Monday, September 01, 2008

On Manchester City

I have been rendered speechless by events at the best football team in the world. Under a Welsh manager their Thai owner is selling out to an Arab businessman while they are attempting to pay more than £30 million for a Bulgarian striker. All I can say is that it's a long way from the Sporting Pink, a bag of chips and the bus home. But we must all move with the times.
PS Oh, hang on, it's a Brazilian.

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  1. City are now the richest club in World Football - strange days indeed. Their fans are saying they will now get fuel discounts with their season tickets and kebabs will replace pies at the Blue Camp. As a red, I think the Arabs bought them because their were so many spare seats there for their families to come and watch. and we still got Berbatov.

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  2. You're better off with the Brazilian than the Bulgarian. By all accounts the Brazilian cries a lo,t but the Bulgarian definitely sulks a lot

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  3. Jubilant Citeh fans may be somewhat downcast at Madrid's president Ramon Calderon who said: 'The fact he has chosen to join Manchester City shows this decision was not made for sporing reasons'. A long way to go for the folks at the theatre of base comedy.

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  4. Jubilant Citeh fans may be somewhat downcast at Madrid's president Ramon Calderon who said: 'The fact he has chosen to join Manchester City shows this decision was not made for sporting reasons'. A long way to go for the folks at the theatre of base comedy.

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  5. Robinho has left Madrid for City because he likes the rain, and wants to join a club that wins trophies. He will also be near his hero Cristiano.

    It has NOTHING to do with the money.

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  6. Perhaps it's unfair to say that Man City have just killed football as we know it (since Chelsea and Man U have already done that), but it's a heck of a big nail in the coffin.

    Football is dead and something else has taken its place. Possibly soccer.

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  7. Achserrly, Robinho is big mates with Elano - see this link

    http://tldorc.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-paulo-connection.html

    plus we have two other Brazilians. So it's not as if he's going to be lonely, is it? Or poor?

    Mad. So lets enjoy the ride!

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  8. I too remember the days standing on the Kippax, the Football Pink, the bus home, the 4-3 title win at Newcastle. Recent events have simply accelerated the alienation process, but I can't stop watching City on MOTD, I will no doubt be elated if/when we win something, and i'm delighted for all my City fan mates in Manchester who will be absolutely rubbing Utd fan noses in it right now !

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