CITY were attempting to batten down the hatches today ‘claiming business as usual’ despite owner Thaksin Shinawatra fleeing to London while the Thai authorities issued warrants for his arrest and that of his wife.

But the claims had a hollow ring to them with the Premier League poised to revisit their ‘fit and proper person’ test if and when the former Thai Prime Minister is convicted.

In the meantime, Blues fans are left to feed on rumour and counter- rumour about the future of their beloved club.

It is a scandalous state of affairs that needs rectifying as soon as possible.

Last week the MEN urged someone to get a grip and lead Manchester City positively and with openness – and those words have become more and more relevant with every minute that has since past.
 
There is an unwelcome stench of uncertainty surrounding the football club and the supporters are people of Manchester are more concerned with what happens to the Blues than the personal future of the Shinawatras.

 It is now highly unlikely that the Blues owner will ever see the £800m he has frozen in his homeland and claims that he still has a fortune at his fingertips do not ring true when set against the evidence of the attempted sale of players, a wage freeze, emergency loans from a former owner and a lack of trading in the transfer market.

City fans deserve better than what is becoming a daily farce and not many of them would now be sad to see their club change hands again.