Ex Thai PM linked with £92m City take over

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is reported to be lining up a move to buy Manchester City.

The 57-year-old has been linked with gaining a controlling interest in a Premiership club before after he failed in a bid to buy a stake in Liverpool in 2004.

City chairman John Wardle is believed to be considering offers for the club with an American consortium expressing an interest in the Eastlands outfit.

Reports from the Far East now suggest Shinawatra is pondering a £92.2 million purchase of City.

Some fans arent happy cos of his controversial political past BUT buying the club would be around £70m so it is thought he'd free up at least £20m for transfers, so to be honest i just say 'show me the money'.

Wasn't he the guy interested in buying Liverpool but they found some of his dealings to be 'dodgy' and said they wouldn't sell to him?

£92m also seems a lot of money, especially as Villa cost half that

Tweedle wrote:Wasn't he the guy interested in buying Liverpool but they found some of his dealings to be 'dodgy' and said they wouldn't sell to him?

£92m also seems a lot of money, especially as Villa cost half that

Yeah it sounds a lot but the club would cost just over £70m and the other £20m would be for spending i think.

Christ, that's a lot of money!! But where will it end? I mean if every rich guy bought an EPL team…the difference would still be the same. Cause the “richest” owners can be found at the top 4 anyway!

Tweedle wrote:Wasn't he the guy interested in buying Liverpool but they found some of his dealings to be 'dodgy' and said they wouldn't sell to him?

£92m also seems a lot of money, especially as Villa cost half that

Nope, it wasn't dodgy. He wanted to buy only 30% share in the club then he had the idea of funding it by way of "special lottery." Though sounded good in theory, didn't get approved.

Tweedle wrote:Wasn't he the guy interested in buying Liverpool but they found some of his dealings to be 'dodgy' and said they wouldn't sell to him?

£92m also seems a lot of money, especially as Villa cost half that

i think we cost somewhere between 60 and 70m so it's not that different, particularly given man city have a new stadium - although i don't know if they have debts to go with that

Diaper FC wrote:

Tweedle wrote:Wasn't he the guy interested in buying Liverpool but they found some of his dealings to be 'dodgy' and said they wouldn't sell to him?

£92m also seems a lot of money, especially as Villa cost half that

Nope, it wasn't dodgy. He wanted to buy only 30% share in the club then he had the idea of funding it by way of "special lottery." Though sounded good in theory, didn't get approved.

'Special lottery'

you don;t think that sounds at all 'dodgy'?

Tweedle wrote:

Diaper FC wrote:

Tweedle wrote:Wasn't he the guy interested in buying Liverpool but they found some of his dealings to be 'dodgy' and said they wouldn't sell to him?

£92m also seems a lot of money, especially as Villa cost half that

Nope, it wasn't dodgy. He wanted to buy only 30% share in the club then he had the idea of funding it by way of "special lottery." Though sounded good in theory, didn't get approved.

'Special lottery'

you don;t think that sounds at all 'dodgy'?

He can do whatever the f@ck he wants if it mean we have over £20m to spend this summer. .

Like touch children?

Tweedle wrote:Like touch children?

mmmmmmmmm £20m is a lot of money.

Ex-Thai PM steps up Man City bid










Former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has emerged as the frontrunner to buy Manchester City.

Thaksin has been granted access to the club's accounts and his advisers will carry out due diligence before reporting their findings to him.

Thaksin, who failed to buy Liverpool three years ago, has been linked with a £100m bid for City.

His offer is believed to be more favourable to City than that of rival bidder Ray Ranson.

The club were not happy with some of the terms of Ranson's initial proposal before he submitted an updated version.

But Thaksin made contact with City on Monday and the process for him to take over the Eastlands outfit has moved on quickly.

Due diligence allows a potential buyer to examine the accounts of the organisation in question and decide whether it is a worthwhile investment for them to make.

I can see why the Citeh board see it as 'more favourable'.

At least this guy will give slow-release cash injections backed by secure assets.

I'm very unsure on the financial implications of Ranson's offer and if I was a City fan I'd be very worried about the offer - £20m for a summer transfer fund but then what? It seems like he was hoping the £20m would sort out all their problems and then they would survive off their future income. It doedn't work like that fool.

