City become the most watched PL team in the US

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This is brilliant shithousery ammunition. I can see a lot of blues having a lot of fun sharing some of these facts. Get in! ... and Come on City! :)
 
BongoBlue said:
Speaking of Becky Lowe; that girl has a cult following here, especially amongst the - what I would call - newer footy fans. I was at one of the NBC fan fests a few years back here in Boston and everywhere she went, guys were falling over themselves to catch her eye. I didn't realize that she was so tiny. But boy does she have fans.

I had a great chat with Kyle Martino that day; big City fan - well of the football City play anyway - who is no longer with NBC. Lovely guy. Plus got a selfie with the legendary Shawn Wright-Phillips. My son grew up watching him on the old Fox Sports Network when we were on so was gobsmacked to meet him.
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She was lovely close up.....
A few photos from the rest of the day
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FogBlueInSanFran said:
As a Yank who felt quite lonely supporting City for much of the last two-plus decades, my observation is the divide between old and young here is stark.

Listening to SiriusFC on the radio, the gobshit(e)s like Tom Rennie, Eric Wynalda, et al still routinely lambast City in favo(u)r of Utd and (especially) Liverpool. I go to a bar last year for City v Arsenal and City fans are outnumbered 15 to 1. I still get questions from know-nothing parents at my kid's high school ("Now . . . you support Manchester United, right?").

But . . . ask my teenagers about THEIR friends . . . and ALL of them, whether they follow the sport closely or not, LOVE Erling Haaland. And many know Kevin DeBruyne too. My daughter says City shirts outnumber any other team displayed at her school save maybe Barcelona (and that was, of course, due to Messi).

So while winning and lots of exposure on the big stages has helped, don't underestimate the drawing power of our Nordic meat shield and our beloved ginger too. They are phenomenons. Americans love personalities as much as teams, especially younger ones.

That said . . . for lunch time my time matches when I can go to my "local" (which is a 15-minute drive from my house -- that's a "local" in California), a little group is starting to build of regulars who are there for City. So the spark has begun to spread a bit.
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City Kids in America

 
America loves a winner! Seriously!

Kids want bragging rights and to wear colours that won’t get derision. Right now, especially amongst the younger element, that’s City! But, that’s also how the red tops got famous, so let’s not knock it!

The other thing is the weekly games here are mainly on a streaming channel, with the exception of the 5:30pm weekend kick offs and the Monday Night games. Those games are on free tv, so they tend to get more eyes. In addition, FINALS FOR TROPHIES are on free tv here, so the fact that City are playing in and winning so many has helped the club grow in leaps and bounds.

I always have an eye out for club colours at the various airports and have no problem telling lads wearing Utd/Liverpool tops they can’t get on unless they cover up! However, I’ve seen progressively more City gear over the last few years especially.

Long may it continue!
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
After to phone call to the dressing room to Kyle and the boys from President Biden when we beat Real Madrid in the soccer Super Bowl.
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In the call Joe said congrats to Kyle beating the Madridists because that Di Stefano and Puskas are really good players. That was right after he had lunch with Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez!!
 
I am sure little Gary Neville will have something to say about this because he knows everything and he's a hot shot businessman. Let's not forget what the idiot in trousers said about City's revenues in 2023.

"City can never be as big a club as United on the global scale, when it comes to power. However, City do have greater revenues at this moment in time. That is something that is slightly unbelievable, and they’re going to have to answer".

Well Gary, have you ever heard of Pangea? Well that's evidence that things do change over time. Wake up Gary, football's tectonic plates have shifted since 1999.

I look forward to him challenging City's success in the USA. No doubt he will do no research and make some ridiculously nostalgic comment about Man United. Tosser.
 
All the nonsense a decade ago that no one would grow up watching or dreaming of playing for City. If you're a 14 year old American kid picking a team you pick the team that plays the best football and wins a lot. Liverpool and United don't have some weird aura that international fans are drawn to, they just had an era of dominance.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
America loves a winner! Seriously!

Kids want bragging rights and to wear colours that won’t get derision. Right now, especially amongst the younger element, that’s City! But, that’s also how the red tops got famous, so let’s not knock it!

The other thing is the weekly games here are mainly on a streaming channel, with the exception of the 5:30pm weekend kick offs and the Monday Night games. Those games are on free tv, so they tend to get more eyes. In addition, FINALS FOR TROPHIES are on free tv here, so the fact that City are playing in and winning so many has helped the club grow in leaps and bounds.

I always have an eye out for club colours at the various airports and have no problem telling lads wearing Utd/Liverpool tops they can’t get on unless they cover up! However, I’ve seen progressively more City gear over the last few years especially.

Long may it continue!
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That’s funny and at least you have that authority. When I see Rags ans Scouse jerseys come on I just tell them they are not getting served!!
 
Frank the Yank said:
That’s funny and at least you have that authority. When I see Rags ans Scouse jerseys come on I just tell them they are not getting served!!
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I obviously don’t follow through, but it usually elicits a conversation.

Amazing how many are supporters because of 1 player or their Dad liked the club years ago because they were winners and had star players! I’m sure City will start to have the same effect with the next generation!

Saw a young kid in Rome wearing an Inter Miami “Messi” jersey. Asked him if he was from Miami and a Miami fan? Nope! Messi fan from Barcelona!!
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
All the nonsense a decade ago that no one would grow up watching or dreaming of playing for City. If you're a 14 year old American kid picking a team you pick the team that plays the best football and wins a lot. Liverpool and United don't have some weird aura that international fans are drawn to, they just had an era of dominance.
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I am always struck by the mentality of United and Liverpool supporters. They act if they were anointed with chrism in the 1950s and a crown was put on their head which came with a special privilege to win things.

The reality is they aren't entitled to anything. The PL is essentially a collection of entertainment businesses competing for dollars. City has done a better job of putting an entertaining product and thus this club will get a larger share of those dollars. My advice to them is stop complaining about City and start competing.
 
BongoBlue said:
I see my lad in the group photo. God knows where I was but I think I am there somewhere...
Great day it was. Here's us with SWP and Kyle Martino.
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I had my.photo with Robbie Earle and had a little chat with him.
I said I was behind the goal at Port Vale v City in the Cup 1991 when he (unintentially) flicked on the corner to Clive Allen who had seconds earlier come on to the pitch to score the winner. He laughed at least!
 
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