City - big club or not ?

[bobbyowenquiff]

Neither United nor Liverpool are traditional old money clubs though.

They were both new money compared to Villa Sunderland Everton SheffWeds Newcastle Blackburn and Preston who were the original big clubs in English football. They were even new money compared to City who were much bigger than both United and Liverpool pre-WW2.

You are right of course. I suppose all the original football clubs were "new money" in the face of the traditional establishment sports of Cricket and Rugby. But at some point a new money club becomes part of the establishment and LFC and MUFC have been part of the establishment as long as I can remember. It is also true that football goes in cycles and the latest cycle is the growth of globalisation. I have no idea where it will end up. Perhaps City will be a bastion of a new establishment in which case it will not be as much fun supporting them. I think most City fans like being "outsiders." It would be impossible for me to ever support a club like Liverpool precisely because of their history. If I had been brought up in Merseyside I would have picked Everton...or even Tranmere. I picked City because I lived in Withington.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

According to this mornings press....1% of City fans live in the UK, Good, amazing, embarrasing, so Man U it's sound untrue.......

 

[eastmanc]

According to this mornings press....1% of City fans live in the UK, Good, amazing, embarrasing, so Man U it's sound untrue.......

What?

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

According to this mornings press....1% of City fans live in the UK, Good, amazing, embarrasing, so Man U it's sound untrue.......

Does that mean 99% of blues call it a muffin instead of a barm?

 

[Tuearts right boot]

What?

Just ONE PER CENT of Manchester City's supporters actually live in UK

Forget domestic disputes over Chelsea fans who live in the West Country or Man United supporters who have never left Basingstoke; they are now positively local compared to the majority of fans.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[TFC]

According to this mornings press....1% of City fans live in the UK, Good, amazing, embarrasing, so Man U it's sound untrue.......

I always wanted to be a 1 percent-er.

Problem is, I'm one of the 99% who doesnt live there anymore :(

 

[eastmanc]

Just ONE PER CENT of Manchester City's supporters actually live in UK

Forget domestic disputes over Chelsea fans who live in the West Country or Man United supporters who have never left Basingstoke; they are now positively local compared to the majority of fans.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So not match going fans then.

 

[trevorriley]

dont be daft
big club

 

[eastmanc]

Leeds haven't won a European cup? Falling for the bullshit if you think we aren't as big as villa or forest ffs

By that criteria, Arsenal are a smaller club than Villa and Forest which is obviously nonsense.

 

[eastmanc]

Does that mean 99% of blues call it a muffin instead of a barm?

But it is a muffin and I live in Openshaw.