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Pagan…it cannot be much better than what I have seen, however, the best part of the City facility is not in the Etihad stadium but across the road in the Academy building and where they have 16 pitches including a full size one where EDS/Women play and seats about 8K I think..it is a remarkable complex and the gym facilities are fantastic. the ones in the Stadium are just pre match warm up areas, and medical rooms, for visitors as well. I guess all the new stadiums have improved over the last 5/10 years, Everton next in line, which looks impressive as a stand alone ground. The good thing City have is it is all very much together for all the teams and administration.. I do not miss Maine Rd, it was sad on the last day and I shed a tear but when I think back at standing in the Kippax on cold wet winter games, the new stadiums have it for me.many years ago I used to work in a Cotton Mill, now demolished in the immediate vicinity of the ground and I can still clearly remember climbing the turret Tower at the Mill and looking across in the direction of where the ground is now, The Gas works was the Locator and that is still there but all the terraces house have almost goneand new ones in place plus other notable amenities like the Velodrome and Athletics ground next to the City shop. The area has changed significantly, in part, due to City support with Manchester on affordable houses, a term I always find odd because you have to afford them to be in them!!!
As to Cups/Silverwear,,,we have some catching up to do but I think we have made a start, nothing comes overnight and at one stage Arsenal had to catch up with Preston, Huddersfield etc. Ha-ha who said the good old days playing in knickerbockers and the ref in formal suit and tie!!

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My two granddaughters finally took me on the City tour. It was interesting and nice t0 see the inside of the stadium where the players train and change. managed some nice photo’s with the girls as well Looked at the new pitch, which has not been played on yet and it looks amazing, supposed to last 11 years depending on number of games played. Visited the shop afterwards but everything was too expensive and in my view not value for money because I think the quality needs to be improved. Plenty of people buying so somebody has money. In our small group people from Burma, Taiwan and ARSENAL!!!!!

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Nine,,, do not want you to interpret that last remake wrong way

Hope you are still doing OK, NO, even better than OK

OK now, is that OK. OK for me !!!!!!!!!!!

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Nine…maybe so, we do have players we can trade but my view is the players suggested I would rather keep than have Kane.Bernado, Sterling and Laporte
t will all become clear soon enough. Hope you are still doing OK, no better than OK

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Blaze…my view is….you either pay tax or not…..no such a thing as provisional. If I pay tax then I am a tax payer

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Nike..it is also a way of extracting more money from us and blame everything on Covid when better management all round would have the answer. There aremore than a few makeing lots of money out of misery and chaos.

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Nine,,,City have already announced they will not be paying that kind of money, but the media ignore that just to perpetuate the story, probably because they know as much as you or I and that must irritate them. Big clubs now are very careful what is announced on anything when Media outside the door. Once upon a time we had good journalism. Although some do put an effort, of a sort, yesterday I read about a TV journalist looseing her job in Germany because she was seen covering herself in mud to so it looked liked she was helping the flood relief and that was not fake news. Some good and bad everywhere I guess

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Lucky…I just do not believe the numbers. Te edia have run a campagn on this without not knowing what is really happening so they produce fake News

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Ed…I am pleased you recognise our financial difficulties. On top of that we have finance Spurs to keep Chuky sane for the forthcoming season.The Walker fee cost us but maybe that was to pay for HK wages then!!!! I see our owners selling to the Chinese in 2 yrs then buying Spurs and Arsenal!!!!!!!!! In tghe meantime we will continue with a supple line of our Academy players and pay inflated prices for players we do not really need.. Lifeis wonderful when everything goes to plan!!!!!!

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Ed…I am pleased you signed him as well…gives us approx 10 million for our transfer budget…you know we need it!!!! Sancho is a good player, remember watching him in the Academy side, ahead of his time, like Foden. The EPL will be a challenge for him with tighter defences to overcome but a good move by Utd better than some other recent ones.

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Just the one Chuky, Iam the nominated airframe engineer, that adds to the cost, like Bernado at City I can also fill other roles, even a bit of flying but prefer 4 engine planes. I do not do Stewards work though…I have not got the legs or the smile for it!!!!! They do pay well though!!!!

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I suppose i will get over it in time, IF, he keeps fit and scores goals like Augerro. What concerns me now…who is going in P/e because no way will be paying that in cash. Thecandidates

Laporte….Hope not, too good to let go
Sterling. Hope not, not my favourite but believe he will do well next season
Bernado….Hope not we have nobody else who can fill as many roles
Mahrez…maybe, but stated he does not want to go anywhere
Zinchenko..maybe
Mendy…yes

All will be revealed in the next week I believe, just hope we have made right decision

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Chuky…City have there own plane, I could go on that!!!!! EXCEPT, you would not get me near an airport these days…air travel is out for me.

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Adlab,,,stop depressing me!!!!!…I never wanted Kane from the start now it looks like he is coming but my feeling it will not be 160 million. We may get two seasons out of him. I believe Harland deal was not on because of the agent he has, but he is the right age bracket we should be looking at. It will be interesting to see what Mr Levy does with his pot of gold, will Nuno get 10% of it?? I am a bit sad about this news, I think we could have done better for less

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Ed..thanks for wishes. I will miss not attending at City though.

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Thanks Sean, I thought about reversing the numbers from 87 but 78 does not sound much better!!!!

Nine, thank you also…looking forward to the visit except for one thing my two Grandchildren are sure to visit the City Shop afterwards, maybe wise to leave my wallet at home.

Looks like City will have no pre season games before Leicester match and I think he will play mostly Academy players providing they are cleared of the Lockdown they are under. Probably another slow start to the season, Spurs will be happy though Chuky we will never be ready for game 1

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Can somebody explain. typing lovely. prints out as lovelocks? I give up and will find a way not to auto correct according to Apple who are good, but not that good. I guess I should practise reading beforE sending

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Two of my Grandchildren, both girls and city fans, bought me a lovelocks present to day for my 87th knowing I will not be attending next season. This is a guided tour inside City stadium, something I have never done although been in the stadium since it was open. Really looking forward to it,

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Just out ofinterest, maybe, we went on our weekly shop to day. M+S and Morrisons. In M+S. i would say about 75% of shopper still wearing masks. Morrisons about 65%. It was not what I would call busy in either shop but comfortable. we shall continue wearing maskandgloves until I sEE significant improvement. I thought well done people, sensible and responsible

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I think Liverpool see Henderson as to adding some funds for a big splash on somebody and there will be “takers” in the EP:, cannot see him going to Europe

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