A part of this is by taking most of the players of the market, so they can not play for our rivals

 

 

Don't you find that the slightest bit malicious and likely to ruin the game?, I think it's nice to see City doing well but from what I've read here it's the wrong way to go about things, and likely to make football boring.

Don’t take what I say as " The gospel of City "

City owners invest fresh €90 million

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SOCCER NEWS : MANCHESTER CITY’S owners have injected another €90 million into the club, taking Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan’s cash investment in the past 12 months over the €280 million mark.

 

Mansour purchased 37,547,169 new shares in the Eastlands club on 30 September, each costing him €2.39. It amounted to €89.7 million of fresh investment.

 

The sum is small change for the Abu Dhabi billionaire, but it raises fresh questions about City’s capacity to meet new regulations coming into force from next season.

 

Uefa’s financial fair-play rules require that no club should make an aggregate loss of more than €45 million over the three seasons from 2011-12, or it will face being excluded from European competition.

 

“Clearly our intention is to comply,” says Garry Cook, the City chief executive. “Our two-year plan was to take a budget and build a competency to compete at the highest level. We are pleased with how that worked, and will not be signing players to the same level of intensity in the next transfer windows.”

 

Those who believe City will escape the rule’s effect by having spent extravagantly before it comes in to force misunderstand simple accounting mechanisms.

 

The exact dates when cash changes hands on transfer fees are not relevant; instead there is a balance-sheet instrument know as amortisation by which the total value of the fee is written down according to the length of the contract, causing a natural lag in the impact of transfer activity.

 

When David Silva joined City for €29 million on a four-year contract in June, it added €7.3 million a year to City’s amortisation charge. By the end of last season the total charge had already reached €80 million – or almost 57 per cent of the club’s €140 million turnover.

 

Between them the additions of Jerome Boateng, Yaya Toure, Mario Balotelli and James Milner added close to €19 million, which the departure of Robinho and his €9.2 million a year in amortisation charges could only partially offset.

 

Unless more of City’s expensively acquired superstars join Robinho in leaving, their 2011-12 amortisation charge will be close to €100 million.

 

Their huge wage bill further compounds City’s difficulties, given the summer arrivals.

 

Meanwhile Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists the club can still compete with big-spending neighbours City despite being overtaken in the pay league.

 

City’s wage bill of €150 million has rocketed up €56 million in the last year, overtaking United’s €148 million.

 

United agreed a bumper new deal with Wayne Rooney last week but are still maintaining their policy of ensuring wages remain less than half their turnover.

 

Asked if he was concerned that United were now behind Manchester City in the wages league, Gill said: “No not really – I’m not concerned by that as ever since we have been a public company we have had a policy that wages should be 50 per cent or less of turnover.

 

“We believe we can do that and still retain and attract the stars we need on the pitch. We think that’s the sensible model.”

 

United have managed to match Chelsea on the pitch in terms of silverware since Roman Abramovich took over at Stamford Bridge.

 

Gill added: “That’s exactly right – we have remained competitive.”

 

United’s latest financial figures earlier this month revealed the club’s wage bill is €148 million. Chelsea’s is €159 million, City’s €150 million and Arsenal are fourth with €124 million spent annually on salaries.

 

United’s total wages are 46 per cent of turnover – the lowest ratio among Premier League clubs, Arsenal have the next lowest ratio on 49 per cent, while City spend more on wages than their total revenue.

 

The healthy wages-turnover ratio is one of the reasons United are confident that they will meet Uefa’s financial fair play rules – despite the sums they have to pay out in interest to service the loans taken out by the Glazer

 

 

 

 

***** MORE MONEY !!!! oh year baby !

 

Taking that one step closer to a ban in Europe from 2014.

It wont happen, I am sure the family are thinking up ways to get around this.

Mega Billion sponsorship from one of the princess friends etc !

It wont happen, I am sure the family are thinking up ways to get around this.

Mega Billion sponsorship from one of the princess friends etc !

 

There's a lot of work Man City have to do. Bring down wage bills, bring down transfer spending.