Tweedle wrote:I can see why the Citeh board see it as 'more favourable'.

At least this guy will give slow-release cash injections backed by secure assets.

I'm very unsure on the financial implications of Ranson's offer and if I was a City fan I'd be very worried about the offer - £20m for a summer transfer fund but then what? It seems like he was hoping the £20m would sort out all their problems and then they would survive off their future income. It doedn't work like that fool.

Yeah i think everyone is a little concerned over the Ronson deal but to be honest i dont think it will go through as the Shinawatra take over sounds very very good. To be honest he is worht £2billion and is a major player compared to Ronson.

Obviously nothing is certain but the thought of Shinawatra making £50m available to spend is fucking brilliant. It would allow us to add 6 or 7 very good players to the likes of Isaksson, Dunne, Disitin, Richards, Barton, Ireland, Mpenza, Vassell etc and have a very good looking squad. First thing id like ot seeus do is get two wingers in (Id go for N'Zogbia and SWP).

Still one issue is will Pearce be in charge? He lacks the support of the majority of the fans and with big Sam available i could see us trying to get him in.

* Ranson

Ok goaty, Champo time...

If you had £50m to spend - what players would you buy and where would you look to stengthen?

Tweedle wrote:* Ranson

Ok goaty, Champo time...

If you had £50m to spend - what players would you buy and where would you look to stengthen?

Obviosly this is off the top of my head and its hard to know who would be available, who would want to come and the prices but id look at doing something like this....


Start on the wings with SWP (£12m) N'Zogbia (£5m) its hard to price him cos he is a quality player but isnt playing at the moment and cant e happy which is sure to bring his price down. Then id get Sidwell in for the centre mid, great buisness on a free. I like Ball but to be honest if i thought i could get Wayne Bridge in for £7m or so then id love him at left back and ball on the bench. So thats 3 players in and only half the money spent. Then id look for strikers Djib Cisse from Liverpool £10m (might be slightly less than this) and Mido £4m. They both have something different in their lockers, they have shown their quality in the EPL BUT both still have something to prove. Id aslo look for a holding midfield player so i could change the centre mid between Barton, Sidwell, Ireland, Johnson and whoever. Maybe someone like Dacourt from Inter (although i doubt we could get him) or Diop from Fulham or see if i could loan Diarra from Chelsea,


Cisse £10m
Mido £4m
SWP £12m
Bridge £7m
N'Zogbia £5m
Sidwell Free
Defensive Mid £?M
Trabelsi Free
Beasley £1m

Total £39m

So id look to spend around £40m depending on the defensive Mid. With those players alongside Isaksson, Dunne, Distin, Richards, Ireland, Barton, Mpenza, Ball, Onuoha, Johnson, Samaras and Vassell we would have a decent squad.


What do you think ?

Our first team would look something like...



-------------------------------Isaksson


Richards----------Distin-----------Dunne----------------Bridge-------



SWP---------------Barton---------Sidwell / DM---------N'Zogbia-----



---------------------Cisse------------Mido-------------------------------

Looks good.

Regarding left back, Leyton Baines may be available on the cheap if Wigan go down - sure. he's no wayne Brdige but he's a very adept player and has been Wigan's only player to perform this season. Dangerous going forward as well.

I'm still a bit unsure on Cissé, bearing in mind that Charlton are now effectively relegated it uld be worth sniffing around Darren Bent - he's proven himself in the EPL already and works far harder for the team than Cissé does.

Re SWP - he's just recently started playing very well for Chelsea - bad timing in a sense. Will they still be looking to sell him? If not, then maybe you could try and prise Bentley away from Blackburn.

Central midfield: if you dont get Sidwell, Scott Brown would be available for around £4m and he's incredibly highly regarded in Scotland and I think could easily settle into the EPL

Tweedle wrote:Looks good.

Regarding left back, Leyton Baines may be available on the cheap if Wigan go down - sure. he's no wayne Brdige but he's a very adept player and has been Wigan's only player to perform this season. Dangerous going forward as well.

I'm still a bit unsure on Cissé, bearing in mind that Charlton are now effectively relegated it uld be worth sniffing around Darren Bent - he's proven himself in the EPL already and works far harder for the team than Cissé does.

