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by **metalhead** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:47 pm

couldn't resist

by **aCe'** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:52 pm

metalhead wrote:
aCe' wrote:Etihad doesnt mean united.. it means 'unity' or 'union' .. saw a couple of websites running with it... poor journalism !

errr... I'm an arab, talk and understand arabic and it also means united

use it in a sentence where it means united....

by **Greavesie** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:04 pm

aCe' wrote:
metalhead wrote:
aCe' wrote:Etihad doesnt mean united.. it means 'unity' or 'union' .. saw a couple of websites running with it... poor journalism !

errr... I'm an arab, talk and understand arabic and it also means united

use it in a sentence where it means united....

Manchester Etihad

by **aCe'** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:11 pm

Greavesie wrote:
aCe' wrote:
metalhead wrote:
aCe' wrote:Etihad doesnt mean united.. it means 'unity' or 'union' .. saw a couple of websites running with it... poor journalism !

errr... I'm an arab, talk and understand arabic and it also means united

use it in a sentence where it means united....

Manchester Etihad

by **metalhead** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:44 am

Al Etihad airlines

"The United airlines"

Also Al Mutaheda means united

Ace they are teaching you it all wrong in Dubai

by **ethanr** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:14 am

Greavesie wrote:
aCe' wrote:
metalhead wrote:
aCe' wrote:Etihad doesnt mean united.. it means 'unity' or 'union' .. saw a couple of websites running with it... poor journalism !

errr... I'm an arab, talk and understand arabic and it also means united

use it in a sentence where it means united....

Manchester Etihad

Seriously Greave, when I read that... I've never laughed so hard from reading something off this site... I dunno why I think you just got some great timing

by **aCe'** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:47 am

metalhead wrote:Al Etihad airlines

"The United airlines"

Also Al Mutaheda means united

Ace they are teaching you it all wrong in Dubai

No it doesnt... means Union Airways/Airlines...

United Airlines which coincidentally also exists means "Tayaran al Mutahida"...

We can argue this all day but if you check any dictionary or online translation website you'll get my point..

Had to do a whole bunch of language programs since the work I did involved a lot of translation

by **metalhead** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:33 am

It always depends on how you write it in a sentence as well and in the context or meaning of the sentence, that's how the arabic fusha works. Even the F word has so many meanings in arabic.

by **Reg** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:56 pm

They paid 400 million quid didnt they? The same value the experts are now saying the new Anfield will cost so in effect they bought the stadium for them. How much did they pay for the Commonwealth games stadium - reckon i9t was far less than 400......

by **Greavesie** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:23 pm

interesting thought Reg, if we can find a sponsor big enough we may be able to get the stadium on the cheap

One question about long term sponsorship deals tho:

City's sponsor is over 10 years. Does the monetary figure include inflation and things like that? Just if everyone else manages to get massive sponsorship deals in 5 years won't this effectively make theirs a bit sh!t

is that just part of the risk you take?

by **ethanr** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:39 am

Did they really pay £400 million? I thought the deal was £10 million a year for 10 years. But I could be wrong.

And you have a good point greave. It's just a risk they are willing to take. Starting the market yourself like that could make you sell for really low, or maybe they bit of the hand of etihad. It seems when stadiums have naming rights, they are often by the shirt sponsors. So if your shirt sponsor is wiling to pay up then you are in good hands. I'm pretty sure our shirt sponsor is willing to pay up.

by **Boocity** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:42 am

aCe' wrote:
metalhead wrote:Al Etihad airlines

"The United airlines"

Also Al Mutaheda means united

Ace they are teaching you it all wrong in Dubai

No it doesnt... means Union Airways/Airlines...

United Airlines which coincidentally also exists means "Tayaran al Mutahida"...

We can argue this all day but if you check any dictionary or online translation website you'll get my point..

Had to do a whole bunch of language programs since the work I did involved a lot of translation

Someone wrote to the 7 Days newspaper over here today and pointed out the same thing, saying City will be playing in 'Manchester's United Stadium'.

by **Boocity** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:46 am

Etihad announced that it made a loss again this year but expects to break even next year (not if they give £40m to city they wont)

by **metalhead** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:34 am

They will break even at some point, owned by rich folks and its a lovely airline

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