He has promised a 200 million pound kitty for January transfers. This in addition to the acquisition of Robinho last night.--I was watching the tenn-ucla game and saw "City buys Robinho from Madrid", and thought, those muppets at ESPN don't know Citah from Chelsea!-- Turns out ESPN was right after I read up this morning.

Good for Citah fans who have been jumping from bridges over the last month or so with worry over the impending incarceration of their old chairman and his money locked up by the Hague. The Times reports they will be going after Ronaldo next, and offer twice the asking price! SWP scored on his return yesterday, Benjani will be back soon, and old Sparky has the lads playing some pretty football.

In the end they will still be the little boys of Manchester. Roman Abromovich has spent over 500 million on players in the last few seasons and still got dumped on the double by ManUre. Taking a club from midtable to the top four takes more money than foreign investors estimate and many many more years. But good luck to 'em, as long as they don't set their sites on El Nino, he's ours.