Is Man City going under?
I'm hearing some strong rumours about Manchester City. I can't vouch for their authenticity but one of the two sources is a very mild mannered and judicious man who knows about these things. To cut a long story short, there are two threads:
First, Vedran Corluka's apparently on-off-on-off transfer to Spurs was never as uncertain as Man City are today trying to paint it, and he and City signed binding transfer papers to Spurs last week. Mark Hughes was apparently never told about this and went berserk when he found out. But from what I am told, Spurs are clear that Corluka is now a Spurs player and will go to court to prove it. (And, I understand, Corluka is fully on board for the move.)
As a result of having his players sold from under him - Stephen Ireland has already gone - Mark Hughes will be resigning as manager within days, if not hours.
Second, and more importantly for the Premiership, it is said that Thaksin Shinawatra has been trying to sell City for weeks and has found no buyers. There are stories that City is bust and has astronomical debts; the transfer spree of the past year or so has come home to roost.
As I say, I have no direct evidence for any of this, only the assertions of two people. We'll see.
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Stevie McGahan
August 11th, 2008 6:18pmMan City simply trying to keep Hughes by claiming that the Corluka move was far from done.
They have disgraced him by selling players behind his back. Worst move of his career leaving Blackburn for City.
Becky
August 12th, 2008 2:39pmFor heaven's sake.
Useless, uninformed journalism.
City are not going bust.
Know-nothing.
Please don't write about football.
Only you make your self look dim.
Leave football to experts.
Lest your stupidity be revealed.
And steer clear of other sports.
Really not your strong suit.
Dimwit.
NJG
August 12th, 2008 2:45pmPossibly the most pointless article i have read today...and there has been many.
'I have no direct evidence for any of this' sums it up.
myteekwinz
August 12th, 2008 9:26pm"if" thaksin is knowingly guilty of an offence i think he should do the honourable thing and go home to to face the charges and serve any sentence given to him, in order to release thes frozen funds and let his family plough these funds into man city and when he has served his time he would have a champions league outfit of a club to come back to, Bigger than man u....come on city ...citytillidie