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Philadelphia_Citizen said:
buckshot said:
I chose City because of Hatton but also because of the annoying rag fans all over Central PA.
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Where abouts in Central PA are you? I was raised just outside of State College and still make it up to Happy Valley from time to time.

Oh and your sentence works with just about any location: "I chose City ... because of the annoying rag fans all over [Insert Location Here]." :-)

deegee33 said:
Philadelphia checking in .City since 1978 Maine Rd. Derby Cty 2 mcfc 1. Might havehad more funat that match than any other time in my life. Being a Philly guy, was great just to see people living and dying with every play, but in the end just enjoying a good time with friends and accepting the " typical city" result afterward off to the pub for several pints and twice as many laughs with blues I had met 3 hours prior, 2 of whom I am still in contact with today. See you all at COMS for the Villa Match. United can sit on it and spin.
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Nice! Are you properly in the city or in a suburb? I'm out towards King of Prussia.
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I am in the CITY of Phila. North Philly to be exact
 
So cal. City fan since the summer of the takeover, by chance really I was wondering around aimlessly on the tv, when I found fsc (our channel that shows the prem) and watch ireland slot in a gem, not to mention their beautiful shirts, sky blue, haha it seemed to me that the LA dodgers and man city had a lot in common (red counter town rivals, the blue half is more about the people though) just as the other la baseball team is the (red) la angels. Had to stay blue. CTID. It's now city everything for me...it's become my favorite sport, my favorite passion.. can't wait for next season!
 
im actually from london but im moving to San Francisco the day after tommorow. worried there might not be any coverage of matches... ESPN?? HELLP!!!
 
geezerkid said:
im actually from london but im moving to San Francisco the day after tommorow. worried there might not be any coverage of matches... ESPN?? HELLP!!!
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What a beautiful city... and the great state of california has legalized "medicine" ..so enjoy your new home !

ALl you have to do to find the match is find an english pub, there's bound to be one in sf, phone them and see if theyll have the said city game on the next morn. Directv provides setanta sports which shows almost all the prem games, if fsc or espn doesnt have the game on.
 
mancincali said:
geezerkid said:
im actually from london but im moving to San Francisco the day after tommorow. worried there might not be any coverage of matches... ESPN?? HELLP!!!
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What a beautiful city... and the great state of california has legalized "medicine" ..so enjoy your new home !

ALl you have to do to find the match is find an english pub, there's bound to be one in sf, phone them and see if theyll have the said city game on the next morn. Directv provides setanta sports which shows almost all the prem games, if fsc or espn doesnt have the game on.
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"Setanta" doesn't exist in the US anymore. They've become Fox Soccer Plus now. Most providers offer some method of getting the required trinity of ESPN, FSC and FSC+, though FSC+ is often a specific add-on which means it can be expensive. I'm on Verizon FiOS and FSC+ is an additional $15/month. That said, between those three channels you'll likely be able to see nearly all of City's matches either live or slightly delayed.
 
acquiesce said:
Grew up in Wisconsin and live in Chicago now. Been supporting City since 96. Following the World Cup over here I really got into football and was looking for a team to follow. After aimlessly wandering for a year or two Oasis broke over here, with the brothers supporting City I decided why not. Little did I know what I was getting myself into as we were quickly relegated a few times. Needless to say its been a roller coaster ride and I wouldn't change it for the world. Manage to make it over for a few matches a year. Good times.
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Similar story for me... Gallagher brothers in their Brother shirts plastered all over NME at the time made City an obvious choice. First match (via satellite, of course) was a derby vs. Man Utd in 1996 at the Abbey Pub, at the time just about the only place in Chicago that showed English matches. On TV at home was a pipe dream, and peer-to-peer streaming? Not on a 14.4k modem...
 
geezerkid said:
im actually from london but im moving to San Francisco the day after tommorow. worried there might not be any coverage of matches... ESPN?? HELLP!!!
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I know there is a Blue pub in San Francisco, can't remember the name though. Anyways, just about any English pub will show whatever matches are on. The early matches may be tough but a combination of ESPN, FSC and internet at home has done me well (have missed 1 televised match in the last 3 years). FSC is showing at least both of the New York friendlies, so find a pub and you're good.

