Comments on: Manchester City May Not Be as Rich as You Thought http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/22/manchester-city-may-not-be-as-rich-as-you-thought/ Attacking Football Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:34:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/22/manchester-city-may-not-be-as-rich-as-you-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 Brian Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:38:40 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1511#comment-1944 I kept thinking that once the dust settled some of the obvious exaggerations would be rolled back. And maybe that's starting to happen, but when the <em>Guardian</em> is continuing to repeat phrases like "a family fortune of more than £555bn" <em>in an article meant to debunk their earlier exaggerations</em>, you really have to wonder. Richard --- I agree about City supporters having cause for optimism. At the same time, I was mildly taken aback at how eager many of them seemed to be to entertain the fantasy of being Chelsea squared. I kept thinking that once the dust settled some of the obvious exaggerations would be rolled back. And maybe that's starting to happen, but when the Guardian is continuing to repeat phrases like "a family fortune of more than £555bn" in an article meant to debunk their earlier exaggerations, you really have to wonder.

Richard — I agree about City supporters having cause for optimism. At the same time, I was mildly taken aback at how eager many of them seemed to be to entertain the fantasy of being Chelsea squared.

]]> By: ursus arctos http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/22/manchester-city-may-not-be-as-rich-as-you-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 ursus arctos Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:36:14 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1511#comment-1942 Not to blow my horn, but I was debunking the original myth in a number of fora within hours of it being "revealed". Football journalists are criminally lazy when it comes to "business-related news" (and much else, for that matter). Not to blow my horn, but I was debunking the original myth in a number of fora within hours of it being "revealed".

Football journalists are criminally lazy when it comes to "business-related news" (and much else, for that matter).

]]> By: Richard Whittall http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/22/manchester-city-may-not-be-as-rich-as-you-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Richard Whittall Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:25:59 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1511#comment-1937 So, in other words, Manchester City fans still have reason for relative optimism. Whatever ends up happening in January, if anything, I still firmly believe that the club with the historically wide following will always trump the club suddenly in the ranks of the nouveau riche. It would certainly be absurd, considering Europe is on the cusp of a fairly substantial economic downturn, to pour oil resources into Citeh for the 'glory' of Abu Dhabi. Owners, players and fans may want to think of the benefit the 'Slow' movement could have on football ownership in the UK. It's working nicely for the Villa, touch my worn and warping Ikea desk. So, in other words, Manchester City fans still have reason for relative optimism.

Whatever ends up happening in January, if anything, I still firmly believe that the club with the historically wide following will always trump the club suddenly in the ranks of the nouveau riche.

It would certainly be absurd, considering Europe is on the cusp of a fairly substantial economic downturn, to pour oil resources into Citeh for the 'glory' of Abu Dhabi. Owners, players and fans may want to think of the benefit the 'Slow' movement could have on football ownership in the UK. It's working nicely for the Villa, touch my worn and warping Ikea desk.

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