I'm sceptical of the OP's mention of United in being banned from the forum.
After almost a whole year of not appearing on the site, a load of City fans appear on the forum. This would give the intention that they are there to rub it in, so can imagine a backlash from the spurs forum where we are given stick by gloating fans.
Fair play not all City fans are like that but there were certainly a fair few.
I think as with most football rivalries, banter turns to bitterness (on both sides) very quickly.
Ultimately, its great that we are in a position to actually have a rivalry at the right end of the table. I hope we stay in contention next year and can help push another even higher and eventually battle it out for the title.
Spurs will do well to stay in the pack over the forthcoming years. It will take some stability and shrewd signings but it is possible. Though keeping these players happy will be a whole new challenge on the current wages. (we pay far less than any of those clubs competing at the top of the league).
We will need that new stadium of course. I myself am highly against the move to Stratford but as long as Haringey refuse to help us in terms of regenerating the area it seems the only feasible option. It seems the only solution to keep us competitive and will enable us to compete on the wages front also. Much like your situation it will feel like losing part of the club which means so much to us. Our identity.
To those city fans who stuck through the shit times in the 2nd and 3rd tier of the game, enjoy your inevitable success. The dream is for both of us to sh*t over our neighbours eventually!<br /><br />-- Thu May 12, 2011 4:23 pm --<br /><br />
stony said:
I've signed up to a few in the past to put my view across when they have been slating City but it's pretty pointless. There is a lot of ill feeling towards us by fans envious of our owners and unless you start by kissing arses you soon get banned.
Very few forums let you put across your argument without getting arsey and accusing you of being a shit stirrer.
For all the shit levelled at bluemoon from other forums, at least rival fans can come on here and put across their point without fear of the ban hammer falling on them just for having a different opinion.
Trust me its the same on all fan forums and it makes sense. If I was to post something I considered the truth but would be inflammatory to a City forum like this then I would fully expect the mods to come down hard on me.