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Shinawatra-Less Manchester City Pull Out Of Thailand
Man City have abandoned their charm campaign in Thailand as a result of a lack of reciprocation from the locals...
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Mar 9, 2009 6:32:03 AM
Manchester City had high hopes of becoming 'Asia's Premier League team' when former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took over the club, but a domestic scandal and severe legal trouble forced him to sell to the Abu Dhabi-based ADUG firm.
Shinawatra has since been removed as the club's honorary president and plans of a Thai-based academy have been scrapped and their merchandise shop in Bangkok closed down.
“We saw no point in carrying on after the Shinawatra family sold their share," commented City’s former representative in Thailand, Jimmy Heosontaty.
“City still have fans here but there’s not a lot of interest any more.”
Last year it was deemed by Thailand's Supreme Court that Shinawatra had abused his powers while in office, and he was convicted of violating a law that says Ministers and Ministers' wives are forbidden to conduct business with government agencies.
Shinawatra was sentenced to two years in prison after they found him guilty of wrongdoings in a Bangkok land deal.
This case was just one of a few legal missteps that are making their way round the Thai courts, and are the main reason that Shinawatra had to sell Man City.
Derek Wanner, Goal.com
Shinawatra has since been removed as the club's honorary president and plans of a Thai-based academy have been scrapped and their merchandise shop in Bangkok closed down.
“We saw no point in carrying on after the Shinawatra family sold their share," commented City’s former representative in Thailand, Jimmy Heosontaty.
“City still have fans here but there’s not a lot of interest any more.”
Last year it was deemed by Thailand's Supreme Court that Shinawatra had abused his powers while in office, and he was convicted of violating a law that says Ministers and Ministers' wives are forbidden to conduct business with government agencies.
Shinawatra was sentenced to two years in prison after they found him guilty of wrongdoings in a Bangkok land deal.
This case was just one of a few legal missteps that are making their way round the Thai courts, and are the main reason that Shinawatra had to sell Man City.
Derek Wanner, Goal.com
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