THE RESULT: Will Man City finish in the top 4 next season?
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- Written by David Moftakhar
The votes are in and the result was unanimous: almost 90% of you said that you don’t expect Manchester City to qualify for the Champions League by the end of next season.
These are seemingly difficult times for the world’s richest club. They are languishing in the league, Robinho has walked out and the transfer window is yet to be as productive as everyone had expected.
The Kaka deal blew up in their faces and in his place the club have paid over the odds for the likes of Craig Bellamy, Wayne Bridge and Nigel De Jong – players no one would call world-beaters.
What you think the future holds at the Middle Eastlands? Will Mark Hughes be in charge for much longer? When, if ever, will they qualify for the Champions League? Will the Sheikhs stick around for the long-haul if success doesn’t come quickly? Let us know what you think…
Mark Goldberg made a fortune in the dot-com bubble at the end of the nineties. Following the sale of his IT recruitment consultancy, Goldberg, then 33, became a multi-millionaire and decided to fulfill his boyhood dream of buying his beloved Crystal Palace. 
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