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Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:10 pmby Sue Perb
I was just pondering, given events apropos Yaya and the infamous "cake-gate"(as dubbed by the media).
What other 'incidents' have taken place at City, over the years.
Clearly, Tevez-gate and his standoff with Roberto.
These are two recent events; can fans recall other '???-gate' incidents?
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:13 pmby Foreverinbluedreams
There was Swalesgate but that lasted two decades so I guess it was more of a portcullis. Swalesportcullis, nah, doesn't really roll off the tongue.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:14 pmby Foreverinbluedreams
Svengate. Oi!Thaksin leave our Sven alone!
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:19 pmby Sue Perb
Foreverinbluedreams wrote:There was Swalesgate but that lasted two decades so I guess it was more of a portcullis. Swalesportcullis, nah, doesn't really roll off the tongue.
Ha ha ha funny, but not quite in the genre of 'cake-gate', I agree! As you rightly record Swalesy and his 'affairs' were more like an epidemic at the club, than an incident! With amputation the only antidote!
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:28 pmby blues2win
Cookgate ie the infamous emails.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:48 pmby Sue Perb
blues2win wrote:Cookgate ie the infamous emails.
Yesssssss! Including his infamous reference to us as the rags. Nice one blues2win!
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:01 pmby Dameerto
Robinho-gate - signing a big name player at the last minute on deadline day to let people know we were here.
Etihad Campus-gate. A massive investment in the future of the club (and of English football) which will open shortly.
Etihad stadium gate - a three phased expansion of the stadium to an eventual capacity that will make it second largest in the premier league due to a season ticket waiting list brought about by our onfield success.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:05 pmby Sue Perb
Dameerto wrote:Robinho-gate - signing a big name player at the last minute on deadline day to let people know we were here.
Etihad Campus-gate. A massive investment in the future of the club (and of English football) which will open shortly.
Etihad stadium gate - a three phased expansion of the stadium to an eventual capacity that will make it second largest in the premier league due to a season ticket waiting list brought about by our onfield success.
A clever and positive spin on 'gate events'. Like it, a lot!
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:40 pmby Bridge'srightfoot
They bottled it - gate
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:52 pmby Sue Perb
Bridge'srightfoot wrote:They bottled it - gate
??? enlighten me?
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:54 pmby john68
Sue Perb wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:They bottled it - gate
??? enlighten me?
When Cookie accused Milan of bottling the Kaka sale.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:09 pmby Bridge'srightfoot
john68 wrote:Sue Perb wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:They bottled it - gate
??? enlighten me?
When Cookie accused Milan of bottling the Kaka sale.
Yep, in hindsight that was an absolute blessing in disguise. His career took a complete nose dive and we saved ourselves £100 million.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:50 pmby Peter Doherty (AGAIG)
Watergate, also known as the Gene Kelly stand.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:55 pmby Clowncrete
In a sense the defeat in the FA cup final was a "-gate". Clearly there was a storm going on behind the scenes and we gave a shocking performance.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:44 pmby Alex Sapphire
Coppellgate anyone?
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:57 pmby Hazy2
Bartongate
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:02 pmby Fesan
Messygate - In the hectic hours after takeover before transferwindow closed there were phonecalls back and forth between UAE and Manchester.
At one point the guy on the UAE side said: "This is all getting messy"
The guy on the manchester end misunderstood and replied "What?! Get Messi?!" after which we put in a 30m bid on Messi.
Best football story ever IMO.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:08 pmby Mikhail Chigorin
Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Watergate, also known as the Gene Kelly stand.
I thought Watergate might have been when Fiona Fullerton was in the team bath with Big Mal.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:35 pmby frankswift
Mikhail Chigorin wrote:Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Watergate, also known as the Gene Kelly stand.
I thought Watergate might have been when Fiona Fullerton was in the team bath with Big Mal.
It was Fiona Richmond, if memory serves me right. The big feller walked with a limp for a fortnight after that, so you could call that the gait-gate.
I'll get me coat.
Re: Cake-gate
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:43 pmby Mikhail Chigorin
frankswift wrote:Mikhail Chigorin wrote:Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Watergate, also known as the Gene Kelly stand.
I thought Watergate might have been when Fiona Fullerton was in the team bath with Big Mal.
It was Fiona Richmond, if memory serves me right. The big feller walked with a limp for a fortnight after that, so you could call that the gait-gate.
I'll get me coat.
I stand corrected and bow to your superior memory.
All these nubile young ladies of yesteryear look the same to me.
Mind you, Big Mal operated in style and got the cameras there to document it all.