You're bang on there. The media don't realise and never have that there's a huge number of football fans out there that follow their own teams. A big percentage still hate the rags and dippers more than they hate us.I'm surprised you haven't included the articles which tell us for the hundredth time why Salah is an "all time great", why their Hungarian midfielder is so great and the two explaining why Saka's hamstring puts him out "for many weeks". We're all used to the orchestrated coverage of our redshirt opponents which contrasts their excellence in the face of adversity and their heroic response compared to our cheating which has finally caught up with us and I must be feeling very entitled, because I enjoy winning and rubbing their noses in it.
Nor do I think our period of absolute dominance is over. For this season it may well be but I'll bet Pep will put things right and I agree (for once!!) with Warnock. And I've found that the views put forward by the media are in no way shared by other fans. In 2023 we went for a few days to Devon just before the FA cup final. In our hotel were parties from Nottingham, various parts of Yorkshire and areas around the south coast. When they found we were from the Manchester area they were keen to find out who we wanted to win the cup. On being told we were solidly behind City the reaction was universally along the lines of "Oh good. We like city. Can't stand the other lot!" This was at a time when the greatest achievement of the red knight was increasingly unlikely to remain uniquely his. And there was evidence that Liverpool aroused even less enthusiasm than the rags. I can't remember any mention of Arsenal. So, I think we are used to going to places like Villa Park and finding that most there want us to lose but that doesn't mean that this validates the hostility of the media to us or their fawning over the red tops. I can only repeat that I expect (and hope) that Pep and the lads are back socking it to them next season ... and the season after that ... and ...
Watched it in Billy's bar Benalmadena, all the English cheering Barcelona all the Spanish cheering United. Governer a Bolton fan and Malaga season ticket holder, though may not be there now. Got very pissed celebrating and finished up in the Italian next door. Great night.I'll never watch that Scum shite about Fergie, but I wonder if the BBC glossed over their absolute demolition by Pep in the Champs League final in 2009. What an absolute joy that was to watch - just as City were beginning to rise in the background. Who could have thought what Pep would go on to achieve, and that he would ever deign to come to us! Hard to believe that his greatest rewards would come at City.
United had their big hitters playing - especially Rooney and Ronaldo. They were absolutely mullered.
Scum.
What a bitter nasty little **** he Is. Fuck Ronay!. But the Guardian subscribers here won't agreeBarney's spiteful little Christmas present... https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...diola-manchester-city-erling-haaland-football
We are still the top story...
Very true, dear Alf, very true..!I see we have a new popular league table...
the 1st November to now table that shows City bottom of the league .
Desperate cunts
Same to you and yours, as for this crisis, I hope Pep resets and revisits the style of football we played when we had Sane and Sterling going down either wing, fast flowing passing football, now that would be the best present but don't tell the wifeVery true, dear Alf, very true..!
As Presidential hopeful* Barry Goldwater said during his failed 1964 campaign against Lyndon Johnson:
' Nil desperandum carborundum illegitimi'
('Don't let the bar-stewards grind you down')
We'll get this thing, this 'crisis', sorted, never fear! In the meantime, 'Happy Christmas' to you and every other Blue on this rock we're all hurtling through Space-Time on.. and an even better New Year once Pep and The Lads get their act together..!!
(* I could've put 'Right-wing Barmpot' instead but I realised this isn't the 'Politics' forum!)
Lovely, Foden has just been on Bob and Mortimor and Paul Whitehouse wishing them a happy xmas.
ten years ago that would have been a utd player
Thats another record for City ....desperate BeeBWe are still the top story...
I noticed that, absolute disgrace. I looked at the Villa match bbc comments page wondering if our downturn in fortunes had lessen the 115 nonsense. God I was wrong, it was worst than ever except now it had an added back where they belong narrative. Why are these comments calling us cheats not banned by the licence fee funded organisation?
The pisscan saw the writing on the wall and got out of town quick. A decade down the road and they still can't fix the mess he left behind. Hopefully we are not set to travel their path into the wilderness.
SecondedWhat a bitter nasty little **** he Is. Fuck Ronay!. But the Guardian subscribers here won't agree
SecondedAt this time of goodwill, a seasonal message to the media & red yank cabal......Fuck off, & Fuck off again.