 

But generally I think it's an utter disgrace that teams like Man City think they can waste all that money on chasing glory when the country is going through some drastic spending cuts.

Manchester City are also helping a great deal the economic situation, creating jobs.. etc. !

Will we see them in the Champions League next year?.

Yes Milan are on 17 points, Lazio are first with 19 points and Inter are 3rd on 15.I still think Inter have a very good chance of winning the league thier just finding thier feet with a new manager etc and will be back to top form again soon.It's actually nice to see Lazio doing well and I'm happy for them.

 

no worries, still a lot more matches to go!

Benatez is a waste of space.. he lost the plot when he had a heart bypass a few seasons ago !

I'm willing to give him a bit more time to prove himself before I get annoyed but I'm not the only Inter fan who wants Jose back.

Benatez is a waste of space.. he lost the plot when he had a heart bypass a few seasons ago !

 

He never had a heart bypass. As far as I know the only operation he ever had was one to remove a couple of kidney stones. Perhaps you're thinking of Gerard Houllier who certainly did have a major heart operation when managing Liverpool in 2001. Anyway I think both are fantastic managers and it was a pleasure to have both managing Liverpool.

He never had a heart bypass. As far as I know the only operation he ever had was one to remove a couple of kidney stones. Perhaps you're thinking of Gerard Houllier who certainly did have a major heart operation when managing Liverpool in 2001. Anyway I think both are fantastic managers and it was a pleasure to have both managing Liverpool.

 

Not that I think he's bad at all, but you can kind of understand my wanting the special one back I'm sure.

Pompey are finally out of administration :D

Carling Cup anyone?

 

Newcastle (my team) lost 4-0 to the Arsenal, really wasn't the thrashing it looks (Though I would say that wouldn't I?) but the Gunners looked fairly comfortable even when under pressure.

 

Anyone see Krul's OG?! Hahahaha

Carling Cup anyone?

 

Newcastle (my team) lost 4-0 to the Arsenal, really wasn't the thrashing it looks (Though I would say that wouldn't I?) but the Gunners looked fairly comfortable even when under pressure.

 

Anyone see Krul's OG?! Hahahaha

 

Was that today?, Arsenal have always been pretty good though, I kind of see them as the bridesmaid club of the premiership.

Oh yes they play great football, and are my pick to be 2nd in the league this year (Not only can I picture Man United not being in the top 2, but possibly the top 4- as shit as it would be for City to get into the Champions League).

They always finish well and are a good club, I was trying to make you feel better about Newcastles loss because thier a respectable team to lose to and City lost to them 3-0 and they've spent how much more than you guys?:laugh3:

I was glad Tottenham beat them to the Champions League.

so its Man Utd v Arsenal in the quarters of the carling cup? since sir alex is starting to put greater emphasis on youth i hope both teams stick to their young players.

DFB Pokal day 3 was really interesting

hamburg lost, mainz lost, dortmund lost :dizzy2:

so its Man Utd v Arsenal in the quarters of the carling cup? since sir alex is starting to put greater emphasis on youth i hope both teams stick to their young players.

 

Cheers for Arsenal:P

Cheers for Arsenal:P

 

arsenal :heart:

i hope its a classic match between man utd and arsenal. i miss the rivalry we had about 5yrs ago.

i hope its a classic match between man utd and arsenal. i miss the rivalry we had about 5yrs ago.

 

It should be a good one, I still really want us to get each other in the Champions League though :p

i hope its a classic match between man utd and arsenal. i miss the rivalry we had about 5yrs ago.

 

Yeah - Man Utd v Chelsea is a real boring rivalry. That's Chelsea in a nutshell though. Boring team, boring fans, boring stadium. Arsenal v Man Utd always is a fixture I look out for. I'll always remember Van Nistelrooy's penalty miss late in the game at Old Trafford 7 years back during Arsenal's invincible campaign. Martin Keown gave him shit for it. And who can forget the stories that Fabregas or someone other Arsenal player threw soup and pizza at Sir Alex Ferguson while he was having an argument with Wenger a year later!

Fookin' Man Utd. Bunch of bloody pansies.