City football shirts everywhere

[Hart of the Matter]

Lived up here 30 odd years only met 2 locals who were man u

Quite a few around Ashington, Morpeth and Bedlington though....

 

[lancs blue]

Cleveleys just down the coast is Manchester on sea loads of blues and rags.

In terms of the Blues, most are like me, moved up from Gtr Manchester or are the kids/grandkids of exiles. Also see a disturbing number of dirty Leeds tops - mind you, I think one of those is a disturbing number.

 

[grim up north]

Quite a few around Ashington, Morpeth and Bedlington though....

They are about 30 years behind in the mentioned places

 

[Hart of the Matter]

They are about 30 years behind in the mentioned places

Agreed.... Think it is the Charlton connection

 

[Sk@mcfc]

Lived up here 30 odd years only met 2 locals who were man u

I know 3 and I only know 4 geordies

 

[Wilmslow Road]

My wife thinks I am a sad old fkr. 60 years old and I still go into snide kit shops abroad and make sure City shirts are on top of dipper and rag shirts throughout the shop... Sad but true...

Absolutely. At Airports and Shops my two Daughters still do it.

 

[Wilmslow Road]

Newcastle is rife with rags has been for years

Yes I found that out. Very strange.

 

[Hiley rated]

We’ve just been on a long trip, through France and Spain, and saw City tops in all sorts of towns and villages. I reckon the only teams we saw more of were PSG, Real / Barca and maybe dippers.

 

[knuckles]

On holiday at the mo in Mallorca and I've seen about a dozen people wearing City shirts, today we were sat next to a Spanish family and the 2 sons were wearing the new home strip with 9 Haaland on the back, cool!

 

[Jamshopbridge]

To be fair mate, I'm not from Manchester, i am a ST holder, I grew up in Shropshire, but my dads from heaton moor. He took me to games and got me into city. I dont have a manc accent so have been questioned about the subject alot since we got bought in 2008, no one cared before then who I supported. So where does this leave me? Should i of stopped supporting city in 2008? You tell me.

I'm in exactly the same boat as you StrutterBlue...I'm born and bred in the West Midlands, my dad, mum, uncles, grandparents were all from Manchester and were all blues.... I was even named after two City legends. My first game was in 1978 and I'm a ST holder. I have travelled from the Midlands for years to watch City. I've now decided that I'll turn it on its head and wind the detractors up a bit...Whenever I get "when did you jump on the bandwagon?" or sneered at for being a non manc and a glory hunter I reply with "I've been a City fan for the last ten years or so but before that I followed Chelsea and United in the 90s and 00s and followed Liverpool in the 80s....I like to watch a winning team, dont you?" The reaction I get from them is incredulous. I Once gave this answer to someone in the pub who had the cheek to ask about my credentials shouted to his rag mate (who was from Staffordshire BTW) said "can you believe this...he used to follow united, now he follows City!"....the rag just shook his head to disapprove of someone being a glory hunter.....oh the irony. Only the other week I got short shrift off a Villa supporter for being a glory hunter...I didn't say anything to him because I can't be arsed to justify why I support City, but a mutual friend who I've known for years put him right on the subject and he completely changed attitude after that.
I really shouldn't have to justify why I support the Blues to strangers, I know what my City supporting credentials are and as the late great Bobby Ball would say...that'll do for me cocker!