I remember there was a thread on here about it, a week or so before it went up.
I can’t remember if someone on here actually came up with the “Welcome to Manchester” slogan and the club ripped it off, or if someone had heard they were going to do it and posted on here.
But there was definitely talk on here about a “Welcome to Manchester” poster well before it went up.
I’m pretty sure someone even went as far as to photoshop a “Welcome to Manchester” poster on to a billboard on Whitworth St and someone went down there to confirm whether it was a hoax or not.
The real poster went up some time later and I remember at the time thinking it was another hoax and went down to see it for myself.