City and Religion

We all know about football and religion coming from Belfast. I was a mad Rangers supporter growing up as a kid,but that was all you knew,and it was bred into you. But eventually grew out of that and city was my main team in the early 90,s. I didn't know anyone apart from one guy in work who supported city. Was all rags and pool fans. Travelling over to the games,and meeting other city fans from northern Ireland, most seemed to be from protestant area,s. But religion was never talked about. Only our love for city! It's great seeing more kids over here supporting city now,that's what success brings. I could hardly name a rangers player now, Scottish football is so poor
 
We all know about football and religion coming from Belfast. I was a mad Rangers supporter growing up as a kid,but that was all you knew,and it was bred into you. But eventually grew out of that and city was my main team in the early 90,s. I didn't know anyone apart from one guy in work who supported city. Was all rags and pool fans. Travelling over to the games,and meeting other city fans from northern Ireland, most seemed to be from protestant area,s. But religion was never talked about. Only our love for city! It's great seeing more kids over here supporting city now,that's what success brings. I could hardly name a rangers player now, Scottish football is so poor
Also a few northern Ireland players during my time.
Whitley brothers
Kevin Horlick
Steve Lomas
Michael Huges
 
There were Rangers fans sat in front of me who celebrated wildly when Wigan scored the winner against us in the FA Cup Final.
Yeah, definitely a fact that not all Rangers fans have that old fan link between the two set of fans (or City the other way).

Obviously, from our side, many lost that link after the 2008 riot in Manchester and there was also a bit of animosity at the friendly at Ibrox in 2009 with some Rangers fans singing songs at us about our takeover, ‘losing your soul’ or something, especially younger Rangers fans who unfurled some banner about it - despite other City and Rangers fans drinking together earlier in the day.

Some have an attitude of ‘Dirty Oil Money’ towards us and don’t like us. Yet other Rangers fans have flags like this:

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Then there are others with more fan links to Chelsea, and others to Hamburg.

It’s like Feyenoord the other night - I remember seeing Feyenoord fans in the pub as they’d come down to support City for a PL game in about 2004. Yet, last week, they were quite twattish towards us and singing ‘Arne Slot na na na na na na’ at us in Town.

I’ve never been able to get ‘with’ the Rangers or Celtic thing though. I never minded Rangers fans being City fans too but I never felt I could reciprocate it. I’ve never liked the Old Firm’s fan cultures, the sectarian nature of it just completely makes me feel I don’t want anything to do with it.

I realise this has nowt to do with religion, mind…
 
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Big suppoprt too from the Jewish community - with Spurs and Arsenal poissibly with the largest support - City next, way above the Rags from my experiance. Trautmann was famously suppported very vocally by Rabbi Altmann when he arrived. And obvioulsy the excitement levels went sky high when Eyal Berkovic sigined.
 
Yeah, definitely a fact that not all Rangers fans have that old fan link between the two set of fans (or City the other way).

Obviously, from our side, many lost that link after the 2008 riot in Manchester and there was also a bit of animosity at the friendly at Ibrox in 2009 with some Rangers fans singing songs at us about our takeover, ‘losing your soul’ or something, especially younger Rangers fans who unfurled some banner about it - despite other City and Rangers fans drinking together earlier in the day.

Some have an attitude of ‘Dirty Oil Money’ towards us and don’t like us. Yet other Rangers fans have flags like this:

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Then there are others with more fan links to Chelsea, and others to Hamburg.

It’s like Feyenoord the other night - I remember seeing Feyenoord fans in the pub as they’d come down to support City for a PL game in about 2004. Yet, last week, they were quite twattish towards us and singing ‘Arne Slot na na na na na na’ at us in Town.

I realise this has nowt to do with religion, mind…

I’ve never been able to get ‘with’ the Rangers or Celtic thing though. I never minded Rangers fans being City fans too but I never felt I could reciprocate it. I’ve never liked the Old Firm’s fan cultures, the sectarian nature of it just completely makes me feel I don’t want anything to do with it.

I’m glad that any original or old City religious connections disappeared early doors with our club and fan culture.
Yes it’s interesting how different elements of the same fanbase can be polar opposites with regards to us. The OSC Branch that I run, Harrogate, was formed by two avid Rangers fans with a healthy slice of good luck. They and thousands of other Rangers fans had gone to Blackpool for a bank holiday game that had been advertised as against the rags. There was a misprint and the opponents were City. Lewis and Tracey fell in love with City and shared their allegiances with Rangers.

On Tuesday, I and some mates met up with the Feyenord Supporters Club for several beers in town. We have met them a few times and get on like a house on fire. I know away fans see it as their duty to wind up the home fans though YNWA felt a step too far.
 
Yes it’s interesting how different elements of the same fanbase can be polar opposites with regards to us. The OSC Branch that I run, Harrogate, was formed by two avid Rangers fans with a healthy slice of good luck. They and thousands of other Rangers fans had gone to Blackpool for a bank holiday game that had been advertised as against the rags. There was a misprint and the opponents were City. Lewis and Tracey fell in love with City and shared their allegiances with Rangers.

On Tuesday, I and some mates met up with the Feyenord Supporters Club for several beers in town. We have met them a few times and get on like a house on fire. I know away fans see it as their duty to wind up the home fans though YNWA felt a step too far.
Only thing I like really about Rangers is their Great Britain iconography. I think the Union Flag is proper cool. Got socks I wear for work, the underside of my umbrella and a cushion at home all in the Union Flag.

I always supported Great Britain rugby league when they were big when I was a kid and Great Britain at the Olympics so always liked the Great Britain teams in sport.

Again, I realise this has nowt to do with religion.
 
More to do with religion…

I’m glad that any original or old City religious connections disappeared early doors with our club and fan culture. Especially as I’m someone who doesn’t believe in any gods.

Always hated this banner:

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And when City fans refer to City as ‘God’s own club’……… sling it!
 

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