City football shirts everywhere

I have never been to the Netherlands and have no family connection to it but ever since the 1974 world cup and Johan Cruyff they have always been my second team when it comes to international football. I had a shirt with his name on the back growing up. I fully understand why kids would start supporting a team they have no connection too. They were a wonderful team to watch.
 
burning blue soul said:
If you could elaborate on your opinion just a tad more, that would be swell.
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When I watch non manchester films, eg, I do not assume a new personality or start wearing L.A., eg, gear or become a supporter of a new city, or join a supporters club or chant C’mon LA. And at least I know where Hollywood is!
Observing and even appreciating a different culture is not the same as adopting it.
Ive watched City for 60 years plus, but I don’t go around wearing the shirt. My champions of Europe scarf is a different matter!
PS I’m a manc, got the walk and everything. It’s innate, not adopted.
 
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KS55 said:
When I watch non manchester films, eg, I do not assume a new personality or start wearing L.A., eg, gear or become a supporter of a new city, or join a supporters club or chant C’mon LA. And at least I know where Hollywood is!
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New personality? We are not the red cult from down the road.
As I said before, it takes a shift in perspective. You liking a certain actor or band will find you gravitating to their output.
It is the same for football. It is an entertainment medium And folk will gravitate to quality product.
It may not sit right with some English fans of English clubs, but that's where we are.
You will have probably, at some point been into an obscure band that eventually made it big... it feels like your secret pleasure has been commandeered by the masses. That's Entertainment though, as Paul Weller said!
By the way the merchandising of music and films contributes to a large % of their income. Same with our club.
 
burning blue soul said:
New personality? We are not the red cult from down the road.
As I said before, it takes a shift in perspective. You liking a certain actor or band will find you gravitating to their output.
It is the same for football. It is an entertainment medium And folk will gravitate to quality product.
It may not sit right with some English fans of English clubs, but that's where we are.
You will have probably, at some point been into an obscure band that eventually made it big... it feels like your secret pleasure has been commandeered by the masses. That's Entertainment though, as Paul Weller said!
By the way the merchandising of music and films contributes to a large % of their income. Same with our club.
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Cultural appropriation!
As a City supporter I feel a certain pride in our new found world following but that is objective vs the guy from Kuala Lumpur which is subjective.
And what of the local team from K.L.?
 
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burning blue soul said:
Maybe, but this has happened ever since mankind began trading with/traveling to other nations.
It's inevitable. Just like language appropriation.
Time to adapt to our new global football standing.
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Fine provided we stay humble and do not start crowing about two billion supporters. Yoonited is a cult, ask yourself why you think that.
 
KS55 said:
Fine provided we stay humble and do not start crowing about two billion supporters. Yoonited is a cult, ask yourself why you think that.
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utd are a commercial entity. They consider football a by-product of their money making empire, not the root cause of it.
scousers are the cult. They are the strangest group of fans out there.
The silver lining about the media witch hunt of City is that we will stay humble and non-arrogant. Plus any UK based new fans will be attracted in spite of those bad vibes given out by msm. In effect we will attract the right sort of fan.
Folk from abroad is something we can't control.
"Some are drawn here, some are born her, all belong here"... isn't that the changing room motif we have in there?
 
My 9 yo was at a birthday party last night - we live in the Boston area in the US. It was at an indoor football pitch and the kids were asked to wear kits. The tally was:
-2 Haaland City home kits
-Álvarez City third kit (my kid)
-Rodri City third kit
-Salah Pool kit
-Zlatan Milan kit
- 2 Miami Messi, 1 Messi Argentina
-Bellingham Real

I thought this was a good City showing, especially compared to other PL teams. Also, everyone who hates that third jersey, the US kids think it’s the best ever!
 
Middedon said:
My 9 yo was at a birthday party last night - we live in the Boston area in the US. It was at an indoor football pitch and the kids were asked to wear kits. The tally was:
-2 Haaland City home kits
-Álvarez City third kit (my kid)
-Rodri City third kit
-Salah Pool kit
-Zlatan Milan kit
- 2 Miami Messi, 1 Messi Argentina
-Bellingham Real

I thought this was a good City showing, especially compared to other PL teams. Also, everyone who hates that third jersey, the US kids think it’s the best ever!
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Hope the kid in the dipper shirt went home in tears and you let slip Santa wasn’t real.
 
I saw the thread heading and thought my wife was criticising our bedroom again.

As an older person my shirts are really a reminder of my age. Most are quite threadbare and still get an airing despite the variety modern shirts provide.
 
An awful lot of the yellow and black shirts around the ground yesterday. Not for me, but I doubt I'm the demographic they're targeting. I had my 2008 third shirt on, the white one with the blue sash on the left shoulder. Didn't see too many of them around.

:-(
 
Went to watch a ladies cup semi final whilst on Orkney… only kid there with a kit on, new home kit with KdB 17 on it. Was a local and not a holiday maker.
 
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