THAKSIN PUTS ENTIRE CITY SQUAD UP FOR SALE

zocoss

16 May 08, 18:55

SHINAWATRA PUTS ENTIRE CITY SQUAD UP FOR SALE

Thaksin has reportedly put the entire Manchester City squad up for sale.

Not content with getting rid of their best manager for years, Thaksin Shinawatra has reportedly put the entire Manchester City squad up for sale.

Despite having to undergo the humiliation of representing his boss on a tour to Thailand, Sven Goran Eriksson is expected to be sacked in the coming weeks, and now The Daily Express reports that Shinawatra is so unhappy with City's performances this season that he wants a wholesale clear-out at Eastlands.

The paper claims that Shinawatra wants rid of every player on City's books - including star performers and huge assets Micah Richards, Michael Johnson and Joe Hart.

Shinawatra has reportedly sent a letter to each member of the City sqaud expressing his feelings, and wants to start next season with a whole new squad to go with his new manager.

According to The Express, the latest shambolic developments have prompted a distraught City chairman John Wardle to apologise to the squad for selling the club to Shinawatra in the first place.

The former Thai prime minister won't be short of interested parties for his players. Richard Dunne is expected to move to Newcastle for around £5million, while Liverpool and Arsenal are thought to be interested in Johnson, while Hart is reportedly a target for Tottenham.

Richards would most likely command the highest fee, with Chelsea and Manchester United both apparently interested.

brokenluv

16 May 08, 18:58

one word - crazy

Pitot

16 May 08, 18:59

WTF???

cant believe it. dont think it is true.

stellazio

16 May 08, 19:00

wth..the man city fans will hate him..

zocoss

16 May 08, 19:10

Originally posted by stellazio:

wth..the man city fans will hate him..

I think they already hate him for wanting to sack Sven...

the Bear

16 May 08, 19:14

hmm.. sort of like Pol Pot's Year Zero?

Fallen_Heaven

16 May 08, 19:18

wtf? first in history?

reserve squad also tio bo?

zocoss

16 May 08, 19:23

Anyway, he is very rich, what is one "City" to him... Heard he sold his one company to our Temasek for something like US2 billion... What about his other business...

Fallen_Heaven

16 May 08, 19:26

I think city next season relegated.

how can.. -.-

charlize

16 May 08, 20:06

Next season, Man City will be represented by the Thai national team.

Sienx

16 May 08, 20:19

siao kia what does he know about football...for god sake..

dukedracula

16 May 08, 20:21

the power of tom yam....lol.....having gone through a coup, i guess he's unwilling to go through another one....there could be a silver lining for city though....a clean slate for the new manager to work from scratch.....plenty of names out of contract and out of favour....get some experienced players and mesh them with new names might do the trick....

jayh272416

16 May 08, 20:34

Hmmm... if he sell whole squad, then after that cannot buy even 11 players, den how

@:)@

16 May 08, 20:39

Nothing wrong if he can choose and buy all the right players and form one whole new squad.

City supporters should not be contended with a 9th place finish. Should have the same ambitions as Everton or Aston Villa - aim for a UEFA Cup spot. I don't blame Thaksin for thinking that - he's doing a Roman Abramovich, you know?

I_love_my_toilet

16 May 08, 21:11

relegation looming i guess... out of his mind.... Rome is not built in 1 day....

gigabyte14

16 May 08, 21:13

watta noob

hiphop2009

16 May 08, 21:27

but also not sell whole squad right??

siao lang.

dukedracula

16 May 08, 22:08

the reason for selling the whole team i suspect is because they are for sven and the last thrashing by boro was a message for the thai that they would revolt....so rather then trying to appease the team, just get rid of the whole lot...they are a mediocre team to start with, no harm looking for new 'parts'...barca has a handful of players leaving, on the wrong side of 20 but still fit enough to carry on...start from there....

zocoss

16 May 08, 22:11

Originally posted by @:)@:

Nothing wrong if he can choose and buy all the right players and form one whole new squad.

City supporters should not be contended with a 9th place finish. Should have the same ambitions as Everton or Aston Villa - aim for a UEFA Cup spot. I don't blame Thaksin for thinking that - he's doing a Roman Abramovich, you know?

Getting to Europe is not as sweet as doing the double over United... lol

Whats the point of getting into the Uefa cup and meet all those 2nd class European clubs... even the prize money is like peanuts compare to the CL... Lesser even than what Derby gets for going down... lol

Sven will always have his place with the City fans... lol

Pitot

16 May 08, 22:12

Thing now is that they are saying there are debts for the players that they bought. Havent fully paid off the players they brought in this season.

SiMiLaiEh*

16 May 08, 22:45

wa then their players all cut price...top 4 clubs can smell it liao...micah richards especially

reyes

16 May 08, 22:53

if all player can find buyer?

he sending a message amid a wrong one to all players, he is the boss, not sven.

but the forgot, he need the fans. no club in the world can survive without the fans.

who would like to play for man city? a club without the fans.

next season, he could be relegated!

dragg

16 May 08, 23:26

i believe football managers are the last people to mind getting sacked.

just look at their compensation package.

I-like-flings(m)

16 May 08, 23:37

it's the easiest way to start new what..... well done!!!!!!! he can buy all the player he wan what..... u all dun play CM one is it?

zocoss

16 May 08, 23:41

lol... look at the thai lady behind Thaksin and Sven... Not sure if she knows anything about Man City... But she must be a Thaksin fan...

I think if Thaksin would made his hair blue the City fans will start to trust him...