I think one or two of you are mistaking me for saying that Manchester has nothing going for it. It does, in fact it has a hell of a lot that is why I said I am proud of the City. However, whilst i truly believe it is on a par with Barcelona, Milan and Munich, it certainly isn't on a par with a City such as London or New York which i regard as powerhouses. By the way I don't particularly like London.
Wanna be there is correct in asking what do we regard as a power house. In my opinion a power house is something that differenciates a City, something that the City is renowned for in economic terms and not stadia, arena's and such which many other Cities around the world also has.