 "Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England)")
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Thaksin: City fans are in my heart.
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Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England)
| Date:
October 25, 2007
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City's new owner and chairman has set himself the task of "thinking like a Blue" so that he can fulfil the fans' expectations.
Thaksin Shinawatra insists that the Manchester City supporters are already in his heart following his purchase of the club in the summer.
He spent more than an hour signing autographs and chatting to young fans at the first team's open training session held at Eastlands yesterday morning.
More than 3,000 junior supporters, ...
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