Warrington Wigan Bolton Preston Blackpool Lancaster Halifax Huddersfield Bradford Barnsley Rotherham Chesterfield Derby Stoke Crewe Macclesfield Wrexham... are full of Rags and Liverpool fans, all “local”, none of them Mancunians or Scousers, however.
Yeah those red supporting bell endsThere were more reds in Failsworth but more blues in Droylsden in my last spell in Manchester.
How I’ve always seen it has been:
Timperley, Wythenshawe, Didsbury, Withington, Moss Side, West Gorton, Gorton, Ardwick Green, Ardwick, Ancoats, Miles Platting, Failsworth, Middleton, Cheadle, Gatley... big Blue areas.
South Altrincham, Sale, Stretford, Urmston, Lower and Higher Broughton, Ordsall, Eccles, Swinton, Crumpsall, Blackley, Moston, Cheetham Hill, Beswick, Clayton, Wigan, Bolton... big Red areas.
Wrong on Clayton being a big red area. Historically it’s always been 50/50. I was born and raised there from the early 60s.
Was Alty Taylor bald as a child?I went to school in Cheadle Hulme in the late 60's in the Lee/Bell/Summerbee era and most of my class supported City, obviously there were a few that couldn't care less about football, one lad supported Altrincham and wore a metal lapel badge saying Altrinchampions….lol!
I coach under 12s in Yorkshire. When I started 5 years ago the majority shirts were Barcelona and United. Now it’s Huddersfield, Liverpool and City.I have lived in Sheffield for two and a half years.
My grandson plays under tens.
The kits at training in large fa facility are Wed, Blunts then City in that order.
City are catching up fast.
Yet to see a single rag top.
Even a mini bus from Chapletown runs to all home games.
Can't really expect many United fans to attend a City vs Stoke FA Cup Final .I would think that they would struggle to get tickets to be honest.The sight on the M6 of blue and white scarves and banners the morning of the Stoke final was impressive. We outnumbered the rags 10/1, pretty much till we got near the M25.