song.

And of course no proof has ever existed of a direct link between adolf and the death camps before you trail out the Dr T propaganda stuff.

Before this gets into a cyber hoolie forum, do any of you blues think Dr T will add to the size of the City of Manc stadium?

Less seriously, Will Sir Dicky Leese willbe seen in public with the butcher of Thai and how does it hang for all those sky blue and red lefty types who support City, given the curious human rights record of a certain ex politician?

Not until we win the quadruple. In a word, no! He wouldn't be able to do it anyway without the consent of Sport England,(or what ever they're called) the council and the rent man.

[heatonparkincakes]

Not that city have been bought up or that they might emulate well at least Portsmouth or Bolton, but that there has been so little debate about the ethics of Dr T.

A number of my bluenosed friends have suddenly forgot their political senses in lapping up all the excitement that a few millions spent on mercenary players brings.

Friends whose politics I greatly respect, who previously would have been the first to point out that people like Dr T is bad news. .

Ok even though a direct order might not have been given, the consequences of his policies resulted in the deaths of 2,500 plus people. But of course dictators never give out direct orders, certainly Stalin, Hitler, Franco et al dont. Its their hench men who do that.

And if City fans did have one thing that was to be admired, then it was their cynicism of the gross commercialism found at United. However this makes them look no different than all the plastic "footie" fans that go to Glazer towers

But I am gutted that Manchester, with its sense of rebellion and sensibility, has welcomed such a fraud without complaint.

I think we can safely say that neither United or City truely represent Manchester anymore.

And should be seen for what they are. Play things for play boys that just happen to reside in Manchester.