Media discussion - 2024/25

[De Souza]

Neville just said on SS that spurs are a bigger club historically than us? Does anyone really think that's true? Taking my city hat off I stil don't belive that's the case, even before the take over we had a similar fan base and number of league titles and a uefa cup each, spurs had a period of cup successes and half decent league form while we struggled in the mid/late 90s other than that I would definitely say we are I similar size club if not bigger nowadays? Thoughts?

Saw this too. The point that rat boy completely misses is that we don't live in the past, we live in the present. Football isn't static. City today is a much bigger club than Tottenham in pretty much every metric you can measure.

 

[Giovinco]

Why oh why has the rat featured mard arsed rag fucker dragged us into his temper tantrum?
We were always on a par with spuds, we’re too far in front of them now though, deflection tactics at its finest.
His opinions are of no relevance to anything really.
He’s clearly taking some kind of political training though.
This twat is going to end up mayor of Greater Manchester.

Spot on mate why did bring us into the conversation?

The agenda is disgusting

 

[The perfect fumble]

Saw this too. The point that rat boy completely misses is that we don't live in the past, we live in the present. Football isn't static. City today is a much bigger club than Tottenham in pretty much every metric you can measure.

Ratboy loves the past because his present is f**king awful.

 

[Carlos- the- jackal]

Spot on mate why did bring us into the conversation?

The agenda is disgusting

All the ills in football stem from big bad City, keep telling the braindead gullible masses this and the fiction becomes truth, fuck putting your own house in order just blame City.

 

[Timbobs]

Neville just said on SS that spurs are a bigger club historically than us? Does anyone really think that's true? Taking my city hat off I stil don't belive that's the case, even before the take over we had a similar fan base and number of league titles and a uefa cup each, spurs had a period of cup successes and half decent league form while we struggled in the mid/late 90s other than that I would definitely say we are I similar size club if not bigger nowadays? Thoughts?

Most years in top flight
City:
96/126 (only Everton, Villa, Liverpool, Arsenal, and United have had more)
Spurs:
90/126

Trophies
City:
League - 2 before takeover, 10 total
FA Cup - 4 before takeover, 7 total
League Cup - 2 before takeover, 8 total
Europe - 1 Cup Winners Cup before takeover, 1 European Cup since takeover. 1 UEFA Super Cup after takeover. 3 European trophies total
1 FIFA Club World Cup after takeover

Spurs:
League - 2 total (last 1961)
FA Cup - 8 total (last 1991)
League Cup - 4 total (last 2008)
Europe - 1 Cup Winners Cup, 2 UEFA Cups. 3 European trophies total.

I wouldn't say their honours were that much more than ours pre takeover.

Like us before takeover, a lot of both our historic good spells happened in contained set amount of years before going back to mid table.

I think a lot comes down to what era people consider is historic, and somehow ignore everything that makes up history. I can say that historically for the first half a century of the league, City finished above United more often than the other year round (28 times out of 39 before the second world war) we finished above United But that would also ignore a massive chunk of history after this which changes everything.

I can say historically, up until 1982 City had more top flight points than either United or Spurs. So we much have been doing something good up until 1982, since we were 6th in the all time points table in the top flight then.

The majority of time when pundits talk about history, they are talking out of their arse and don't know what they're talking about.

Spurs are a great club historically, I hate them, but they are a great club historically. But so are we. And the sooner pundits realise this, the better.

How can a club with no history have the 6th most years in the top flight.

This was a incoherent rant, apologies. :)

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Neville just said on SS that spurs are a bigger club historically than us? Does anyone really think that's true? Taking my city hat off I stil don't belive that's the case, even before the take over we had a similar fan base and number of league titles and a uefa cup each, spurs had a period of cup successes and half decent league form while we struggled in the mid/late 90s other than that I would definitely say we are I similar size club if not bigger nowadays? Thoughts?

Even when we were dog shit and were going on a 30 odd year lean period of winning things our last league title was won more recently than Spurs’.

 

[Timbobs]

Burnley won the league the year before Spurs last won it, and Ipswich won the league the following year. So Ipswich winning the league is more recent than Spurs.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Problem with Neville and others is they still think it's 2002 and their argument is detached from reality. It's been nearly seventeen years since the takeover and the club has grown exponentially over time and it has a significant number of fans abroad.

