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Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby gary james » Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:51 am

Details of the Overseas ownership football debate I'm chairing at the Manchester Histories Festival now appears: http://www.manchesterhistoriesfestival. ... balldebate

Get your tickets now!

The panel is a bit different to that listed and consists of Me (chair), Andy Walsh (FC Utd), Dave Wallace (King of the Kippax/former fan on the board), Colin Savage (City finance expert), Dee Hynes (research into football fans/community activities) & Vanessa Toulmin (social historian).

The debate will compare City's overseas owners with those at Utd and question whether community/history and so on is important or not to today's owners.

Tickets are free so it'd be good to get as many there as possible.

Further footballing events (including a talk by me; tour; and Bill Cronshaw's I'll Be Bert) will appear soon.
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby john68 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:08 pm

Tickets sorted.....Think I might enjoy this....:-)
I'm always up for listening to night of gloryfying the blues whilst hearing the rags getting slagged of....especially when done intelligently.
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Niall Quinns Discopants » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:09 pm

Dave Wallace was dead against foreign ownership when he was "official voice of the supporters".

Hope he hasn't switched sides and is a man and says what he said then. As an "official voice of Manchester City supporters".
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Chinners » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:20 pm

I reckon DW has well changed his tune by now ... and he ain't my official voice either, I didn't vote for him.

Shall I won't be able to attend, it sounds an excellent way to kill a couple of hours
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby zuricity » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:33 pm

Chinners , have you been at the Judge's rum ? "Shall I won't" or "Shame i won't" ? :-)
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby john68 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:35 pm

zuricity wrote:Chinners , have you been at the Judge's rum ? "Shall I won't" or "Shame i won't" ? :-)


Considering Chinners was unable to see which way Suarez was looking, I reckon he's been sharing the Twitchy hip flask.
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby DoomMerchant » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:58 pm

john68 wrote:
zuricity wrote:Chinners , have you been at the Judge's rum ? "Shall I won't" or "Shame i won't" ? :-)


Considering Chinners was unable to see which way Suarez was looking, I reckon he's been sharing the Twitchy hip flask.
Maybe he's thinker than you drunk he is Mate.


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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Goataldo » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:07 pm

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Dave Wallace was dead against foreign ownership when he was "official voice of the supporters".

Hope he hasn't switched sides and is a man and says what he said then. As an "official voice of Manchester City supporters".


Man can change his mind though surely? In light of 'new evidence', such as major investment and redevelopment, winning the FA Cup, and being top of the league?

Or is this based on a long standing opinion or grudge against Dave Wallace? TBH I don't know the man, and don't buy KotK...
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby zuricity » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:13 pm

john68 wrote:
zuricity wrote:Chinners , have you been at the Judge's rum ? "Shall I won't" or "Shame i won't" ? :-)


Considering Chinners was unable to see which way Suarez was looking, I reckon he's been sharing the Twitchy hip flask.
Maybe he's thinker than you drunk he is Mate.


Yeah ! He even repeated those gorgeous 'Mams' on the Daily Gollox this a.m. !

I think all this Twitching is geting to him.
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Chinners » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:57 pm

Ha ha, yes Shall should have been Shame .... I've not touched a drop today and still stand by my view on the Suarez accident ... so neerrr

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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Nickyboy » Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:32 pm

Tickets booked, looking forward to it!!
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby gary james » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:30 am

Nickyboy wrote:Tickets booked, looking forward to it!!


Great. Tickets are limited so first come first served.

Hope you enjoy it. It looks like Bill Cronshaw's play "I'll Be Bert" will be performed about 40 mins after the debate's due to end, so once that's advertised it'd be worth getting tickets for that as well.
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Niall Quinns Discopants » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:06 pm

Goataldo wrote:
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Dave Wallace was dead against foreign ownership when he was "official voice of the supporters".

Hope he hasn't switched sides and is a man and says what he said then. As an "official voice of Manchester City supporters".


Man can change his mind though surely? In light of 'new evidence', such as major investment and redevelopment, winning the FA Cup, and being top of the league?

Or is this based on a long standing opinion or grudge against Dave Wallace? TBH I don't know the man, and don't buy KotK...


It always pissed me off how he portrayed him as some sort of spokesman man for all the supporters. As you can see from this very site there are as many opinions as there are supporters. Also he was giving shit to foreign supporters even back when there was about handful of us.

So yeah, I don't think too highly of him.
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Dubciteh » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:16 pm

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
Goataldo wrote:
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Dave Wallace was dead against foreign ownership when he was "official voice of the supporters".

Hope he hasn't switched sides and is a man and says what he said then. As an "official voice of Manchester City supporters".


Man can change his mind though surely? In light of 'new evidence', such as major investment and redevelopment, winning the FA Cup, and being top of the league?

Or is this based on a long standing opinion or grudge against Dave Wallace? TBH I don't know the man, and don't buy KotK...


It always pissed me off how he portrayed him as some sort of spokesman man for all the supporters. As you can see from this very site there are as many opinions as there are supporters. Also he was giving shit to foreign supporters even back when there was about handful of us.

So yeah, I don't think too highly of him.


im with you NDQP, i remember not been very fond of him or his opinions but cant remember the exact details.
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby john@staustell » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:48 pm

Does he still quote the 'cup for cockups' line every week, or has he moved on from that at last?
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Re: Football Debate on Overseas Ownership

Postby Goataldo » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:04 pm

Dubciteh wrote:
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
Goataldo wrote:
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Dave Wallace was dead against foreign ownership when he was "official voice of the supporters".

Hope he hasn't switched sides and is a man and says what he said then. As an "official voice of Manchester City supporters".


Man can change his mind though surely? In light of 'new evidence', such as major investment and redevelopment, winning the FA Cup, and being top of the league?

Or is this based on a long standing opinion or grudge against Dave Wallace? TBH I don't know the man, and don't buy KotK...


It always pissed me off how he portrayed him as some sort of spokesman man for all the supporters. As you can see from this very site there are as many opinions as there are supporters. Also he was giving shit to foreign supporters even back when there was about handful of us.

So yeah, I don't think too highly of him.


im with you NDQP, i remember not been very fond of him or his opinions but cant remember the exact details.


Fair enough. Hope he's still gonna be in attendance, I will be interested to see for myself.

Edit: Not to self; duh, quite with the needless over editing
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