Con Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 The problem is, when someone who is 20 who is the next prodigy, who will score more goals than an ageing messi and ronaldo, he will expect to top their wages. Then 5 years after, he expects to top that players wages.. ad inifinitum. I don't think the first £1m a week footballer is far away. 10 years I reckon, 2024. Wages won't keep going up ad infinitum. You can bet on that. Some kind of wage cap rule will be introduced. Not directly, that would be illegal. Clubs total spending on wages might be restricted. This would force clubs to question the cost/benefit to the team of playing one member of it loads of money and the rest peanuts, or paying all players roughly the same wage. My guess is the top wage in this structure will be at whatever the current wage rise tops out at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 The council house is being expanded to a capacity of 55,000. It's a cheap dig, but remember when people thought that it would be better to have a billionaire who considered himself a custodian of the club in charge rather than a bunch of multi billionaires who would get bored after two or three years? Mind you, the mosaic on the Holte End is nicer than anything City have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 in fariness City billionaires seemed to have an idea of what they wanted compared to some others who wanted to throw money around. think they realized they would have to be in for long run which to their credit they still are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I watch their Youtube channel quite regularily, it is a good insight into the club. Some of the things they have built there for the club and the city as a whole is fantastic. The facilities and focus on local youth if magnificent. Sure, they have brought a lot of foreign kids over, but it won't surprise me in the next decade or so to see some real home grown talent come out of Manchester again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 27, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) Meant to post this when it was in the news up here a few days ago. Sure hope we don't get souless Arabs, tarnishing the name of our club like those arseholes have... [/irony] City owner and council to build 6,000 new homes in £1bn deal Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour More than 6,000 new homes are to set to be built in once rundown parts of Manchester thanks to a £1bn deal with City’s Middle East owners. Manchester council today announced the 10-year agreement with the Abu Dhabi United Group, with the two parties forming a partnership dubbed ‘Manchester Life.’ The first phase will see more than 830 privately rented homes built in the Ancoats and New Islington areas of east Manchester, near to City’s Etihad Stadium. Work is set to start on that stage of the masterplan next year. Manchester council leader Sir Richard Leese said: “Today’s announcement adds another commercial dimension to the already significant investment made by Manchester council and ADUG in east Manchester, and in doing so progresses the regeneration story which began in the 1990’s and was accelerated by the 2002 Commonwealth Games and ADUG’s recent development of the Etihad Campus. “The planned transformation of the eastern edge of the City Centre is the single biggest residential investment Manchester has seen for a generation. “Building thousands of quality new homes will be a fundamental part of our growth story and will deliver significant socioeconomic impact. We look forward to working with Abu Dhabi United Group to create a world class exemplar of regeneration.” ADUG and Manchester council will form the Manchester Life Development Company to oversee the 10-year project, which will see up to £1bn ploughed into the building of new homes on the ‘eastern fringe’ of the city. A map showing where the planned development will take place The partners said there was scope for other investors to get involved further down the line. It is hoped the phase one will also create demand for retail, leisure and commercial developments that will create thousands of jobs for locals. The selection of Ancoats and New Islington for phase one builds on previous developments like the creation of of new healthcare sites, a free primary school due to open in New Islington in September 2015 and the transformation of Central Retail Park, on Great Ancoats Street. ADUG board director Marty Edelman said: “ADUG, through Manchester City Football Club, has come to know Manchester City Council’s vision for regeneration and its ability to deliver major initiatives effectively. “Given Abu Dhabi United Group’s existing long term commitment to Manchester and the Council’s economic growth plan, it was a logical decision to look at ways to create a commercial partnership with the city to deliver its wider residential strategy. We are effectively investing in the opportunities and positive circumstances created by our joint investments to date. “We are extremely proud of the resulting Manchester Life joint initiative that will complete the transformation of the Ancoats and New Islington areas.” One of the areas around Ancoats and New Islington which will be transformed ADUG is a United Arab Emirates private equity company owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Group was originally formed as the investment vehicle for the takeover of City in September 2008. Since then, ADUG has expanded its football interests by buying New York City Football Club, Melbourne City Football Club and creating Manchester City Women’s FC. It has also concocted plans for the Etihad Campus and City Football Academy on land next to the Etihad. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/manchester-city-etihad-stadium-adug-7313788 Edited June 27, 2014 by NurembergVillan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 The council house is being expanded to a capacity of 55,000. It's a cheap dig, but remember when people thought that it would be better to have a billionaire who considered himself a custodian of the club in charge rather than a bunch of multi billionaires who would get bored after two or three years? Mind you, the mosaic on the Holte End is nicer than anything City have. Do they actually sell out the stadium very often now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 27, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 27, 2014 It currently holds 48,000 people and they have an average attendance of 47,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 They have had 90-95% attendance since they moved there ten years ago. It's not like the fans only started turning up after the money did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggsy Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Not sure of the FFP rules but if city owned the homes could they rent them out and use the income as a way of helping to get around it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. Mormons aren't impressed by two wives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 28, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2014 Not sure of the FFP rules but if city owned the homes could they rent them out and use the income as a way of helping to get around it? There's almost certainly more to it than just a nice gesture, but so long as the community benefits too then it's a win-win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. I'm surprised he still has as much money as he has if this is the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. Polygamy is legal in Islamic countries. A man can have four wives because, well, because of rag week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Not sure why people still use this billionaire play thing he's bound to get bored and leave bullshit anymore He / they might spunk a load of cash in to city that they can't get back but there's a lot of fingers in a lot of pies when it comes to city, Abu Dhabi, etihad etc tourism is up 26%, etihad is growing at a ridiculous rate (and their freight company) Yankland and oz next... They are making a lot of money elsewhere off the back of city, they won't leave anytime soon And that's the difference between them and randy, even tony fernandes and randy, show as the 1st owner I'd heard talk openly about how much benefit your other businesses get from the prem club association, city's owners are raking it in elsewhere, fernandes' other businesses are raking it in, Randy's other businesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 29, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 29, 2014 Randy is an idiot they aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. Polygamy is legal in Islamic countries. A man can have four wives because, well, because of rag week. Except that when women live together supposedly their cycles all align and synchronise so all 4 will still all be out of the game at the same time Edited June 29, 2014 by LondonLax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. Mormons aren't impressed by two wives... Shoot, that's the bare minimum in Utah. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. Polygamy is legal in Islamic countries. A man can have four wives because, well, because of rag week. Except that when women live together supposedly their cycles all align and synchronise so all 4 will still all be out of the game at the same time If you can afford four wives you can afford two houses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Yer man Mansour has two wives. I didn't know that was still a thing in the 21st century. Polygamy is legal in Islamic countries. A man can have four wives because, well, because of rag week. Need to keep them apart then. You wouldn't want their cycles synching would you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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