I think kdb was top and was also the player who covered most distance in the cl.
Manchester City 17/18 discussion | "If you're here for the Champions clap your hands" (#6505)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
I think kdb was top and was also the player who covered most distance in the cl.
So they're getting a BTS Amazon Prime series
Say what you want about them as a club, but I'd love it if United were more willing to do some of this kind of stuff. I'd take a website renovation for christ's sake.
Say what you want about them as a club, but I'd love it if United were more willing to do some of this kind of stuff. I'd take a website renovation for christ's sake.
Rumours that it’s £24m across 3 years. If it’s that kind of funding then I suspect others will very soon follow quickly with similarly lucrative deals. I’m looking forward to watching.
I know people are sceptical of some of our commercial sponsors (although £40m a year for stadium AND shirt is peanuts these days despite links to Etihad), but I do think our management team are very effective at bringing in sponsors, it’s been happening consistently for years now and it shows in our latest numbers. Even removing middle-east sponsors we’d carry a very healthy revenue these days.
Edit: Worth noting our stadium and shirt sponsor is due a change this summer with the 10-year agreement now up. Interesting to see where that goes, or whether Etihad sign a bigger deal.
Its only natural the more success City have the more big names players they have that it will become easier to attract more sponsors but I like many others take no notice of City's commercial success given where most of it originates from.
think most of it originates from TV and non Middle Eastern sponsorship now.
Pah! I bet it isn't a patch on this:
I was the same last season when we went on to win the title (Chelsea Fan) didn't want too say we would definitely win the title but the feeling was there from November that we would and I did feel quietly confident. When its your own team you don't want to speak too soon in case anything goes wrong or get carried away because you look at previous experience. Realistically though from a Neutral point of view, yourselves are the only thing that can mess up your chances i.e. if you implode.
Not much between United, City & Spurs I don't think and they will most definitely make up the top 4. Spurs have the best chance of challenging due to there style of play they tend to only need a goal or 2 to win games. But between united city and Chelsea it could go anyway IMO.
Squad, style and chemistry your quite a bit above all the other teams and if Gundogan can stay fit that will be an even bigger boost.
I suppose it depends on the content. If a lot of it is "filler" and cheesy stuff then I don't see much point. I'm looking forward to it though but I'm sceptical about how it will keep viewers interested. I heard Sky were a bit miffed about Amazon doing this, and you have to wonder how much match footage, if any, will be allowed to be used in light of that.
As for United's website, yeah it could definitely do with a makeover. I think it's become a bit of a running joke amongst United fans. For my sins, I actually have to access it from time to time due to a moonlighting venture of mine which I won't go into (it doesn't actually involve working for the club or attending any United games before anyone asks lol), and even though I'm only after the dates of fixtures and kick-off times I don't think the format has changed in more than a decade. Then again, City's revamped website is utter shite to be fair and not a patch on the previous incarnation.
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I just hope they don't go unbeaten in the league now, as they are clearly winning it.
To go unbeaten isn't such a great achievement for me unless it is coupled with going unbeaten in the CL.
But this coud be a relevant question to discuss if City are unbeaten after 31 games, not after 11. They were unbeaten after 13-14 games season 11-12 and still managed to lose 5 games in the next 25 games.
But this coud be a relevant question to discuss if City are unbeaten after 31 games, not after 11. They were unbeaten after 13-14 games season 11-12 and still managed to lose 5 games in the next 25 games.
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Not that I think we can go unbeaten in the league all season for one minute, I think any team that can avoid defeat for 38 consecutive league games has pulled of an enormous achievement regardless of what they do in the CL.
Some pretty high standards you got
Doubt City will go unbeaten, since, at least in my opinion, that's a huge achievement. There's always that one game where everything goes against you.Surely, it is some achievement. But winning the title is all that matters. For me winning the title with record points total would be more impressive than avoiding a defeat.
If a given team has a big lead, say 12 pts, not losing a game isn't that important if it continues to play in the CL. Winning the title and going far in the CL is more important than just winning the title without losing a game. One of the reasons why United never did it under Fergie was that United used to reach far in the CL.
The Invincibles lost 2 games already in the CL group (one of them 0:3 from Inter at home, the other from Kiev away) and suffered another loss vs pre-Jose Chelsea. It was a great achievement to not lose in the PL but in the grand scheme of things they are not a patch on the greatest club sides who lost games but won the European cup/CL.
I think people are getting a little carried away. Pep has had superior teams to this City side and never gone unbeaten.
Also if they are to win the league as convincingly as everyone ( including myself) seems to believe. I think it will make it easier for them to lose a match around March / April as his Bayern sides did when they had it wrapped up.
Welcome back. We haven't a hope of going unbeaten. I don't think we'll get to Christmas unbeaten nevermind the season.
It might be a bit of an achievement but there's been a lot better pl winning teams.
Thanks. I apologize for my bad words about your supporters. I just feel the heat of the game too much.
When are you playing Tottenham? I know United are in december.
