how can man. city sell the naming rights to a stadium they don't own paid for by taxpayers money surely the money should be retuned to the government i know they'd probably give it away to some unworthy cause but thats not the point why should city profit from something they don't even own
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Manchester City pay ?3million pounds a year for the lease of a stadium that was a burden on the taxpayer after being designed for Manchester's failed 2000 Olympics bid and used eventually for the 2002 Commonwealth games.
They have the right to call it anything they choose.
Stadium lease is becoming common nowadays.He who laughs last probably didn't get the joke.
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It's just a rip off deal mate in order to try and fall in line with the impending FFP (Financial Fair Play) rules where a club cannot spend more than it's current income. City's expenditure since the takeover has far outweighed the clubs income. Hence this deal and you dont have to look far to see which company is financing it
the same company owned by the same shiek who owns the club and the shirt deal !!
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It's a great test of UEFA'S new FFP system as it clearly is a transaction for the sake of the fair play ruling. I can't wait to see how they react to this as it will set the stall out for the way clubs are run under the new FFP.
No one is being ripped off directly but what about clubs with a larger annual income ? Clubs like arsenal, spurs or liverpool will suffer as an indirect result of city's increased spending allowance.
It has already been press ganged to death about the prospect of a new stadium for liverpool on stanley park and this ruling will surely push that deal through in order to bring the ticket sales of the club up in line with all the other big clubs.
Mr Henry is already making big noises about the move and a possible name change for the ground to improve revenue through sponsorship.
All interesting stuff and i cant wait to see how it all pans out.Comment
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I read something funny as regards the name of the stadium yesterday. Ethihad means United in Arabic. Talk about wannabes.Comment
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Sir Alex Ferguson in 1988
"This isn't just a job to me." "It's a mission. I am deadly serious about it. Some people would reckon too serious. We will get there, believe me. And when it happens, life will change for Liverpool and everyone else - dramatically."
Sir Alex Ferguson. 
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It works out at ?30 million a year, wait till next year UTD is ?50 million a year I read yesterday.It's just a rip off deal mate in order to try and fall in line with the impending FFP (Financial Fair Play) rules where a club cannot spend more than it's current income. City's expenditure since the takeover has far outweighed the clubs income. Hence this deal and you dont have to look far to see which company is financing it the same company owned by the same shiek who owns the club and the shirt deal !!
Beggars belief reallySir Alex Ferguson in 1988
"This isn't just a job to me." "It's a mission. I am deadly serious about it. Some people would reckon too serious. We will get there, believe me. And when it happens, life will change for Liverpool and everyone else - dramatically."
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It can mean United, union, alliance, and friendship according to Mohammed Nizami, from the Manchester City council translation service. Read the story on the Daily Mail website:
News: Manchester City accused of renaming Etihad Stadium United after Arabic experts divided on meaning - News - MirrorFootball.co.ukComment
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Sir Alex Ferguson in 1988
"This isn't just a job to me." "It's a mission. I am deadly serious about it. Some people would reckon too serious. We will get there, believe me. And when it happens, life will change for Liverpool and everyone else - dramatically."
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yes mate, one word in Arabic can have 3 different meanings depending on how its used in a sentence.. You are right it can translate to Union but also can translate to unison or alliance
Manchester City stadium: Does the Arabic word 'Etihad' really mean 'United' in English? | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
Speaking at the Manchester City press conference, James Hogan, of Etihad Airways, said the correct translation of Etihad from Arabic was 'Union'The MEN contacted Mohammed Nizami, at the Manchester City council translation service in the town hall, who said the correct translation for Etihad was 'Unity'.
But when asked if the word could also mean 'United' he consulted an arabic dictionary and said: "Yes, it can also stand for union, alliance, friendship and united."
Paul Tate, who is in charge of the Middle Eastern collection at the University of Manchester's John Rylands Library, said: "It's not quite a clear answer. Different Arabic speakers will give you a different answer.
"Etihad doesn't literally translate as united, but it implies it at the same time.It's a noun that means unison, union or alliance.Last edited by opsmonkey; 11 July, 2011, 00:24.
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Manchester City stadium: Does the Arabic word 'Etihad' really mean 'United' in English? | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
From opsmonkey's link:
"Etihad doesn't literally translate as united, but it implies it at the same time.It's a noun that means unison, union or alliance.
"But United is an adjective, so the word for that would be Mutthid. For example, if you were saying Manchester United, you would say Manchester al-Mutthid."He who laughs last probably didn't get the joke.Comment
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The City of Manchester stadium was NOT paid for by tax payers around the country,
it was paid for by council tax payers of Manchester, so no chance of united fans paying anything towards it then
unlike London who get there own lottery and billions from the treasury, Manchester residents paid for the commonwealth games.!retupmoc eht ni deppart m'I !pleHComment
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