Citizens

[JackM]

I grew up in Manchester and always heard us referred to as “the blues” or “City” .In 1984 I moved down South and returned North again in 2019. Since returning I find that we have become the “citizens”. When did this happen?

 

[DJBusinesscake]

I don't know a single City fan that calls us that. It's something either the club or the media have been pushing for some reason.

 

[blueparrot]

It isn't new, I remember the Observer book of football back in the 70s had club nicknames and our was Citizens.

 

[Maly]

I grew up in Manchester and always heard us referred to as “the blues” or “City” .In 1984 I moved down South and returned North again in 2019. Since returning I find that we have become the “citizens”. When did this happen?

Long before 1984 mate, it’s just a nickname nobody ever used

 

[mancboy]

i thought our nickname was the cheating cunts these days?

 

[Dunne's own goal]

I don't know a single City fan that calls us that. It's something either the club or the media have been pushing for some reason.

And rightly so

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

When I started supporting City in the 70's, the nickname of the Club was The Citizens, it is nothing new

 

[East Level 2]

i thought our nickname was the cheating cunts these days?

"Cheating cunts", or "Champions".

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

When I started supporting City in the 70's, the nickname of the Club was The Citizens, it is nothing new

I think it was like something you'd read in the Shoot annual you got at Christmas then never heard again until the next Christmas.

I don't think I've ever used it, so I probably should pick a different username. Oh well.

 

[Felix.]

I grew up in Manchester and always heard us referred to as “the blues” or “City” .In 1984 I moved down South and returned North again in 2019. Since returning I find that we have become the “citizens”. When did this happen?

I hate that term with a burning passion, everyone in my OSC calls us citizens, cityzens or sky blues.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Nothing new, although more recently, the club have tried to market it as Cityzens. Both shite imo.

 

[Manc in London]

C1t15ens

I should work in marketing

 

[flook]

C1t15ens

I should work in marketing

only to teenage gangstas ;

 

[eric pode of croydon]

I hate that term with a burning passion, everyone in my OSC calls us citizens, cityzens or sky blues.

I always think of Coventry as the sky blues.

 

[yozzerblue]

It isn't new, I remember the Observer book of football back in the 70s had club nicknames and our was Citizens.

I remember it in the Park Drive book of football. AND........The littlewoods pools booklet.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Two Citizens

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

our new one is piss boilers

 

[mexico1970]

 

[dickie davies]

i thought our nickname was the cheating cunts these days?

Oil club

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

As others have said its always been our 'official' nickname I remember seeing it in old shoot and match magazines as a kid, it's in the info section on football manager etc etc but I have never once in my whole entire life heard a City fan in real life use the term.

Definitely an odd one, I'd sign a petition to change it to 'City'. I like being the ubiquitous 'City' "There's only one City" and all that.