lovejoy Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 seems everyone is into this now, we need a takeover to keep up imo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6217446.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stjamestoon Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Surely we would be more attractive than half of these teams? Or too much of a job? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Surely we would be more attractive than half of these teams? Or too much of a job? Freddy.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 We've been 5th best bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stjamestoon Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Isnt that much of an obstacle surely..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theunis Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 hmm interesting trend hitting the footy these days more money bring those players in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stjamestoon Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 More competition for transfer, meaning less talent breaking through, not a good thought for english talent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Spectrum Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Trading in our shares is currently suspended pending an announcement. Don't really know what's going on at this stage but if we are to be taken over all I want is (1) to be able to compete in the transfer market again and (2) for the owner's heart to be in the right place. I've read 3 names about who the person interested is: 1. Pini Zihavi - Linked with a a takeover of "a leading (sic) english club" in the Telegraph. No thanks, crooked as Steve Bruce's nose 2. Phillip Green - Rich as fook but the only link is someone posting "Rumoured to be Phillip Green" so in all probability a load of shite 3. John Cauldwell (Phones4u) - Someone posted a rumour a few weeks back about this guy's son being interested, well before any takeover stories hit the press. Never know. Probably none of them but wheres the fun in that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 3. John Cauldwell (Phones4u) - Someone posted a rumour a few weeks back about this guy's son being interested, well before any takeover stories hit the press. Never know. Be class if he changed the club's name to Goals4u. He could get that annoying bloke to do your adverts and that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Spectrum Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 3. John Cauldwell (Phones4u) - Someone posted a rumour a few weeks back about this guy's son being interested, well before any takeover stories hit the press. Never know. Be class if he changed the club's name to Goals4u. He could get that annoying bloke to do your adverts and that. I think a part of me just died... What a prospect. Thankfully he doesnt have anything to do with the company anymore - he just sold it. The money he's got lying around as a result is probably what caused someone to suggest he is interested. Frankly I find it impossible to believe a local billionaire is interested in City - Too good to be true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE5 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 We've been 5th best bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif only 4 clubs have qualified for europe more than us. Fact. Are you going to defend the failed share issue of 1991, such is how the club has grown since the 1992 takeover - or continue avoiding it or telling outright lies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Village Idiot Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Makes me glad Barça aren't a PLC since I guess this foreign takeovermania will travel south of the Bay of Biscay soonish (not a good thing if Dmitry Piterman is anything to go by). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 We've been 5th best bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif only 4 clubs have qualified for europe more than us. Fact. Are you going to defend the failed share issue of 1991, such is how the club has grown since the 1992 takeover - or continue avoiding it or telling outright lies. I'm convinced there's a Mick bot and an NE5 bot auto-replying to each other.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheOrder Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 We've been 5th best bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif only 4 clubs have qualified for europe more than us. Fact. Are you going to defend the failed share issue of 1991, such is how the club has grown since the 1992 takeover - or continue avoiding it or telling outright lies. I'm convinced there's a Mick bot and an NE5 bot auto-replying to each other.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 We've been 5th best bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif only 4 clubs have qualified for europe more than us. Fact. Are you going to defend the failed share issue of 1991, such is how the club has grown since the 1992 takeover - or continue avoiding it or telling outright lies. Not another thread ruined by you and Mick et al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Philip Green is a lifelong Spurs fan. He has turned down the opportunity to invest in Spurs on a number of occasions as he does not see it as a sensible investment, so there is no fucking chance he will be looking into buying Man City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Philip Green brokered Robert Earl buying into Everton last month and said this: ""Paul Gregg's stake in Everton was offered to me. I have always made it clear that I do not want to own a football club so I introduced Robert Earl, a good friend of mine. It is no secret that Bill Kenwright is a good friend of mine too' So unlikely to be him, I'd have thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Spectrum Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Extent of the Green (ahem) rumour: Rumoured to be Philip Green. Please Please Please be true! Thats it. I was just listing all the names I had heard. I don't know anything about him other than what he owns but I can't see it being him either. I think its much more likely to be one of the people who got knocked back by West Ham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jackie Broon Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 3. John Cauldwell (Phones4u) - Someone posted a rumour a few weeks back about this guy's son being interested, well before any takeover stories hit the press. Never know. Be class if he changed the club's name to Goals4u. He could get that annoying bloke to do your adverts and that. I think a part of me just died... What a prospect. Thankfully he doesnt have anything to do with the company anymore - he just sold it. The money he's got lying around as a result is probably what caused someone to suggest he is interested. Frankly I find it impossible to believe a local billionaire is interested in City - Too good to be true. He's not local (to Manchester). He's from Stoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE5 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 We've been 5th best bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif bluesleep.gif only 4 clubs have qualified for europe more than us. Fact. Are you going to defend the failed share issue of 1991, such is how the club has grown since the 1992 takeover - or continue avoiding it or telling outright lies. Not another thread ruined by you and Mick et al. I replied to thickmick and his stupid post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Said on the North West news it's rumoured to be a £70m takeover What exactly are they paying £70m for? They don't even own the ground, have a pretty sizeable debt and it's not like there are a load of star players with big value in City's squad. Bit of a strange one this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Spectrum Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Said on the North West news it's rumoured to be a £70m takeover What exactly are they paying £70m for? They don't even own the ground, have a pretty sizeable debt and it's not like there are a load of star players with big value in City's squad. Bit of a strange one this. I assumed that part of the £70m being touted was about the debts. Ie. Half to buy the club, half to pay the debts or something like that. But I'm not clued up at all on these money things and haven't got a clue how it all works. Plus this is only a very sketchy rumour, no guarantees over how accurate any part of it is. And Stoke isn't that far away. 50 miles at a push? Thats local compared to Glazer, Sheik whatsit, Ambamovich, Lerner, Iceland bloke, etc... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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