The Established And Delusional Elite Fan, City Are On The Right Track

I just want to touch on the uproar of our 10 year Sponsorship and Stadium Naming Rights deal with Etihad Airways.

A fellow blogger of ours at Bluedays has published a very clear and well presented article on how this deal does not completely stabilise our future.

Well it would not would it, they point out how our club are working hard to iron out all the creases, but forgot to mention the more important points. Like despite our club increasing ticket and merchandise prices, our fans still receive value for money and still pay less than clubs like Tottenham Hotspur who criminally fleece their fans and United who also demand more from their fans each and every year.

It was reported that Manchester City fans saw more value for money than any other club in the English Premier League last season. I wonder what our Premier League odds are right now to win the title this season?, I believe we have a very good chance and just as good a chance as any.

The difference is that while Manchester City improve on both a financial and entertaining level, Spurs and United are if anything flat lining if not in gradual decline in terms of entertainment and personnel. Even clubs like Arsenal fail to live up to expectations of their fans despite apparently having so much wealth in youth development.

City are clearly helping regenerate the community around East Manchester and will provide Manchester and the suburbs of Greater Manchester with more jobs, not just for City fans but for all who are lucky enough to live close by or travel there each and everyday.

Manchester City are at the forefront of community work through sport in England and over the last few years have won numerous awards for their work with outside forces.

Europe will gain something no other country in Europe has seen before let alone offered, A sporting complex catering for more than just football so with that said.

Why are the media painting Uefa as the devil implying Uefa are going to try to stop the multi million pound deal between Manchester and Etihad from happening.

Clearly Arsenal, United and a few other unknown clubs have a problem with Manchester City publicly over shadowing them, finally Manchester has hit the right nerve.

Its been suggested that these clubs have approached Uefa and urged them to investigate the deal between Manchester and Etihad with intention to try scupper the deal or have Manchester City thrown out of the Champions League before even playing a single Champions League fixture.

The chances of any of that happening are pretty much impossible considering other clubs successful stadium naming rights and considering factors like Uefa allowing United's European glory to go ahead year after year on the back of continuous lending.

What are the football odds on Alex Ferguson retiring, before United's massive debt finally catches up with them?

Arsene Wenger had to have his say as usual “Normally the sponsorship has to be at the market price if the Financial Fair Play has to have a chance. It means the Financial Fair Play will not come in, it is as simple as that."

“It cannot be doubled, trebled or quadrupled because that means it is better we don’t do it and leave everybody free. You can argue that point but if you bring in the rules they have to be respected.”

“This is UEFA president Michel Platini’s big test, but he is not stupid. He knows as well that some clubs will try to get around that.”

The odds of Uefa actually stopping the deal from happening is virtually non existent seeing as they don't have power to stop it, all they could do is use it against City if they wished to ban our club from Europe.

With that said it would have both a negative financial and political affect on Uefa, if they were to ban Manchester City from the Champions League.

Arsenal are clearly upset by the fact that our deal dwarfs theirs with the Emirates in 2004, which was valued at £90m over 15 years which also kind of makes them hypocrites.

United took their objection public by suggesting they would never sell their stadiums naming rights taking the moral high ground, they, Arsenal's supporters trust and other unnamed clubs have apparently contacted Uefa stating their dis-approval.

Liverpool owner John Henry has an opinion on the subject however it is unclear with his idle comment on twitter 'How much was the losing bid?', whether that was sarcasm or not who knows?, but one thing is for sure that once Liverpool solve their Stadium issue they could well go down the same road and also sell their naming rights.

I'm betting John Henry will feel a right moron once Liverpool opt to sell their Stadium naming rights after they sort out their options of develop or rebuild.

It just went even further with the Daily Rag aka the Daily Mail's Chris Wheeler claiming that a half wit with Sir before his name ala urgh Bobby Charlton states that only a small club should sell stadium naming rights.

Just goes to show you can be a right numpty and be knighted by the Queen of England at the same time, back in time you had to stand out as a hero for king and country to get a knighthood and be at the top of your game.

Now you can kick a ball around, get a knighthood and be seen spouting rubbish in a national newspaper, not even a true war hero can get a knighthood these days and it has become a farce.

I believe Uefa will allow our deal with Etihad Airways to go ahead without any hitch and I believe this farce is nothing more than media hype generated by fans of rival clubs.

With that covered, one certain person took it even further claiming that we, Manchester City are not worthy of a place in the Champions League.

They claim Tottenham Hotspur deserve Champions League football more, branding us as an abomination and dull collection of defensive mercenaries. I have to say that this is a rather amusing analysis of us considering the fact that despite having a club of dull mercenaries we broke into the top three and knocked out fancy pants Arsenal.

Like many a fan of Elite clubs around Europe, the author goes on to say how we bought ourselves to the top of European football, only I see every Elite club in Europe as a club that paid their way to the top.

Not one Elite club in Europe can claim they got to the pinnacle of European football without spending large amounts of cold hard cash, though many of their fans would have you believe they got there solely on blood, sweat and tear.

They seem to think their club reached the promised land solely on hard work, they cling to their glorious history as if it proves they achieved everything without money money money.

Think about it for a moment, how many elite clubs fans around the world think their club got to where they are now solely on hard work?

The only difference between Manchester City and those elite clubs is, Manchester City have done in three years what they did in 20 or 30 years in terms of spending.

With that said, if you calculated the expenditure of Spurs or United over the last 30 odd years you would be astounded, Manchester City have not even spent half of what those clubs have done in the past.

They go as far as to say we do not deserve European football because we have a lack of respect for the rules?, claiming we tap up and unsettle players with the same old opinion that we have no class and dignity.

I am starting to wonder if they actually know the meaning of the words they use, how do these people survive in the real world? and where do they get off accusing us of breaking the rules their clubs have been breaking for years.

Poaching players under the age of 16 from countries like Spain and Portugal, as those countries can not offer professional contracts to keep hold of their talent until after their 16th birthday. United and Arsenal are masters at it though they would have you believe otherwise.

Why we do not deserve European football article HERE

Clearly we are doing everything right as we have them on the back foot against the ropes, I find it very refreshing and enlightening hearing all the opposition vent their disgust and anger, bitterness, jealousy, hatred and delusion.

United fans around the world are demanding we sell Carlos Tevez at a loss, no prizes for guessing why?, so they can ridicule us for making a loss and buying who they brand a mercenary money grabbing sell out.