City’s New Kits

Yelloways Army said:
I took some friends who are over from Australia yesterday (ex pats) and ended up having to order the home and away for them online.

Strangest part was two coach loads of Americans turned up whilst we were there. A couple in new utd shirts (looked like they had just come from the swamp) buying city shirts.

Comments overheard included “why do they have utd colours in their away shirt” and “I’ll decide which one to support when I see who has won the most at the end of the season”
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That's just given me a migraine
 
Yelloways Army said:
I took some friends who are over from Australia yesterday (ex pats) and ended up having to order the home and away for them online.

Strangest part was two coach loads of Americans turned up whilst we were there. A couple in new utd shirts (looked like they had just come from the swamp) buying city shirts.

Comments overheard included “why do they have utd colours in their away shirt” and “I’ll decide which one to support when I see who has won the most at the end of the season”
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As cringe as this is, I really dont get why people keep being shocked or surprised by this. Bandwagoners exist in literally every sport.

We pulled in 32k the year we got promoted in 2002. We now average over 50k. Every fanbase has their diehards in any sport, but there are always going to be casual fans who don't take it that seriously. Each to their own. I've sat amongst the hardcore fans and amongst the tourists when I've been to the Etihad. I just watch the game and enjoy it.

Some people just want to be part of a cool trend. Not my style but it's not something I spend more than 3 seconds thinking about
 
Yelloways Army said:
I took some friends who are over from Australia yesterday (ex pats) and ended up having to order the home and away for them online.

Strangest part was two coach loads of Americans turned up whilst we were there. A couple in new utd shirts (looked like they had just come from the swamp) buying city shirts.

Comments overheard included “why do they have utd colours in their away shirt” and “I’ll decide which one to support when I see who has won the most at the end of the season”
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Growing up in Salford and going through the range of emotions and experiences that City and football has inflicted upon me.....that's very hard to understand and accept.

I love our club,i fully accept we cant stand still and times have unrecognisably changed,but i still despise the plastics/glory hunters/fan boys we inevitably attract.
 
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Yelloways Army said:
I took some friends who are over from Australia yesterday (ex pats) and ended up having to order the home and away for them online.

Strangest part was two coach loads of Americans turned up whilst we were there. A couple in new utd shirts (looked like they had just come from the swamp) buying city shirts.

Comments overheard included “why do they have utd colours in their away shirt” and “I’ll decide which one to support when I see who has won the most at the end of the season”
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Nothing strange, we have invested a lot in the fan experience outside the game, from City Square entertainment to the ground tour experience and engaging overseas fans.In fact I was talking to somebody involved in setting up new golf courses and they were saying how City were used as an example, of how not to be just another golf course,as a forward thinking club that had got ahead of united in fan egagement and attracting global fans as united have sat on their laurels expecting their name to be enough. But not just united we are years ahead of most clubs and competition.
I know a lot of older fans will think this is a bad thing but when we want to grow our turnover to spend on players and facilities it's essential.
 
Yelloways Army said:
I took some friends who are over from Australia yesterday (ex pats) and ended up having to order the home and away for them online.

Strangest part was two coach loads of Americans turned up whilst we were there. A couple in new utd shirts (looked like they had just come from the swamp) buying city shirts.

Comments overheard included “why do they have utd colours in their away shirt” and “I’ll decide which one to support when I see who has won the most at the end of the season”
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I don't believe any of this. Two coach loads, approximately 110 Americans just happen to be touring Manchester, not London, and want to go to both club shops and they are purchasing shirts at both?

They probably wouldn't have said "utd aka united.' Likely they would have called them "Man U or Manyoo, if you will.

If they are buying City tops they would have just bought rag shirts earlier in the day? Approximately £200, close to 250 USD, is a lot of money if you don't support either team and it is just a lark for you.

Speaking of support, if said Americans were actually there and did this, 99% chance they would absolutely not have said "I'll decide which one to support when i see who has won the most at the end of the season." "Support" is a term an English football fan would use. The typical American, who by your story appears to know nowt about football would say "be a fan of" or something similar. The rest of the sentence is a grammatical error a British English speaker would make. Americans tend to make the error of using "more" when it should be "most". In the case of your tale, they would have said it properly. Only two teams, the correct term is "more".

Why do you think they just came from the swamp? Did they bring their bags off the coach into the club shop?

Mate, this story is bullshit from top to bottom. Even the part about you having to order their shirts online for your friends. They are from Australia, not the middle ages. They are capable of ordering the shirts themselves, you wouldn't have to do it for them.
 
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FantasyIreland said:
Growing up in Salford and going through the range of emotions and experiences that City and football has inflicted upon me.....that's very hard to understand and accept.

I love our club,i fully accept we cant stand still and times have unrecognisably changed,but i still despise the plastics/glory hunters/fan boys we inevitably attract.
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His story isn't true.
 
better dead than red said:
I don't believe any of this. Two coach loads, approximately 110 Americans just happen to be touring Manchester, not London, and want to go to both club shops and they are purchasing shirts at both?

They probably wouldn't have said "utd aka united.' Likely they would have called them "Man U or Manyoo, if you will.

If they are buying City tops they would have just bought rag shirts earlier in the day? Approximately £200, close to 250 USD, is a lot of money if you don't support either team and it is just a lark for you.

Speaking of support, if said Americans were actually there and did this, 99% chance they would absolutely not have said "I'll decide which one to support when i see who has won the most at the end of the season." "Support" is a term an English football fan would use. The typical American, who by your story appears to know nowt about football would say "be a fan of" or something similar. The rest of the sentence is a grammatical error a British English speaker would make. Americans tend to make the error of using "more" when it should be "most". In the case of your tale, they would have said it properly. Only two teams, the correct term is "more".

Why do you think they just came from the swamp? Did they bring their bags off the coach into the ub shop?

Mate, this story is bullshit from top to bottom. Even the part about you having to order their shirts online for your friends. They are from Australia, not the middle ages. They are capable of ordering the shirts themselves, you wouldn't have to do it for them.
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Yelloways Army said:
I took some friends who are over from Australia yesterday (ex pats) and ended up having to order the home and away for them online.

Strangest part was two coach loads of Americans turned up whilst we were there. A couple in new utd shirts (looked like they had just come from the swamp) buying city shirts.

Comments overheard included “why do they have utd colours in their away shirt” and “I’ll decide which one to support when I see who has won the most at the end of the season”
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Sad cunts.
 
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