So are Man City now so cceptable and palatable that commerical companies want their logos on our shirts?
We are both very popular, and loathed but it feels like more people loathe City than love us. Is that just a British phenomenon?
There was an American guy on TalkSport yesterday talking about the New England Patriots. He said they are absolutely loathed, seen as the evil empire, “imagine Manchester City on steroids.”
I remember chatting with a group of Dortmund fans in Germany a few years ago and they all saw us as “the enemy of football” and actually thought we’d only been formed 10 years ago
Unfortunately, the media around the world perpetuate much the same bullshit about us as the media here does. I think it’s down to a mixture of things - a huge United and Liverpool fan base working as journalists and our naive PR strategy over the last 10 years, (which thankfully, seems to be changing this year, at long last).
Unfortunately, there’s a fair few in England who seem to have a similar view.German fans would genuinely rather Bayern Munich won the league every single season for the rest of time then have clubs like Hoffenheim or Leipzig do well off the back of owner investment.
City in 2008 were fuelled by the owner. That's not the case now. City play in the Etihad stadium. Bayern play in the Allianz stadium and their shirts are covered with Addidas logos (both part of their ownership structure).Unfortunately, there’s a fair few in England who seem to have a similar view.
As Dubai's ruler is our owner's father-in-law I'm sure he saw that as very much keeping it in the family.Emirates must have been delighted when a team wearing ‘Choose Etihad’ lifted the trophy last season!
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Because Alibaba's market is not in Manchester. Utd still big in China. Overall the shift from red to blue is clear and obvious in the current lingo.Strange this and i suspect Jack Ma and his team dont really see the failings at United. They are a team on the way down slowly and surely and this is just more money to prop up the failing Glazers who will eventually bankrupt United imo!
I always think the most telling sign of footballing success is what shirts 5 year olds have on and nowadays its City! The next generation is Blue! Why do sponsors not follow the trends of Fans!?