Thaksin Shinawatra’s spell in charge of Manchester City was short but eventful, with a high turnover of players. The former Thai Prime Minister arrived in Manchester in June 2007 and sold the club to its current owners just 15 months later, but the number of player exits and arrivals in that period was in double figures.
It wasn’t just youngsters who moved on, either - plenty of first-teamers ended up elsewhere as part of the reshuffle. After a decade at City, Weaver was the first casualty of the takeover when he joined newly-relegated Charlton in July 2007.
The keeper spent two years in London, failing to help the Addicks win promotion back to the Premier League, before dotting between Scotland and Yorkshire for the remainder of his
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