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Originally posted 2010-01-07 09:50:28. Republished by Old Post Promoter

Tottenham Hotspur 3-4 Manchester City (THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN FOOTBALL HISTORY!)

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Originally posted 2009-11-02 22:27:40. Republished by Old Post Promoter

Goals That United Fans Will Never Forget 20:Mark Hughes v Man City 19:Eric Cantona v Liverpool 18:George Best v Benfica 17:Mark Hughes v Oldham 16:Steve Bruce v Sheffield Wednesday 15:George Best v Benfica 14:Roy Keane v Juventus 13:George Best v Sheffield Wednesday 12:Paul Scholes v Barcelona 11:Eric Cantona v Wimbledon 10:Eric Cantona v Sunderland 9:Wayne Rooney v Newcastle Utd 8:Paul Scholes v Bradford City 7:Ruud Van nistelrooy v Fulham 6:Paul Scholes v Aston Villa 5:David Beckham v Barcelona 4:Cristiano Ronaldo v Portsmouth 3:David Beckham v Wimbledon 2:Ole Gunnar Solskjaer v Bayern Munich 1:Ryan Giggs v Arsenal Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Manchester City FC has had a patchy history, with most of their fans willing to admit that supporting them is a constant roller coaster ride. The Club was formed in 1880 by St Marks Church, but before becoming Manchester City were known as Ardwich AFC, who were also founding members of the English Football League at its inception in 1892.

A couple of years later, they became Manchester City in a bid to represent the whole of the city. But the club has had it’s ups and downs, for example, in 1926 the Club became the first Manchester side to play at Wembley, recorded their highest Manchester derby victory at Old Trafford and then got relegated!

Everyone knows of the extreme rivalry that exists between City and Manchester United and it is definitely not a new thing. During World War II, damage to Old Trafford meant that United were forced to play their home games at Maine Road, which of course is where City are based. Whenever the two teams met there, City would never allow United use of the home team changing room!

The 60’s saw the Club develop a new badge which was based around the central part of the City of Manchester coat of arms. They also won the FA Cup in 1969. The 1970s brought great things with a brilliant European and domestic cup double with the European Cup Winners Cup and the League Cup.

The club then changed their badge again, replacing the coat of arms with the rose of Lancashire, and broke the transfer record, signing Steve Daley for £1,450,277. City were also the first ever live Monday night Sky game when they played against QPR in 1992, which was the beginning of the FA Premier League.

They Club had a dramatic season in 1995/96 when three different managers were appointed and in 1997 they revealed a new badge with a Latin motto meaning ‘Pride in Battle’ inscribed.

In 2003 the Club waved goodbye to Maine Road, and moved on to the 48,000 capacity City of Manchester Stadium. In 2007 City established a ‘top flight’ club-record of nine straight home League wins and in 2008 they broke the British transfer record for the second time when they signed Robinho from Real Madrid. That though was only the beginning.

As well as the new stadium there have been refurbished training facilities, new website, kit, offices, retail store and new players. When Abu Dhabi took over it was under the premise that Mark Hughes remained as manager, and it was obvious that this was a promise that was not going to be broken – Hughes is recognised as professional and determined and the Sheik would be foolish to get rid of him.

With such a dedicated and influential manager and such a dominant supporting project backing Manchester City, it is likely that the club are really about the stir things up in the Premiership.

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Originally posted 2009-12-30 20:50:32. Republished by Old Post Promoter

A look at how Manchester airport, with the revenues generated by car hire companies and retailers has led to development and expansion.

Manchester Airport is considered by many to be the primary Airport in the north of England. With Birmingham it is one of the two major airports that are not linked to London. As a major air destination it contains all of the hallmarks of the modern airport including car hire desks, shops and restaurants. It is similar to London’s Heathrow in the respect that it has two operational runways, a fact that puts Manchester ahead of both Gatwick and Stansted. Additionally Manchester Airport has its own link to the national rail network and also has extensive road links meaning that if travelling by bus, hire car or train access is a breeze. But what is the history of this site? How has it reached its position of primacy in terms of northern airports?

Like the majority of the airports within the UK the life of Manchester began during the nineteen thirties due to a growth in air travel generally. In its first incarnation the site was named the Ringfield Aerodrome after a nearby parish. In the latter half of the thirties the first international flight was flown from Ringfield, this flight flew to Amsterdam. However the onset of the Second World War meant that civilian uses for the airfield were soon suspended.

Requisition of the site rapidly occurred. Whilst sorties were flown from Manchester the predominant role was as a maintenance, testing and training centre. The training role was extremely important to the war effort, the new parachute regiments spent a great deal of time at Ringfield perfecting operational drops; the work of these regiments was especially important when the Normandy landings were undertaken, allowing commanders to drop troops behind enemy lines. In addition to this training role, Manchester was also used as a testing facility for the British aircraft manufacturer Avro, subsequently planes such as the Lancaster were thoroughly tested at the site.

Civilian usage however recommenced after the war. The appeal of having a major airport outside of London was soon realised. After achieving around half a million passengers a year during the fifties companies soon realised the benefits of placing car hire desks, restaurants and other retail spaces within the terminal buildings. At this time the airport was under the plenary authority of the Manchester City Council, a group that later passed control of the site over to the Manchester Airport Group. At this time the runway was lengthened in order to accommodate the larger passenger aircraft coming into circulation. Additionally the seventies saw the changing of the site’s name from Ringfield to Manchester International Airport.

The renaming saw a change in focus for the airport. Another terminal expansion with the usual services such as car hire desks, shops and restaurants occurred but the largest change was the commencement of transatlantic and transcontinental flights. Subsequently the greater range of destinations resulted in a new terminal being constructed and in the nineties the addition of a rail link truly brought the site into the modern era.

Manchester airport has evolved from a simple field in a parish near the city into one of the major elements in the UK’s air transportation network. Its position as the primary airport outside of London is assured although Birmingham and Leeds Bradford are strong contenders. Today the MAG are benefitting from the revenue generated by car hire companies and retailers and are even considering buying another major UK airport. It is through expansion and a forward thinking attitude that this has been a possibility.

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Originally posted 2010-01-08 01:50:31. Republished by Old Post Promoter

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