Big Geordie Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The Sun out-does itself again; Fucking awful paper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'd have gone with The Wanted's split tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I think it's more Ulrika Johnson being a bastard here and pocketing a quick 50 grand over something as serious as racism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 9, 7, 8, 10, 5, 3, 4, 6, 2, 1 & 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Man City have bought Melbourne Heart in the A-League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB TO ACQUIRE MELBOURNE HEART FC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OWNERS OF MELBOURNE STORM • Investment underscores growing profile of the Hyundai A-League and potential of football in Australia and throughout the region 1000hrs - 23 January 2014, Melbourne: A consortium led by Manchester City Football Club has acquired Melbourne Heart FC effective immediately. The consortium also includes the ownership group of the Melbourne Storm as minority shareholders with a 20 percent stake. Ferran Soriano, CEO of Manchester City, said: “We are excited about the opportunity to make Melbourne Heart one of the most successful football clubs in Australia and throughout the region. We believe the strong sports culture of Melbourne combined with the football and commercial expertise within our consortium will make for a powerful combination both on and off the pitch”. Bart Campbell, Chairman of the holding company Heart Consortium Group and Chairman of the Melbourne Storm NRL side, said: “Partnering with City to co-invest in Melbourne Heart will further strengthen the sporting landscape in one of the world’s greatest cities and bring a range of new capabilities to AAMI Park. We are excited to be a part of this unique project. It is our shared ambition to replicate the model that City created with the New York Yankees around New York City FC and for both organisations to benefit as a result”. He added: “We are grateful to Peter Sidwell and his Board for creating a Club with such obvious strengths and potential.” Speaking on behalf of the exiting Board of Melbourne Heart FC, Chairman Peter Sidwell said, “The Board feels that with the successful establishment and evolution of the Club over the last four years, Melbourne Heart now stands on sound commercial and financial foundations. The Board feels that the next phase of the club’s development can be most fully realised with this new investment and the associated benefits that the enthusiasm of the consortium will bring”. FFA CEO David Gallop said the acquisition of the Melbourne Heart licence was a huge vote of confidence in the future of the Hyundai A-League. “Football has moved into the mainstream of Australian sport and is ideally placed to benefit from the boom in football across Asia,” said Gallop. “Manchester City and their Australian partners have made a strategic investment and I welcome them to our growing competition. It’s another sign that the world is taking notice of Australian football. “Manchester City and their partners will bring a high level of expertise in football and sports business matters and that can only strengthen the Melbourne Heart and the Hyundai A-League as a whole.” Regarding its plans for the Club, Ferran Soriano stated: “The first thing we must do is take the time to listen and learn and then to develop our strategy for strengthening the Club over time.” Out of respect for the coaching staff and the players in the middle of the A-League season, the new ownership group will not be making any major announcements until mid-2014. Manchester City’s investment in Melbourne Heart FC follows its establishment of New York City Football Club in May 2013, which will enter Major League Soccer in the United States in the 2015 season, and its establishment of Manchester City Women’s Football Club, that will play in 2014. In support of this expansion, City has significantly boosted its resources in scouting, coaching, human performance, football tactics and other football capabilities, most notably through its landmark City Football Academy (CFA) in Manchester, UK. Due to open in 2014, the CFA will transform the organisation’s training and youth development capabilities and help it to attract the world’s most promising footballers both now and in the future. Isn't this just a bit fishy? i mean i have heard owners owning multiple clubs before but clubs owning other clubs? that's a new one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Melbourne Heart are fucking dreadful. Just went 20 games without a win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 You've got to hand it to them, they're not fucking around like. They really really mean business Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 The Sun out-does itself again; Fucking awful paper. urgh, vile paper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Disgraceful paper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Ulrika loves getting slapped about. How dare she preach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB TO ACQUIRE MELBOURNE HEART FC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OWNERS OF MELBOURNE STORM • Investment underscores growing profile of the Hyundai A-League and potential of football in Australia and throughout the region 1000hrs - 23 January 2014, Melbourne: A consortium led by Manchester City Football Club has acquired Melbourne Heart FC effective immediately. The consortium also includes the ownership group of the Melbourne Storm as minority shareholders with a 20 percent stake. Ferran Soriano, CEO of Manchester City, said: “We are excited about the opportunity to make Melbourne Heart one of the most successful football clubs in Australia and throughout the region. We believe the strong sports culture of Melbourne combined with the football and commercial expertise within our consortium will make for a powerful combination both on and off the pitch”. Bart Campbell, Chairman of the holding company Heart Consortium Group and Chairman of the Melbourne Storm NRL side, said: “Partnering with City to co-invest in Melbourne Heart will further strengthen the sporting landscape in one of the world’s