City vs Tottenham is on December 16th, less than a week after we play United. If we can get through those two without losing, I'll start to think about winning the league, but I don't see us going unbeaten. We'd most likely come close before losing 1-0 to Southampton on the final day knowing City
.Tottenham away or at home?City vs Tottenham is on December 16th, less than a week after we play United. If we can get through those two without losing, I'll start to think about winning the league, but I don't see us going unbeaten. We'd most likely come close before losing 1-0 to Southampton on the final day knowing City
I hope it makes you feel better. If we were to win the league, I suggest you take no notice of that either.
You're right. I happens all the time and since Arsenal managed it, there's hardly any competition any more anyway. It's surprising it doesn't happen every season really.
It’ll be an own goal in the 90+ minute with Southampton having had no shots on target.We'd most likely come close before losing 1-0 to Southampton on the final day knowing City
Deja vu - can’t remember who it was against? Vaguely remember it was Sun Jihai?
You're right. I happens all the time and since Arsenal managed it, there's hardly any competition any more anyway. It's surprising it doesn't happen every season really.
The aim is to win the title. Not losing a single game is rare but this is partly because it isn't necessary to win the title. United lost 3 league games when we won the treble in 99 and 5 games when we won the double in 08. Any of these teams is regarded as better than the Invincibles. For my money, Chelsea had a better team when they broke the record for most points in 2005 as well. What's the point of going unbeaten in the league if the price is getting beaten in the CL?
Barca lost 5 league games when they won the treble in 2009. They lost 2 league games when they won the CL in 11. You know what, they are a far better team than the "Invincibles". Give the latter the chance to play in a CL final at the expense of getting beaten in the league and they will bite your hand off.
That said, going unbeaten the whole season in the league is a great achievement, I didn't express myself well. The invincibles are one of the great teams in the PL era, no doubt about it.
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No worries mate. Its good to have you back. Footballs an emotional game.
The same week as the united game we play spurs.think its united and Swansea away spurs at home.
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Wow! So if we were to go all season unbeaten (we won't) you'd consider it a "bit of an achievement"?
Some of our fans are getting a little spoilt!
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We don't even have a fecking youtube channel.
I'm talking about Arsenal's invincible"s. There's a fair few better team's than them over the PL years. To many draws which they played for just to get over the line unbeaten.Wow! So if we were to go all season unbeaten (we won't) you'd consider it a "bit of an achievement"?
Some of our fans are getting a little spoilt!
In terms of getting with the digital times City are ahead of us. Their website and accounts on Social Platforms (YouTube etc), are far better than ours. This is a good move for them.
Yeah, read it above. Key moment of the season, imo.
We are always ahead of the curve. If we aren't doing these things it's obviously due to there being little value in it for us. We don't struggle to sell tickets, & having 600 Milllion fans means our profile is high enough.
Of course there is value in us increasing our online prescence.
Our social media is a joke. We're so complacent
No wonder Jose is frustrated with the corporate set up and infrastructure of the club.
No wonder Jose is frustrated with the corporate set up and infrastructure of the club.
We posted record revenues without even being in the CL. We are a money making juggernaut. No PL team comes close to generating the revenues we do. I think we have to trust the men at the top as they've proved it time & again.
Who cares about unbeaten, it’s the points that matter. Arsenal does not have the highest points tally in the PL-era, Chelsea under Mourinho does - a much more impressive feat. You could go unbeaten and relegate, in theory. Go 95 points and you win the league, beaten a few times on the way if you want to.
Of course there is value in us increasing our online prescence.
You can view that argument both ways. Perhaps you've made the revenues you have despite the men at the top, rather than because of the men at the top. Put another way, only an idiot would have failed to make money out of United when they dominated the English game the way they did, at a time English football was exploding both in financial & worldwide exposure terms, with the players, manager, history, etc that United had/have.
But others are catching up and for younger fans & players alike, United's history, in relative terms, is not the draw it was 10 years ago. As a club, you are competing on more of a level playing field with other clubs than you once were. So getting ready for the social media revenues that will become more & more important is vital. Complacency, which respectfully is how I see your post, is great for us fans of other clubs, but could become a significant problem for you in years to come
From the need for women's teams to youtube channels, modern website to online gamers, the world is changing and today's youth, who are tomorrows fans, will be unrecognisable in their habits in another generation's time.
You can view that argument both ways. Perhaps you've made the revenues you have despite the men at the top, rather than because of the men at the top. Put another way, only an idiot would have failed to make money out of United when they dominated the English game the way they did, at a time English football was exploding both in financial & worldwide exposure terms, with the players, manager, history, etc that United had/have.
But others are catching up and for younger fans & players alike, United's history, in relative terms, is not the draw it was 10 years ago. As a club, you are competing on more of a level playing field with other clubs than you once were. So getting ready for the social media revenues that will become more & more important is vital. Complacency, which respectfully is how I see your post, is great for us fans of other clubs, but could become a significant problem for you in years to come
From the need for women's teams to youtube channels, modern website to online gamers, the world is changing and today's youth, who are tomorrows fans, will be unrecognisable in their habits in another generation's time.
That's true. Just kidding to save our unbeaten record