I'm in Los Angeles, been supporting City since 2003. Started supporting City because while in Grad school, one of my students supported City and my best friend supported united and it was much more fun winding him up with anti-united stuff than having a united circlejerk. Flew over and saw City over the winter holiday in 2004. Going back this November for the Birmingham City match(as long as I can get tickets sorted). Was going to try to get to the Fulham away match too, but it was changed to the day I fly back home a couple days after I booked my flight.
 
Seattle by way of Detroit! Did'nt know the topic was to cry our allegiance! I dont feel the need to, i just hate red...dont even eat ketchup!
 
geezerkid said:
im actually from london but im moving to San Francisco the day after tommorow. worried there might not be any coverage of matches... ESPN?? HELLP!!!
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Not to worry. I live an hour south of San Francisco. There's a great pub called "Mad Dog in the Fog" in the Haight District that shows matches. Plus, you can get Fox Soccer and Fox Soccer Plus on cable or satellite and see 90% of City matches in your own living room. ESPN shows some too.

I've been following City since 93 and in some ways actually miss the "Yo-Yo" years when we were always playing for survival or promotion rather than this boring 4th place/5th place melodrama!
 
Big Svender said:
Similar story for me... Gallagher brothers in their Brother shirts plastered all over NME at the time made City an obvious choice. First match (via satellite, of course) was a derby vs. Man Utd in 1996 at the Abbey Pub, at the time just about the only place in Chicago that showed English matches. On TV at home was a pipe dream, and peer-to-peer streaming? Not on a 14.4k modem...
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Tell me about it, growing up in backwoods Wisconsin, trying to find scores for City in league 2? Good luck, it was an adventure.
 
deegee33 said:
Philadelphia checking in .City since 1978 Maine Rd. Derby Cty 2 mcfc 1. Might havehad more funat that match than any other time in my life. Being a Philly guy, was great just to see people living and dying with every play, but in the end just enjoying a good time with friends and accepting the " typical city" result afterward off to the pub for several pints and twice as many laughs with blues I had met 3 hours prior, 2 of whom I am still in contact with today. See you all at COMS for the Villa Match. United can sit on it and spin.
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There's a bunch of Philadelphians here....which makes sense cause what attracted me to City is I could relate to the pain being a Philly sports fan. It really goes hand in hand. Along with both sets of fans probably caring too much, lol.
 
From Milwaukee, Wisconsin now in Waco, Texas however. Started watching FSC when it was known as Fox Sports World in 2002, took a few months to get my feet underneath me and make a grounded decision for who I would support. Chose City because it fit the profile of American teams I supported, the little guy fighting the big evil rival and because I was immediately drawn to the flair of Shaun Wright-Phillips. Been following desperately ever since. Gutted that I don't currently have any extra money to go see City play this summer, really wish they had given the middle of the country a game as well but maybe some time in the future they'll be back and I'll see them then.
 
City fan up in Boston. I'm trying to organize the Blues in the area, but unfortunately I won't be able to catch of the matches in the States, as I'm across the pond in Europe.
 
Great to hear of so many Yank Blues and expats in the States. I've travelled extensively down the Eastern Seaboard and around the South. I've got relatives just south of Atlanta who used to live north of Boston, and a cousin in Houston- she's over in Manchester for a month at present.
 
baylorblue said:
From Milwaukee, Wisconsin now in Waco, Texas however. Started watching FSC when it was known as Fox Sports World in 2002, took a few months to get my feet underneath me and make a grounded decision for who I would support. Chose City because it fit the profile of American teams I supported, the little guy fighting the big evil rival and because I was immediately drawn to the flair of Shaun Wright-Phillips. Been following desperately ever since. Gutted that I don't currently have any extra money to go see City play this summer, really wish they had given the middle of the country a game as well but maybe some time in the future they'll be back and I'll see them then.
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i'm assuming you're drawing the comparison between city and the brewers. tortured history of winning shit. but that just makes it sweeter when the winning actually comes (brewers wild card in 2008).
 
I moved from Wythenshawe 3 years ago to Rochester, NY. I'm heading down to the Inter game so if anyone knows where people will be having a couple of pints before the game please let me know.

They upped the minimum posts required to start a thread so I haven't been able to post about it.

For the guy moving to San Francisco. If you've got cable over here you can get to see most games on either ESPN, Setanta or Fox Soccer Channel. You're going to be getting up pretty early!
 
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