City become the most watched PL team in the US

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Gareth Barry Conlon said:
36.9m can't be right. That's over 1 in 10 people in the US watching our games. BS
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Think that’s per season, 3.7m average viewers per City game. Remember a few seasons ago City v Norwich was the most watched PL game in the whole season. Amazing how the media negativity and bitterness hasn’t crossed the pond
 
JASR said:
The sheikh paying out an absolute fortune to buy those fans on Craigslist.


on a serious note,
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‘We see ourselves as a sports entertainment brand,” Nuria Tarre, City Football Group’s (CFG) chief marketing and fan experience officer, told industry newsletter Marketing Brew in December. “We’re very open-minded; we’re not the traditional football brand that says, ‘This is just about football’.”

Tarre estimated that around 70 per cent of the club’s U.S. supporters are under the age of 35, while also saying 99 per cent of their global following live outside the United Kingdom.
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is that the equivalent of Woowa’s ‘Disney’ comment? albeit We have a better chance of maintaining it.

And the 99% … sort of indicates that the majority (I would guess) of this forum (Manchester area, match going fans) really are a tiny minority These days.
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I think it's previously been established that we're Massive
 
BongoBlue said:
Yeah more and more people here recognize the badge when I am out and about in my various incarnations of City gear. Of course I always wear City gear when going to play old man footy here. My team has a lot of united supporters too so I relish it. We also have an Inter fan on the team from Italy, who doesn't like it at all when I wear the stuff. Wonder why that is...?;)

Now before the explosion of Premier League coverage here (or the EPL as they call it here...), my lovely American wife was labouring under the misapprehension that I supported a team from Manchester and the only one that she heard of was the shower from Trafford. Well she thought that she would get me a great Christmas gift one year. She traveled to the the North End in Boston, a well known Italian enclave who had the only soccer shop in the area at the time and brought me home a full (wanker) united kit and tracksuit to boot. I looked in the bag, and quietly gave it back to her. I said: "Thanks for the thought honey, but I will never ever wear that." And I explained - once again - that there was another team in the Manchester area; in fact the one that I support actually comes from the city of Manchester. She still really didn't get it. "b-but it's Manchester...etc."

And then the coverage just skyrocketed at the exact moment of City's ascension. Incredible timing. Now she gets it. So much so that she buys me City gear now. And posted a picture of me and my son right at the moment of the final whistle of the CL final.

Anyway, yes, we are big here now. Especially with the younger ones. Long may it continue.
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It's your own fault, she thought you supported the rags ??? Shame on YOU !!
 
We are winning the battle over here for sure. I get loads of conversations when I’m out and about with my City tops/cap on.
There’s zero bitterness which is nice.
I was in hospital the other week wearing my ‘Manchester is Blue’ tee-shirt and the doctor was a blue.
He kept coming to my room to chat City, he was originally from the Caribbean and said he grew up watching and supporting City.
So different from when we came here in 2000 and quite frankly, I’m fkin loving it !!
 
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Of course, one thing I haven't seen on this thread (correct me if in wrong) is that a great percentage of these fans watching on the TV will at some point buy a piece of merchandise - a point that detractors of the club saying "where are you getting the money from?" all fail to see.
 
From a marketing/shirt sales point of view;

Africa will be difficult to conquer as arsenal have it sewn up at the mo

Asia is obviously united/liverpool but our upward arc is amazing and if it continues we wont be far off in years to come

South america, we are number 1. The way we play, a few south american stars etc. when messi was at barca it was them, now he isnt so the fan boys arent so bothered

And we are pretty much number 1 in the states too, as confirmed by the viewing figures.
Everyone loves a winner, the whole world will glory hunt, but the yanks REALLY love a winner.

Winning the world club cup was a massive boost, but if we win the next one in the states then we go into the next stratosphere !!!

Futures biue, we are ‘in’ and the funny thing is , the rules they introduced to stop us made us the monster we are whilst keeping the very clubs who voted for it ‘out’

Funny old world innit
 
Bluesince1979 said:
From a marketing/shirt sales point of view;

Africa will be difficult to conquer as arsenal have it sewn up at the mo

Asia is obviously united/liverpool but our upward arc is amazing and if it continues we wont be far off in years to come

South america, we are number 1. The way we play, a few south american stars etc. when messi was at barca it was them, now he isnt so the fan boys arent so bothered

And we are pretty much number 1 in the states too, as confirmed by the viewing figures.
Everyone loves a winner, the whole world will glory hunt, but the yanks REALLY love a winner.

Winning the world club cup was a massive boost, but if we win the next one in the states then we go into the next stratosphere !!!

Futures biue, we are ‘in’ and the funny thing is , the rules they introduced to stop us made us the monster we are whilst keeping the very clubs who voted for it ‘out’

Funny old world innit
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I've just returned from several weeks touring South Africa.

Not SINGLE arse,rag,scouse or franco shirt in sight.

A few Barca & chavski.... but more City.

In Johannesburg Airport,City's was the ONLY merchandise on sale.

The guys I spoke to love City, our style and success.....we are a growing brand but probably need an affiliate club and an ambassador to move to a dominant level.

It seems such a lost opportunity that Yaya can't get down on his knees and beg forgiveness of Pep.

He could be the 'lightening conductor' for City out there.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
I've just returned from several weeks touring South Africa.

Not SINGLE arse,rag,scouse or franco shirt in sight.

A few Barca & chavski.... but more City.

In Johannesburg Airport,City's was the ONLY merchandise on sale.

The guys I spoke to love City, our style and success.....we are a growing brand but probably need an affiliate club and an ambassador to move to a dominant level.

It seems such a lost opportunity that Yaya can't get down on his knees and beg forgiveness of Pep.

He could be the 'lightening conductor' for City out there.
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Thats good news then!

I would say south africa is a different kettle fish to other parts of the continent, and i hope that doesnt come across as wrong as its not supposed to.

Theres a reason why the club hasnt done a big pre season tour of africa and thet concentrate on USA and asia … £££$$$
 
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