Forte_Baby

Said in pre season he be worth looking at do not think last night was his best game.

You can if you get an all day ticket there is a rossendale bus service in Shaw and i have bought combined tickets before.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/spo..._arrest?rss=yes Manchester City Print ArticlePrint Article | Share Share this article | Submit CommentSubmit Comments | View Comments(78) What's this? What's this? * Email * del.icio.us * Digg * reddit * Facebook * StumbleUpon * Newsvine * Google Bookmarks * Netscape * Technorati * Windows Live * Yahoo! MyWeb * Ma.gnolia ARREST WARRANT: Thaksin Shinawatra ARREST WARRANT: Thaksin Shinawatra advertisement Blues owner faces arrest Peter Green & Peter Spencer 10/ 8/2008 MANCHESTER City was in turmoil today after arrest warrants were issued on the club's billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife. The deposed former Thai prime minister confirmed the couple had fled to Britain rather than face corruption charges at home. A court in Bangkok issued the warrant after Mr Shinawatra and wife Pojaman - who has already been sentenced to three years in jail and was free only as part of her appeal - failed to turn up for a hearing this morning. Thai authorities could now seek to extradite the pair unless they claim political asylum in Britain. Mr Shinawatra confirmed in a hand-written note, published today, that he and his wife were travelling 'to reside in England' because 'dictatorship' in Thai politics was interfering with the justice system. It is understood the couple's three children are already in London. The City owner made no comment on rumours he would claim asylum. Legal officials in Bangkok confirmed the case against Mr Shinawatra and his wife was likely to go ahead in his absence - leaving Manchester City with an uncertain future. The Premier League rulebook says any director is automatically disqualified if they are convicted of one of a number of listed offences by a 'competent court' anywhere in the world. The list includes 'corrupt transactions with public agents', 'evasion of liability by deception', 'obtaining by deception' and 'cheating the public revenue'. Senior league sources suggested Manchester City's position would have to be reviewed if Mr Shinawatra was convicted in Thailand. A Home Office spokesman said any moves to extradite a non-British citizen from the country would depend on the nature of the charges and the status of the foreign court. Britain would normally extradite to Thailand, he added - unless the person concerned was in the process of seeking asylum. The spokesman refused to say whether the City owner or his family had already taken that option. "We do not comment on individual cases," he said. Some £800m of Mr Shinawatra's fortune has already been frozen by authorities in Bangkok pending the outcome of his trial. Corruption alleged Mr Shinawatra and his wife - who had been allowed to travel to Beijing for opening ceremony of the Olympic Games - were believed to have booked tickets on a flight from China to Thailand. It is understood they failed to board the plane and instead made for London. The couple had been due to appear before the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions, in a case involving an allegedly unlawful property purchase. Mr Shinawatra and his wife face several court cases related to alleged abuse of power and corruption during his five years in power. He was deposed in a military coup in 2006. In the handwritten note, read out on state-owned Thai TV today, the ex-PM said: "My wife and I have travelled to reside in England. "If I still have luck, I would come back and die on Thai soil like every other Thai person. "What happened to my family and me is like fruit from a poisonous tree - the fruit will also be poisoned. "There is a continuation of dictatorship in managing Thai politics... which is followed by interference in the justice system." Kriangkrai Juengjaturapit, chief judge of the court, has indicated the trial is likely to go ahead without the defendants, and a verdict issues. Mr Shinawatra, who had previously insisted he would fight the charges in his home country, has said he has no intention of selling Manchester City. 'Injustice' Mr Shinawatra controversially bought City for £80m this time last year and there was huge hopes among Blues fans that the billionaire would use part of his fortune to bankroll the Eastlands club to such an extent that City could challenge the Big Four dominance of the Premier League. The M.E.N. revealed last week that he's been attempting to raise funds in the Middle East and India to bolster investment with City - a move that has led to analysts predicting that he has effectively put the club up for sale. The lack of funds at City has led to some supporters becoming disenchanted, especially with players Vedran Corluka and Stephen Ireland being linked with apparent bargain moves to Tottenham and Sunderland respectively. Thaksin was ousted by a military coup in Thailand in 2006 and he went into exile in Britain. However, his massive popularity in the countryside ensured a generally pro-Thaksin party won December's General Election. Thai courts have accepted a string of corruption cases against Mr Shinawatra and his inner circle and the guilty verdict against his wife suggested they were not going to be cowed by his wealth or influence

I have cut and paste league name and password wont let me join.

We have only sold 850 season tickets for the RRE to be honest be small section only.

He played very well reminded of his early days when he first broke into the first team free kick was very clever.

Never knew he had left.

Drum sounded better today than it did in the Chaddy.

Hopefully the fact Davies will now see he has to compete with atleast three other strikers will give him the kick up the Ar*e he needs. Stick with Allessandra and O Grady.

I enjoyed it in the RRE was also suprised there was no seats blocked off which allowed more banter did not see any bottle throwing incidents however i was told quite a few of there supporters where thrown out.

Same on here http://www.footballforums.net/forums/showt...5799&page=3

Anyone got the link to the League 1 FF?

That would not suprise me.

Yeah agree with you on that.

That was superb episode.

Got my Leeds tickets this afternoon small que as people where buying both Dale and Leeds tickets.

Great to hear he may not be the most known footballer around but for those who knew him or played against him a nice touch.

How about we just find a couple of nice young girls tell them there is footballers in Ashton and all they have to do is get them drunk. However with the reputation Ashton has and Millwall have i suspect the police will be kept busy all night.

Serves them right when the council knocked our back the plans for BP to be redeveloped i remember there fans laughing at our expense. What goes around comes around.

That will do.

So i proberly be alright going buying me tickets about 2pm tomorrow rather than trying to get down there at 10am.

Did anyone get a photo of the Scoreboard at Leeds with the final score 3-1? just want to remind a cocky work mate who supports Leeds what the score was.

Hopefully we can win this and go all the way to Wembley.

Sorry Prozac calling someone Obese is not allowed you have to call them overweight http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle1514417.ece

Thank you lad Matty for dropping it off this morning i'll watch it after work.