I suspect many wish that the clubs recent success had absolutely no effect because they yearn for tradition or established clubs but it's just not the case. You win things and your fan base grows.

It's like saying Nottingham Forrest and Aston Villa are huge but they're not. Historically significant but they've been away for too long.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

we all know Gary Neville is a wanker.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Fucking hell, I binned Sky off because I didn’t want to listen to RatBoys shite during a game, never mind listening to the the little weasel after it.

 

[cheekybids]

Neville there claiming Tottenham are a bigger club than City. Historically, not much in it, now… no chance.

Which part of history is he conveniently choosing?

 

[Bluechipblue]

The ghoul Ogden as sour faced as always on SSN. You’ll all be surprised to learn that this latest City ‘win’ doesn’t amount to much and that 115 charges were referenced repeatedly……

That balloon looks like he's made from the left over, unwanted pieces, of a Mr Potato Head kit.

 

[WestGorton]

That balloon looks like he's made from the left over, unwanted pieces, of a Mr Potato Head kit.

Face of play doe. Total muppet.

 

[RobinHood]

Who gives f*ck what GNIAC thinks?

 

[WestGorton]

Why oh why has the rat featured mard arsed rag fucker dragged us into his temper tantrum?
We were always on a par with spuds, we’re too far in front of them now though, deflection tactics at its finest.
His opinions are of no relevance to anything really.
He’s clearly taking some kind of political training though.
This twat is going to end up mayor of Greater Manchester.

If he does I will leave.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Neville makes a fool of himself in public AGAIN.

Spuds a bigger club than City, based on what metrics ??

He didn't and couldn't articulate them cos they don't exist.

Shit...Shite...Turds...Diarrhea !!

 

[dadnlad]

Who gives f*ck what GNIAC thinks?

It's worked hes hit his target audience

 

[napoleon dynamite]

Most years in top flight
City:
96/126 (only Everton, Villa, Liverpool, Arsenal, and United have had more)
Spurs:
90/126

Trophies
City:
League - 2 before takeover, 10 total
FA Cup - 4 before takeover, 7 total
League Cup - 2 before takeover, 8 total
Europe - 1 Cup Winners Cup before takeover, 1 European Cup since takeover. 1 UEFA Super Cup after takeover. 3 European trophies total
1 FIFA Club World Cup after takeover

Spurs:
League - 2 total (last 1961)
FA Cup - 8 total (last 1991)
League Cup - 4 total (last 2008)
Europe - 1 Cup Winners Cup, 2 UEFA Cups. 3 European trophies total.

I wouldn't say their honours were that much more than ours pre takeover.

Like us before takeover, a lot of both our historic good spells happened in contained set amount of years before going back to mid table.

I think a lot comes down to what era people consider is historic, and somehow ignore everything that makes up history. I can say that historically for the first half a century of the league, City finished above United more often than the other year round (28 times out of 39 before the second world war) we finished above United But that would also ignore a massive chunk of history after this which changes everything.

I can say historically, up until 1982 City had more top flight points than either United or Spurs. So we much have been doing something good up until 1982, since we were 6th in the all time points table in the top flight then.

The majority of time when pundits talk about history, they are talking out of their arse and don't know what they're talking about.

Spurs are a great club historically, I hate them, but they are a great club historically. But so are we. And the sooner pundits realise this, the better.

How can a club with no history have the 6th most years in the top flight.

This was a incoherent rant, apologies. :)

Never apologise for standing your corner pal

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

City's (and everyone else's problem) was that even when we overtook United on the pitch in the early 70s, there was still a hugely significant proportion of nationwide rags who had literally grown up with the Busby Babes in the post war reset period, and then witnessed Charlton Law Best, and the understandable hysteria that had surrounded United winning the European Cup just 10 years after the Munich Air Disaster

Unfortunately for us, these fans were still only in their late 20s/early 30s when United were relegated in 1974 and subsequently they always had the crowds.

United's problem is that this generation are now in their 80s and the next generation include a higher proportion of City supporters

This is what Neville doesn't grasp and why any comparison with Spurs is equally meaningless

 

[stan bowles]

Neville was trying to make the point that at the time of our takeover in 2008, Spurs were a bigger club than City but since then we've massively overtaken them. I just looked at the table for 2007-08 and we finished 9th in the league and Spurs finished 11th (55pts > 46 pts) so no, it's another falsehood perpetrated to try and convince Sky's audience we were some "small" club before ADUG.