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Well, Domenc Torrent that takes over is so much more qualified than Viera.. Let us see how it turns out

Unlikely as Short would kiss goodbye to the parachute money they got coming in..

So how do other clubs like Man City get away with spending more? Clubs at the top earn much more.. Hence they can spend more

Yeap, the main hurdle which will make it completely unfeasible is that cost of it will likely to be £50m+ which for another 8k-9k seats makes no commercial sense unless we jack ticket prices up and demand outstrips supply. The latest Etihad expansion had a cost of about £50m for about 7k new seats, the club mentioned that it would take almost ten years to recover the money but after that it was all profit. It did of course mean that there was extra space for corporate hospitality though..

PCP could sign a letter of intent, I understand that was the process for the Man City sale. Yup.. The actual takeover took place a month or so later. But "everyone" knows that City was sold on deadline day. At City it was talks followed by being given numbers and then there was a letter of intent. Followed by due deligence followed by a bit of horsetrading as there was an iffy £25m debt before everything was signed.

How do you market something using stands..?

Hmpf.. The Etihad was known as City of Manchester Stadium before, a name no one liked so it was just called Eastlands or even Wastelands before becoming The Etihad. It would feel really odd calling it something else like "Nissan Stadium" or whatever now.

Well, that´s a typical Rafa team I guess... Hard to break down I mean

You had to make up a name?.. Ahmed bin AL Maktoum Nah, The guy you want is Sheikh Mohammed bin rashid al-maktoum.. Ahmed is just an executive working for the Emir

Loophole..? No one could afford to build a stadium if they had to earn that money in advance. The big "loophole" is of course sponsorships.. Let us assume that Sheikh Mo from the Maktoum family wants NUFC, given that he controls Emirates Airways that sponsor Arsenal to the tune of £30m p.a we might expect something similar for NUFC at a guess.

Infrastructure is outside all FFP calculations..

Forget him.. It´s simply not possible Why? If Mansour can buy Man City then why not? Because that´s Mansours elder brother..

Forget him.. It´s simply not possible

According to Business for Dummies 60 days. 3-6 weeks more likely..

http://www.standingalone.co.uk/manchester-city-201718-season-ticket-prices-my-outrage-at-the-meagre-rises/ They are similar to what you pay at Old Trafford or Anfield.. Hardly odd I guess. But yeah it´s more expensive than it used to be but on the other hand is the football much better as well. What people in general complain about is the extra costs.. Flying around in Europe, Wembley tickets for the whole bloody family, hotel included etc etc.