City's popularity expanding worldwide

Dear M.E.N... please stop having Rags write our articles - employ some blues you tw@ts!
 
I haven't been in a sports shop for a long time but we went in one in Roquetas near Almeria,southern Spain.
There were rags and citys.Its the first time I have seen them here so had to do the decent thing and move all the rags to the back and put city all at the front, instead of 50/50.
 
This summer we saw quite a few tourists wearing City tops on holiday in Greece. And lots on sale. Probably more so than previous years at a guess.

My youngest daughter also went to Leeds Festival last month, and she said there were loads of kids wearing City shirts more so than any other club, so I guess we are now seeing the growth of our fan base in 16 to 19yr olds based on the last decade of success.
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
This summer we saw quite a few tourists wearing City tops on holiday in Greece. And lots on sale. Probably more so than previous years at a guess.

My youngest daughter also went to Leeds Festival last month, and she said there were loads of kids wearing City shirts more so than any other club, so I guess we are now seeing the growth of our fan base in 16 to 19yr olds based on the last decade of success.
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An 8 year bump. I'm sure that beats @Bill Walker's record!
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
Did surprise me that this was the most recent post I could find with City and Popularity in the title!
I can only assume that us City fans arnt that bothered whether the club are getting more popular or not?? Lol
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It's a thing we slagged the rags off for - difference now is the game is a world wide game in terms of being accessible to watch live.
I moved to the US 11 years ago and the game was on Fox Soccer and expensive to watch. NBC took over and put it on regular telly (and yes a to be paid for stream too for other games).
11 years ago hardly anyone I knew had any knowledge of the PL. Now a great deal of folk I meet watch it and tell me who the team they picked is.
Many people in England haven't been to the US but a good number will have an American football team they route for.
I watch games at an Irish Bar in Tampa and I'm in a very small minority of about 3 or 4 out of dozens who don't turn up wearing official merchandise. I know a great deal of the Tampa Bay Blues bought their replica shirts the other week from official sources. The club are raking it in (as are the other clubs)
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
It's a thing we slagged the rags off for - difference now is the game is a world wide game in terms of being accessible to watch live.
I moved to the US 11 years ago and the game was on Fox Soccer and expensive to watch. NBC took over and put it on regular telly (and yes a to be paid for stream too for other games).
11 years ago hardly anyone I knew had any knowledge of the PL. Now a great deal of folk I meet watch it and tell me who the team they picked is.
Many people in England haven't been to the US but a good number will have an American football team they route for.
I watch games at an Irish Bar in Tampa and I'm in a very small minority of about 3 or 4 out of dozens who don't turn up wearing official merchandise. I know a great deal of the Tampa Bay Blues bought their replica shirts the other week from official sources. The club are raking it in (as are the other clubs)
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Have to say, I enjoy seeing more kids with City tops on aswel as older people.

My girls a want Haaland Shirts for Christmas or sooner. He is only 22 and already seems more popular in Europe than any other City player.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
It's a thing we slagged the rags off for - difference now is the game is a world wide game in terms of being accessible to watch live.
I moved to the US 11 years ago and the game was on Fox Soccer and expensive to watch. NBC took over and put it on regular telly (and yes a to be paid for stream too for other games).
11 years ago hardly anyone I knew had any knowledge of the PL. Now a great deal of folk I meet watch it and tell me who the team they picked is.
Many people in England haven't been to the US but a good number will have an American football team they route for.
I watch games at an Irish Bar in Tampa and I'm in a very small minority of about 3 or 4 out of dozens who don't turn up wearing official merchandise. I know a great deal of the Tampa Bay Blues bought their replica shirts the other week from official sources. The club are raking it in (as are the other clubs)
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I totally agree with your observations. I too have lived in the States for many years (since 1990), living in both San Diego and Seattle. I used to see United shirts and caps regularly when my kids played in footy tournaments and I hated it. Americans always assumed that being from Manchester I was a rag, but I proudly set them straight on many occasions and educated them along the way. I can honestly say that I can’t remember the last time I saw anyone wearing rag attire, but have seen many of all ages wearing City shirts. Just north of San Diego, a big West Coast tournament known as the Surf Cup used to be sponsored by United, but now it’s City. Oh how times have changed. Our club is just brilliant which we all know.
 
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