City chairman is seriously seeing his arse

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle6516591.ece

“There are two things going on,” said al-Mubarak, who took over as City chairman after Sheikh Mansour's £200million takeover last September. “One, a general view of Arab investors, and two, a whole hierarchy where there is a group of clubs that fall within the hierarchy, and clubs that fall outside don't have a seat at the table and shouldn't demand one.

“When we looked at Kaká, the numbers being thrown around were crazy. Suddenly in the news you see ‘City are crazy' and ‘City are irresponsible'.

“Why is it when Real Madrid not only talks about but actually closes two deals, like the ones they've closed [for Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo] with the numbers [£136million] they've committed to, it's fine?

“I'm frustrated with people assuming that we are going to throw crazy money at deals, that we won't understand true values and we can't negotiate or get value for a player.

“We've had numbers thrown at us that are a joke. There are situations where a £10million player will be offered to us for a ‘City price' of £20million. We just leave because at that point there's no point arguing. If people are throwing crazy numbers at us, fine, deals won't be done.”

Errr, maybe because you offered £100m for just ONE player when they got two of the world's best players for £136m. Think he is bitter cos Real got him for, near enough, half price.

Awww, diddums.

There are situations where a £10million player will be offered to us for a ‘City price' of £20million. We just leave because at that point there's no point arguing. If people are throwing crazy numbers at us, fine, deals won't be done





welcome to our world - you've got Barry though, so if you don't do any more deals you should be ok

He moans the numbers being thrown around, for Kaka, were crazy. So why make a public statement of intent by offering £100m for him? Did they honestly think that clubs weren't going to try and take the piss out of them? Especially with them being a small club with all this cash?

This is how it feels to be Citeh

Originally Posted by Jack's Smirking Revenge

This is how it feels to be Citeh

This is how it feels when you can't sign no one at all! No one at all!

Originally Posted by koppas

This is how it feels when you can't sign no one at all! No one at all!

Good Work

Originally Posted by Jack's Smirking Revenge

This is how it feels to be Citeh

This is how it feels that in living history your best manager is arguably Alan Ball.


These @#%&!s have got about as much prestige as Preston ffs and they think they are relevant in world football.

Originally Posted by Crumps

This is how it feels that in living history your best manager is arguably Alan Ball.


These @#%&!s have got about as much prestige as Preston ffs and they think they are relevant in world football.

Alan Ball was a legend. Best voice ever.

maybe it was because they put in bids for 24 players on the last day of the transfer window.

delusional blue @#%&!

Originally Posted by Crumps

This is how it feels that in living history your best manager is arguably Alan Ball.


These @#%&!s have got about as much prestige as Preston ffs and they think they are relevant in world football.

3 statements and only one is true - and I think the majority are more aware of our limitations than you're suggesting.

Originally Posted by Dunne's Half-Time Pint

3 statements and only one is true - and I think the majority are more aware of our limitations than you're suggesting.

Talking more of your owners and Gary Cook tbh. Delusions of grandeur indeed.

Nowt against you lot tbh, some of my best mates are blues.

Originally Posted by Crumps

Talking more of your owners and Gary Cook tbh. Delusions of grandeur indeed.

Nowt against you lot tbh, some of my best mates are blues.

As long as their delusions mean I don't have to watch Samaras and Corradi I reckon we're going in the right direction.

Originally Posted by Dunne's Half-Time Pint

As long as their delusions mean I don't have to watch Samaras and Corradi I reckon we're going in the right direction.

I think it's fair to say Samaras won't play for your shower of shite again. He has been absolutely shocking even in the SPL this year.

Originally Posted by Dunne's Half-Time Pint

As long as their delusions mean I don't have to watch Samaras and Corradi I reckon we're going in the right direction.

Definitely - it must be great not worrying about getting relegated for once.

Originally Posted by Crumps

some of my best mates are blues.

Originally Posted by Dunne's Half-Time Pint

As long as their delusions mean I don't have to watch Samaras and Corradi I reckon we're going in the right direction.

He could have been as good as van Nistelrooy according to markthered

Originally Posted by wiganste

He could have been as good as van Nistelrooy according to markthered

Whatever happened to markthered?

They were utterly convinced this was going to be the summer of City.

Big transfers, masses of publicity, improved profile and team ready to push on next year, the reality is they are going to get nowt. Any decent player that is available will be snapped up by Milan, Inter, Real, Barca, Chelsea, Bayern, United, Lyon etc, they aren't going to get near any of them, despite their money.

It is £#%&!ing ace

Originally Posted by LaPaz

Whatever happened to markthered?

He died.

Originally Posted by dunk

They were utterly convinced this was going to be the summer of City.

Big transfers, masses of publicity, improved profile and team ready to push on next year, the reality is they are going to get nowt. Any decent player that is available will be snapped up by Milan, Inter, Real, Barca, Chelsea, Bayern, United, Lyon etc, they aren't going to get near any of them, despite their money.

It is £#%&!ing ace

No European football has made signing for cITEH even less attractive than normal.