no worries wif such an owner , man city will b playing against crystal palace soonOriginally posted by Slipshade:Weren't his assets frozen?
Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
[b]Thaksin aims to surpass United
Thaksin Shinawatra is hoping Manchester City can surpass the popularity of local rivals United in Asia.
The former Thailand Prime Minister has agreed an £81.6million deal with the City board to buy the Premier League club.
Having seen United dominate the Far East market, Shinawatra wants City to be in a position to compete with their neighbours.
"The Asian people, especially in Thailand and China, they like football very much," Shinawatra told Sky Sports News.
"They watch almost every Premier League match that is telecast live and my takeover will mean even more for the Asians to be watching more of the teams, especially Manchester City.
"We have a Chinese player in Sun Jihai in the team and Manchester City has to do more marketing in Asia, which in the past we have done very little.
"That is what my plan is going to be."
Regarding the prospects of being as popular as the reigning champions, Shinawatra added: "Yes (we can be as popular), in Asia especially.
"I think many Asian people know the club very well, but we still need to do more on the marketing and also the academy.
"I would like to set up an academy in different regions of the world, starting in Asia. I'd like an academy in China, an academy in Thailand or an academy in the Middle East."![]()
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:typo sia!! shud b
Shinawatra added: "Yes (we can be as popular), in Asia especially.
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rich people keep most of their money overseas.Originally posted by Slipshade:Weren't his assets frozen?
Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:i think all this frozen asserts against him has gone to his head.. he's lost it big time i think... "aims to surpass United'? he meant west ham united right?
[b]Thaksin aims to surpass United
Thaksin Shinawatra is hoping Manchester City can surpass the popularity of local rivals United in Asia.
The former Thailand Prime Minister has agreed an £81.6million deal with the City board to buy the Premier League club.
Having seen United dominate the Far East market, Shinawatra wants City to be in a position to compete with their neighbours.
"The Asian people, especially in Thailand and China, they like football very much," Shinawatra told Sky Sports News.
"They watch almost every Premier League match that is telecast live and my takeover will mean even more for the Asians to be watching more of the teams, especially Manchester City.
"We have a Chinese player in Sun Jihai in the team and Manchester City has to do more marketing in Asia, which in the past we have done very little.
"That is what my plan is going to be."
Regarding the prospects of being as popular as the reigning champions, Shinawatra added: "Yes (we can be as popular), in Asia especially.
"I think many Asian people know the club very well, but we still need to do more on the marketing and also the academy.
"I would like to set up an academy in different regions of the world, starting in Asia. I'd like an academy in China, an academy in Thailand or an academy in the Middle East."![]()
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