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A roundabout close to La Rosaleda stadium in honour of Sheikh Al-Thani was stripped of its commemorative plaque last Thursday - an act the city hall moved to deny any involvement in. That plaque then reappeared, hanging from a bridge close to the
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It has been said many times before, but this is a crucial week for the future of Malaga CF. With the club facing serious financial problems and no imminent solution to the dispute between club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani and the BlueBay hotel ... no sign that the club is carrying out its viability plan" This date is significant; it falls the day before Al-Thani's right to appeal the court's ruling to return 49 per cent of his shares and control of the club to BlueBay expires. The mayor of
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Yet another week has passed at La Rosaleda without action being taken to tackle the club's dire financial situation. Despite the visits of Malaga CF president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani's new advisers, Richard Shaheen and Owen Lynch, the club hasn't ... the measures that were outlined [to La Liga as part of the viability plan] are being implemented." On Wednesday, the BlueBay hotel group, who are in a legal battle with Al-Thani over a 49 per cent share and control of the club, turned up the heat on ... the sheikh, calling for "serious and solvent" investors to help take the club forward in a statement issued to SUR. The initial ruling in the 'BlueBay case' went in their favour but is pending Al-Thani's appeal. This, however, leaves them in a strong
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...of the decision-making is being made elsewhere, either by club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani, or by his increasing army of external advisers. Last week, SUR in English reported that the club's legal advisor, Joaquín Jofre, said that the ... the books aren't balanced by December, the club is likely to be hit with sanctions in the second half of the season. Worse still, the club could go under. Damning council session Not only have the fans been calling the management of Al-Thani into ... expenses of Al-Thani's children. On Monday, the Association of Minority Shareholders joined the debate and called for these payments to be stopped. It is believed that none of Al-Thani's children are currently living in the area and the association argues
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With tension already high, club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani turned up the heat with a tweet sent midway through Monday's press conference. The message alluded to someone who is "always lying" and who "does not want to admit [his] mistake".
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The Malaga fanbase made its message to club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani loud and clear on Saturday afternoon. "Now more than ever, Al-Thani out!" was the message chanted most regularly during a protest called by fans' groups outside La ... club. Wage bill now eighth in Segunda but there's work still to be done 'Al-Thani family out', 'White-collar thief', 'Al-Thani, you are the shame of Qatar', 'Complicit directors' and 'Stop hiding' were all slogans paraded around the perimeter of ... the stadium on banners, alongside an image of the sheikh with a prohibition cross over his face. There was a substantial police presence but the protest was entirely peaceful. Al-Thani wasn't the only target for the fans' ire, however. Joaquín
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It is being described as the most shameful episode in the history of Malaga CF and the club's fans know who to blame: club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani. Al-Thani has all summer been considered an obstacle in the planning of the playing ... squad, refusing to sign off on deals and taking control of negotiations personally. All of this caused enormous delays until deadline day arrived and Al-Thani decided to give final say to those working from Malaga. By this point, all parties with whom ... public backlash against Al-Thani went into overdrive, especially on social media. A number of anti-Al-Thani slogans then appeared on the walls around the outside of La Rosaleda stadium, while the Association of Minority Shareholders called a protest
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Following a summer of perceived inactivity, Malaga CF club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani went on a charm offensive this week amid growing discontent among the fanbase. At the time of going to print, with just eight days until the start of the ... Malaga were unable to register any new players having surpassed the league wage cap. This is still currently the case. With this in mind, Al-Thani took to Twitter on Wednesday to appeal to the fans directly (it began with the words "My message to ... Luis Hernández, currently missing through injury, was not for sale. Official statement Al-Thani's comments were followed up on Thursday by an official club statement, echoing the sheikh's sentiments. The sheikh, it said, "knows the great history
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Malaga have a tough task facing them as they head to Santander for their first league game of the season against Racing on Saturday. However, things took a slight turn for the better on Friday when club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani eventually
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...the end of the month. Club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani is conscious of the growing unease around the club with fans directing their anger at him for his inactivity, refusing to sign off on the departures of several players which would have ... eased the paralysis around the club. As SUR in English reported last week, Al-Thani went on the charm offensive on Twitter (and later in a club statement) assuring those connected to the club that "everything will be resolved soon". However, this week, ... Federico Ricca (to Bruges), the sheikh's response was: "There are a lot of agents pressuring me to sign off immediately but I'm always looking for better conditions." However, Al-Thani promised that there would be movement imminently: "It's true that