Premier League - City owners want 'dynasty'

Eurosport - Tue, 23 Sep 10:59:00 2008

Manchester City's designate chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has outlined his plans to build a dynasty at Eastlands over the next 10 years - with Mark Hughes key to his vision of a golden era of sustained success.

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The takeover of the club by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan and his Abu Dhabi United Group will be completed later today.

However the Middle East company have already stated their ambition by sanctioning the £32.5million British-record signing of Robinho from Real Madrid.

Al Mubarak looked on as the Brazilian scored in the 6-0 victory against Portsmouth on Sunday and while City now have the financial muscle to compete with the best, he insists they are going to build from the ground up.

"We are genuine people and we want to develop this club in a sustainable manner," he told the club's official website.

"Nothing rash is going to happen, we are not going to do crazy stuff.

"We will work with (executive chairman) Garry Cook and Mark. They call the shots and we are here to support to help build a sustainable club.

"Mark is as good as they get and we are backing him all the way. He makes the football decisions and we are here to learn.

"We want to hear from the fans and the community. We want to bring this club back to the community and to the fans.

"We are here as long-term investors, and it makes sense for us to build a dynasty. Between Mark and Garry, I think we have a dynasty in the making.

"With our backing, with the commitment we are going to make to the academy in the next 10 years, there is going to be a tremendous period for Manchester City and for us. And I think we are going to have a blast doing it!"

Al Mubarak reiterated that the manager will have the final say on transfer dealings.

He said: "One thing I have made very clear to Mark is that any player he wants comes from him.

"I am not an expert. It is Mark who runs the club and Mark who makes the football decisions.

"We are here to support and make financial decisions, but we are not here to teach Mark or Garry what to do.

"They are the professionals, we trust them, we have confidence in them and we are going to support them.

"Mark is an honest man, he's a leader, he's tough and he is everything you would want in a head coach. We trust him, he's one of the gems we saw in this club once we came here.

"He will put a plan together to win trophies, but we will be patient. As long as it is being managed properly and the players are doing what they need to do, then it will take whatever it takes."

Al Mubarak also met academy manager Jim Cassell and said: "That was one of my most enjoyable experiences. I have the highest confidence in him, we will be working a lot with him.

"We want to learn from the model that has been so successful here. My mandate from Sheikh Mansour was to spend as much time as I could with the academy, and I have promised him that's what I am going to do.

"I have promised him that I'll do what I can to ensure that this academy is the best not just in England, but in Europe."

Al Mubarak added: "The watchwords are patient, committed, and long term. If you look at Sheikh Mansour's track record and Abu Dhabi's track record in general, they are always sensible investors, well regarded by everyone."

Sporting Life / Eurosport

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  1. Nice to see a Liverpool fan wishing us all the best,­ cheers pal. Competition is good for the game.

    From mainerdmauler, on Wed 24 Sep 1:00PM

  2. City might emerge to be a great football club due to­ money invested... Well, as a Liverpool fan, what can I­ say ? Honestly, I'm jealous !

    From Mervin A, on Wed 24 Sep 7:25AM

  3. LoL...i'm from Scotland Hall Road, just off Briscoe­ Lane, Newton Heath. My first game at Old Trafford was­ in 1974 when Dennis Law scored a goal for the blue bit­ of Manchester, but walked off instantly due to his­ disgust. Ardwick is nowhere near Bradford pal, which­ youd know if youre a Manc, is where your new Eastlands­ stadium is situated. The site of the old Bradford Pit.­ Quite apt that its contaminated land too...

    From SHAUN, on Wed 24 Sep 4:45AM

  4. good vision........:)

    From Izal, on Wed 24 Sep 12:59AM

  5. good luck and thaks for your help cume on you blues.

    From mick.hatton, on Tue 23 Sep 5:36PM

  6. thats all we need another whore club with whore players

    From ian l, on Tue 23 Sep 5:30PM

  7. You as well Billy always a pleasure to put the scum in­ there place can you belive the cling on fans comment­ from the red @#$%.

    From john d, on Tue 23 Sep 4:36PM

  8. @ John d,
    Thankyou Mate, at least­ another "Real Manc" who knows the History­ and Geography of our fair City.
    ­ "Have a nice Day­ John".

    From Billy, on Tue 23 Sep 4:29PM

  9. @ Shaun (D)ickhead), Obviously your not a true Manc,­ and I'm sorry to have to inform you Matey that i am­ a born and bred Manc and proud of "MY TEAM!!"­ and "MY CITY!!", crawl out of the­ woodwork????? isn't that rich coming from a glory­ supporter who obviously doesn't know a thing about­ the geography of "MY CITY!!", so don't­ make me @#$% laugh you glory supporting Red scum Mune,­ i was probably watching the Superblues down at the old­ Maine Road before you were but a twinkle in your­ Pappy's japs eye.
    You boast about how great the­ Munes are over at the Theatre for Clowns, well matey­ @#$% you have such a long way to go before you can ever­ think about boasting true greatness within the same­ breathe as Liverpool and i'm sorry to have to­ inform you that it just ain't going to happen now­ or ever so Why do you not just take it on the chin and­ accept the fact that Taggart and his Rags are Finished­ as a force. Now you go and crawl back into your­ woodwork or sit back quitely and admire the finest and­ richest Football Club on the planet......."I rest­ my case".

