City - big club or not ?

[citymad]

Who gives a crap what everyone thinks, City are huge in my head, the best team in the land and all the world, always will be.

 

[Bill Walker]

And so fucking what....

I dont know if this has been covered before but I dont get the obsession of being a "Big Club", what exactly does it mean? Having a large number of supporters from over seas and selling out every game? That seems to be only real things I can see it meaning.

We're a local club with a growing amount of foreign supporters which will grow more and more, we dont sell out every game because it takes several generations of success for more and more kids to support you and then be able to sell out bigger grounds, I don't really care about it, all I care about is us being successful. I dont get the "small club" trope, its the first thing anyone says about us, I'd much sooner be a small club who is successful rather than a "Big Club" struggling. Then there is the argument that when clubs are talked about as being "big" when they have won the European Cup, such as Nottingham, Villa, I certainly wouldn't want to swap positions with any of them.

Maybe in a couple of decades we will be deemed a "Big club" by other fans but if not, who gives a shit, I'm incredibly proud of our club and our achievements either way!

I agree with this ..^

We're not in the same league as clubs like Real, United, Bayern, Barca in terms of fan base, fame and silverware but in 10/20 years who knows. It doesn't bother me either way. I'm happy.

Re, Jordan, I don't think he hates City, I think he doesn't like what our squad cost. I have heard him praising our football and I've heard him say we are THE best team in Europe.
Anyway in Australia we don't get talkradio or whatever it's called I listen to the clips on YouTube. I quite enjoy them.

 

[urban genie]

We are not a small club, we are nont a big club, why has everyone forgotten that

City are a MASSIVE club ;-)

 

[jaiguruKun]

We've been in the top 10 overall points totals since the 1920s. It wasn't until the mid 80s that Utd overtook us. Not bad for a small club with no history.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

This thread is a Dippers’ wet dream.

 

[Risto]

I'm just a lurker but this is the same bs when talking about "history"; success and history aren't synonyms but try telling that to a 16 year old on Twitter...

Tl;dr who cares

 

[Bluekiwi]

We are THE BEST CLUB

 

[pirate]

I wouldn’t waste any energy on it.

If empty seats defined the size of a club, Real and Barca are small clubs.

If a rich history defines the size of a club, then Preston are the biggest club on the planet. 19th Century Invincibles, remember?

Ignore them all and enjoy the ride. Whatever you think about sizes of clubs, we’ve won more premier league titles than anyone else since 2010.

That’ll do for me.

actually its more league titles than anyone else since 2004
city 6
united 5
chelsea 5
arsenal1
liverpool 1
leicester 1

the most successful club in the premier league for the past 18 years

 

[kupest]

We are the best footballing team in the world. The other marketing shit might be done better by the other teams but that's just a distraction and it's obvious to see.

 

[urban genie]

This thread is a Dippers’ wet dream.

Why?

Genuinely womder why, though this thread is a load of bollocks not sure why it would be a wet dream for deluded cultists.


Is it because no matter thread on blue moon someone has to reference them so they gain another level of self importance thinking they are constantly on our minds.