Bluesiam
Well-Known Member
Re: City's brand unaffected by FFP up from 8th to 5th in Wor
I've lived in SE Asia for 20 years. In my view the fanbase here is quite fickle. Not just this; it's growing rapidly. New fans of the game will immediately relate to team of the moment. The way we won the 2012 title won us a huge number of fans and this year the way we played mid season with the wins against Rags Spuds and Arse have elevated us to the top table.
I've seen so many more City shirts this year.....not as many as the Rags and the Dippers, but pretty close. And I can now walk into a Local or Expat bar and fully expect to see City's games shown........ that NEVER used to happen in the past.
zeven said:Its much more to an evaluation of a brand than how big he following is in Asia.urmston said:I'm not convinced by a table which says City are a bigger brand than Liverpool.
Liverpool are still a much better known and supported club world wide than City.
This table seems like a snapshot to me, and I don't think City would stay so high if they failed to win a trophy for a year or two, while some other clubs have more resilience in this respect.
Right now im not suprised Manchester city is a stronger brand than liverpool.
I've lived in SE Asia for 20 years. In my view the fanbase here is quite fickle. Not just this; it's growing rapidly. New fans of the game will immediately relate to team of the moment. The way we won the 2012 title won us a huge number of fans and this year the way we played mid season with the wins against Rags Spuds and Arse have elevated us to the top table.
I've seen so many more City shirts this year.....not as many as the Rags and the Dippers, but pretty close. And I can now walk into a Local or Expat bar and fully expect to see City's games shown........ that NEVER used to happen in the past.