Re SWP - he's just recently started playing very well for Chelsea - bad timing in a sense. Will they still be looking to sell him? If not, then maybe you could try and prise Bentley away from Blackburn.

Central midfield: if you dont get Sidwell, Scott Brown would be available for around £4m and he's incredibly highly regarded in Scotland and I think could easily settle into the EPL

Yeah i agree with all your points mate, i thought of Baines but i could see someone like Arsenal coming in for him, plus i think Wigan would want £7m or so and im not sure if he's that good, whereas with Bridge you know what your getting.

i also know what you mean about Cisse, i would actually rather have Bent but i think Charlton will want silly money for him £12m or more and i wouldnt pay that for him. I have always liked Cisse and believe that without the injuries and given a proper chance in the EPL he would could be brilliant, plus i bet he is availablefor £8-10m which would be chaper than Bent.

SWP is a difficult one now he is playing well, its hard to say but id go for him and i think for £12m Jose might just get rid of him, but its very hard to say.

I really like Bentley and he'd be quality but i cant see Blackburn selling him on the cheap and i bet Hughes would slap a massive price tag on him.

Sidwell depends on who else comes in and how far North he and his family would move, if not him then Brown is a great suggestion.


With these kind of players how do you think we would do ?

Shinawatra has released a statement confirming he has made an 'indicative proposal' to Manchester City.


The billionaire tycoon has verified his position.

The statement read: "Dr Thaksin Shinawatra notes certain press articles regarding the possibility of an offer being made for Manchester City.

"Dr Thaksin confirms that he and his advisers have made an indicative proposal that may or may not lead to an offer being made for the company."
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It sounds promising fella. Hopefully he'll put in a soild offer at some point over the next couple of months

Ireland has more potential than Barton and Sidwell imo.

Tweedle wrote:It sounds promising fella. Hopefully he'll put in a soild offer at some point over the next couple of months

Yeah i hope so, its pretty exciting stuff but at the moment im tryng not to get my hopes up. If his take over goes to plan, with out fans, academy and stadium we have the opportunity forfill our potential.

Parks lives wrote:Ireland has more potential than Barton and Sidwell imo.

A 1000 leagues more IMO.

Sidwell is distinct only in his mediocrity, an English Fabregas but not as good, Barton is just a better version of Sidwell. Ireland has technical ability in abundance.

Parks lives wrote:Ireland has more potential than Barton and Sidwell imo.

Yeah Ireland has a lot of potential and could become a top player. I like the kid a lot, he has great vision, good technique and a nice touch. We have done very well getting some top kids over from Ireland. All started a few years ago when we bought Cherry Orchid (a Irish club famed for top youngsters) we get them over at about 14/15 yrs old and develop them from there. We have a few really top quality young Irish lads in the Academy at the mo look out of a left winger called Donal McDermott only 17 but looks quality.

Maybe you could play all 3 in midfield.

I do rate Barton and Sidwell, I just think Ireland is going to be better. His football brain is alot more advanced already.

waft the hapless youth wrote:

Parks lives wrote:Ireland has more potential than Barton and Sidwell imo.

A 1000 leagues more IMO.

Sidwell is distinct only in his mediocrity, an English Fabregas but not as good, Barton is just a better version of Sidwell. Ireland has technical ability in abundance.

TBH i think there isnt much between Sidwell and Barton and i would rather have Sidwell than Barton at the club just cos Barton pisses me off all the time. Still it would be decent to have both, plus with Johnson coming through ( he is far better than Barton was at 19) and Ireland we'd have a decent centre midfield. Plus if i hadmy way and we got N'Zog and SWP on the wings it would be awsome.

First he ripped of the Thai people and now he can spend it at City! I would be devastated if I were an City fan! My grandfather of 95 will be gutted when he hears it....

Ricardo Jol wrote:First he ripped of the Thai people and now he can spend it at City! I would be devastated if I were an City fan! My grandfather of 95 will be gutted when he hears it....

Why is your grandad a city fan ? Sorry but im not gutted far from it we need the cash big time, plus he seemed a popular PM from what i read on the BBC.