greatest cities and bring a range of new capabilities to AAMI Park. We are excited to be a part of this unique project. It is our shared ambition to replicate the model that City created with the New York Yankees around New York City FC and for both organisations to benefit as a result”. He added: “We are grateful to Peter Sidwell and his Board for creating a Club with such obvious strengths and potential.” Speaking on behalf of the exiting Board of Melbourne Heart FC, Chairman Peter Sidwell said, “The Board feels that with the successful establishment and evolution of the Club over the last four years, Melbourne Heart now stands on sound commercial and financial foundations. The Board feels that the next phase of the club’s development can be most fully realised with this new investment and the associated benefits that the enthusiasm of the consortium will bring”. FFA CEO David Gallop said the acquisition of the Melbourne Heart licence was a huge vote of confidence in the future of the Hyundai A-League. “Football has moved into the mainstream of Australian sport and is ideally placed to benefit from the boom in football across Asia,” said Gallop. “Manchester City and their Australian partners have made a strategic investment and I welcome them to our growing competition. It’s another sign that the world is taking notice of Australian football. “Manchester City and their partners will bring a high level of expertise in football and sports business matters and that can only strengthen the Melbourne Heart and the Hyundai A-League as a whole.” Regarding its plans for the Club, Ferran Soriano stated: “The first thing we must do is take the time to listen and learn and then to develop our strategy for strengthening the Club over time.” Out of respect for the coaching staff and the players in the middle of the A-League season, the new ownership group will not be making any major announcements until mid-2014. Manchester City’s investment in Melbourne Heart FC follows its establishment of New York City Football Club in May 2013, which will enter Major League Soccer in the United States in the 2015 season, and its establishment of Manchester City Women’s Football Club, that will play in 2014. In support of this expansion, City has significantly boosted its resources in scouting, coaching, human performance, football tactics and other football capabilities, most notably through its landmark City Football Academy (CFA) in Manchester, UK. Due to open in 2014, the CFA will transform the organisation’s training and youth development capabilities and help it to attract the world’s most promising footballers both now and in the future. Isn't this just a bit fishy? i mean i have heard owners owning multiple clubs before but clubs owning other clubs? that's a new one http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/45132698.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Melbourne Heart are fucking dreadful. Just went 20 games without a win. Yeah, but they were trying to give a young and popular coach a chance to turn things around - which doesn't happen often enough. Having said that, Aloisi was popular with the fans - in a recent interview Harry Fucking Cunt-tastic Kewell admitted that he and a number of other players had stopped playing for Aloisi. Not that Kewell played very often anyway. He's still a fucking sicknote... Actually going to see Heart play Sydney on the 31st. I would never usually watch the A-League but I got tickets for my birthday. For those who give the tiniest shit possible, Alessandro Del Piero will be playing for Sydney FC. He's 39 years old but still the best player in the Sydney squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Premier League taking legal action against pubs showing matches again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We've dropped down to 25 in the Deloitte money league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 The Sun out-does itself again; Fucking awful paper. That's fucking outrageous, he's expected to put up with racist abuse and not try to stop it because of a mistake he made 20 years ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Christ. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Ulrika '4 kids to 4 Dads' Johnson. Still would like, obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We've dropped down to 25 in the Deloitte money league. Surprising to see West Ham close to us. It gives me another reason to want them relegated . I think with the new TV deals we'll see us just break in the top 20 again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Breaking news on the BBC, Stan Collymore quits Twitter. Stories about Twitter or stories about forgotten footballers from the 90s, difficult to know which are less newsworthy. Tomorrow's big news will presumably be that Paul Warhurst has posted a funny cat video on Facebook. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Remember 10-12 years ago the tabloids were building up for ages to naming & shaming a Premier League star for cheating on his wife or something...turned out to be Gary Flitcroft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Here's Collymore's tweets from last night, before he pulled his account; http://m.thedrum.com/news/2014/01/23/stan-collymore-tweets-accused-ulrika-lying-and-stitch-he-pulled-twitter-account I used to like Ulrika (mainly down to Shooting Stars) but this just seems like a cash-in on her part. Poor show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 @IndyFootball 28s Southampton confirm they have suspended record-signing Dani Osvaldo for two weeks following "an incident at the club's training ground". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I can't fucking stand Collymore, like. I'm not comprehending the racist abusive or death threats he receives but he's still a cunt and i don't care for him. He's always trying to get bites out of fans with ridiculous points of view, he just antagonises and brings me no surprise that a number of numptys on there over step the mark and take it too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Willo not been credited with O.G vs West Ham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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