Could Melbourne City's Shirt Sponsor Hint At Ours?
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Etihad is owned by the Abu Dhabi government.. Is Sheikh Mansour part of that government? No, he ain´t, Etihad is not even counted as a related party to him in IAS24.
Sheikh Mansour is part of the federal UAE government though, but they got nothing to do with airlines..
Sorry I do not get your point, I agree with the facts you quote, but if Etihad is CFG chosen sponsor then its the chosen sponsor.... (Sorry if you were not replying directly to my post, I am not clear on what you meant)
I think Etihad is a lock and it makes a ton of sense from a business perpsective from them, they can move money around the group this way. The can pick a somewhat arbitrary number to pay NYC FC for the sponsorship, same with melbourne, makes for some creative accounting possibilities which hopefully will benefit nyc fc in the long run
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Change the record pal.
You are part of CFG, same as us, that is it. FULLSTOP.
Same as we will have to tow the group line, so will you, You ARE NYCFC, your menu will be different to that of MCFC but your branding, method of play, people you answer to etc will be the same.
Time will tell whether it is you or me that is right on this subject.
New York is one of the worlds great cities, but in footballing terms you (like us) are just another team, and right now NYCFC (who I also will support) is just another team owned by CFG.
Chivas has naff all to do with this, no one is saying you are a mini MCFC, like they were a mini Chivas, they are saying you are part of a group.
And being one of the "children" of Man City is exactly what I don't want this club to be, you couldn't have said it any better for me. Granted, I knew what this was to begin with, I was just hoping to see a greater effort to distinguish us from our daddy in manchester (different identity in jerseys etc.) but it looks like our child support payments will be coming with strings attached.
The relationship between Etihad, the Sheikh and CFG has been scrutinized for the past 3 years due to FFP.
Do you think they pick Etihad because it happens to be their best sponsorship opportunity or because it helps their overall portfolio? Come on guys. It's a family business!!
Do you think they pick Etihad because it happens to be their best sponsorship opportunity or because it helps their overall portfolio? Come on guys. It's a family business!!
At the end of the day, who the hell cares who the sponsor is. As long as it's not an evil company and the logo isn't awful, then I'm fine with whatever they pick. A little absurd that people get hot and bothered over shirt sponsors. Would it be great if it's a NYC based company? Sure! But if not, life goes on.
This, 1,000 times over.
Please get it our of your heads that I am saying one of the children of Man City.
I am not.
Man City are the first (adopted) child of CFG, NYCFC are its first born
When you actually take a look at the clubs partners, you will see how much serious money is at the clubs disposal.
This will be replicated around the world. NYCFC has hit the jackpot. Sit back relax and enjoy the ride. Don't worry about the sponsors.
List of partners on Left of page
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/The-Club/Club-Partners/Etihad
This will be replicated around the world. NYCFC has hit the jackpot. Sit back relax and enjoy the ride. Don't worry about the sponsors.
List of partners on Left of page
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/The-Club/Club-Partners/Etihad
Not trying to start anything, but I have to point out it is pretty funny that when it suits the Man City fans it's "Man City and every other CFG team is just that, a City Football Group Team", when normally it's Man City is our daddy and NYCFC is the bratty son. So, maybe this is a sign of progress on that issue?
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MagnusPax
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Actually recent estimates put the Arab/Arab-American population in the US at over 2 million. By contrast UK is estimated to have around 500k.
Generally UK and Europe aren't as diverse as you would think. The US is the great melting pot/Salad.
Off demo rant.
I'm not sure why you think you need to be Middle Eastern to fly Etihad - Middle Eastern people are only a tiny percentage of the people who fly Etihad; I think Etihad is already the major airline flying out of several major cities (including Manchester and Melbourne, for the record).
Also, about Etihad and JetBlue having a partnership:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/today...odeshare-pact-with-abu-dhabis-etihad/4795581/
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