Charlie Appleby

🚨List of everything Manchester city owners have done for Manchester and England. - Bought Manchester City in 2008 and invested heavily in East Manchester’s regeneration. - Invested hundreds of millions into the Etihad Campus and surrounding East Manchester. - Built the £200m City Football Academy on around 80 acres of former industrial land. Remediated contaminated former industrial land and transformed it into a major sports, education and community campus. - Created thousands of construction and employment opportunities, with significant work going to local and North West businesses. -Built facilities supporting Manchester City’s men’s and women’s teams, academy and community programmes. - Helped bring Connell Co-op College to the Etihad Campus, providing education for local young people. -Contributed £3m towards public swimming facilities at East Manchester Leisure Centre. Helped create the Beswick Hub, bringing together sport, education, health and community facilities. - Supported the Manchester Institute of Health & Performance, providing health and sports-science services beyond professional football. -Invested in the expansion of the Etihad Stadium and continued development of the surrounding campus. - Invested alongside partners in Co-op Live, creating a major new 23,500-capacity entertainment arena in East Manchester. Continued investing in the wider Etihad Stadium expansion and entertainment district, representing hundreds of millions in additional investment. -Supported City in the Community programmes helping thousands of Manchester residents through football, education, health and employability initiatives. -Funded community football and multi-sport pitch improvements across Greater Manchester. -Provided free football opportunities for young people through City Kicks. -Supported programmes helping young people at risk of serious youth violence. Supported young patients and families at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. -Created education and employability opportunities for young people through City in the Community. -Used the Etihad Campus during COVID-19 to support NHS workers, nursing training, testing and vaccination efforts. -Worked with Manchester City Council on employment initiatives, including jobs fairs connecting local people with employers. Supported elite and community sport by making facilities available to athletes and sporting organisations. -Invested in environmental improvements, biodiversity and green-space projects around the Etihad Campus. -Donated surplus equipment and furniture from the club to community organisations in Manchester. -And perhaps one of the most symbolic acts: Sheikh Mansour bought the 1904 FA Cup — Manchester City’s first FA Cup and the oldest surviving FA Cup trophy — at auction and arranged for it to remain on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester. The overall result has been a transformation of the Etihad area into a major hub combining football, education, health, entertainment, employment and community facilities.