    From Billy, on Tue 23 Sep 4:23PM

  10. Chelsea righly so give Man City a lesson. This is one­ game though with half team who were very new and they­ were simply to good on the day. Terry and Lampard are­ there team and without them are not half of what they­ need to be in years to come. Both were there before the­ Abromavich buy out.Portsmouth are a tough team to beat,­ City' team had the cutting edge all over the pitch.­ Ireland, Robhino, SWP, Jo were superb and with Johnson­ and Petrov on the sidelines we have even more attacking­ options. Great to hear about the sustained success.­ But if they give us an ounce of success this season­ City will be in the top 4 next season without doubt.

    From csarsfield, on Tue 23 Sep 3:56PM

  11. Thats Nonsense Shaun the original name for Manchester­ City was Ardwick FC and if you look at a map of­ Manchester you will see it is close to were our ground­ now is. United have not played in Manchester for over a­ hundred years apart from derby day at citys old and new­ grounds and i am from Manchester

    From john d, on Tue 23 Sep 3:53PM
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    Another bunch of blue muppets come crawling out of the­ woodwork ! Youre obviously not Mancs, 'Salford­ United' is not in Salford you p.r.i.c.k, its in­ Trafford. Manchester United are originally from Newton­ Heath, 4 miles north of Manchester city centre. Whereas­ city are originally from Hyde, which was then in­ Cheshire. Get youre facts straight before you make a­ comment about the finest team in the league....

    From SHAUN, on Tue 23 Sep 3:18PM

  13. Well that is the news that we at Easlands have all been­ waiting to hear, Old Baconface (Taggart) and his bunch­ of Cockney Munes over at Salford United are finished­ for good along with the Scousers and the two other­ Cockney pretenders, to all you Glory supporters of the­ four has been clubs mentioned above its time to bask in­ your former Glories as from today they are your last.­
    when we sing "The Best Team In The Land & All­ The World!!", you had all better believe it.

    PS:­ YEP!! Pompey had a total mare on Sunday only due to the­ fact that they couldn't cope with our Brilliant­ Samba Trio & Company.

    From Billy, on Tue 23 Sep 11:45AM

  14. Well that is the news that we at Easlands have all been­ waiting to hear, Old Baconface (Taggart) and his bunch­ of Cockney Munes over at Salford United are finished­ for good along with the Scousers and the two other­ Cockney pretenders, to all you Glory supporters of the­ four has been clubs mentioned above its time to bask in­ your former Glories as from today they are your last.­
    when we sing "The Best Team In The Land & All­ The World!!", you had all better believe it.

    PS:­ YEP!! Pompey had a total mare on Sunday only due to the­ fact that they couldn't cope with our Brilliant­ Samba Trio & Company.

    From Billy, on Tue 23 Sep 11:45AM

  15. 1. Oh, GOODNEWS then for ARSENE & Sir Fergie WHO­ ALMOST developed HEART ATTACKS at THIS 'AUDACIOUS­ MOVE'

    2. I m United but would love to see Sir­ Fergie Leaving soooooonnn after United ends 3rd at the­ Table

    From Segun, on Tue 23 Sep 11:07AM

  16. I think you may be getting a bit carried away philip o­ ! It wasn't so much a great performance from City,­ more a freak nightmare performance from Pompey. City­ showed against Chelsea that they are still way short of­ where they need to be in order to win trophies. The new­ City owners accept that and have a plan to rectify it.­ For the moment City fans are going to have to accept­ that not many Prem bosses will be shaking at their­ desks at the thought of playing them.. not just yet­ anyway !!

    From PAUL B, on Tue 23 Sep 10:54AM

  17. They've realised they looked like a bunch of­ headless chickens, and got a very good PR woman in to­ make it look authentic

    From lee, on Tue 23 Sep 10:45AM

  18. Things are sounding better than the "we can buy­ him, and him and him". I am looking forward to­ City's rise and as with every other City fan, i am­ willing to wait. Although a few more 6-0 thrashings­ would also perk the season up (insert big smilie)

    From Andy, on Tue 23 Sep 10:39AM

  19. its re asuring to all us blues that he's said this­ just lets hope it will come to fruition.weve waited­ long enough for success so whats another 10 years to­ wait for glory.ps they was fantastic on sunday,all the­ prem bosses must be shaking at thier desk's after­ whatching that display.

    From philip o, on Tue 23 Sep 10:38AM
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