No he’s not a rag as far as I know but the cheek of the fucker telling everybody they can’t be anywhere other than Manchester and he fucking lives in north London, found it in one of his previous postsRag?
Didn't think he was a rag really but London & rags are joined at the hip.No he’s not a rag as far as I know but the cheek of the fucker telling everybody they can’t be anywhere other than Manchester and he fucking lives in north London, found it in one of his previous posts
He did qualify his statement by referencing a connection to the area. And then you' go on to knock down an argument that he doesn't make about Pep.
I remember going back to before the takeover, and City were always very much the club which local Mancs supported whilst Man Utd had some locals, but a much higher number of non Mancunian supporters, and that was proven by season ticket holder surveys. Manchester Metropolitan University did a survey on this and found that of the two clubs season ticket holders, Manchester City had a much higher proportion who came from Manchester.
Everyone is welcome at City but imo the local support is much more likely to be CTID than distant supporters who might just be picking City because they are glory hunters.
All people are capable of life-long loyalty but City are one of very few clubs in England where this has been truly tested on a mass scale over decades. I'll never forget the first game of 1998-1999 season when 32,000 turned up to watch manchester City v Blackpool in the old Division 3 about 25 years after we had last won a trophy. We would have to wait another decade before won a league title and yet through that 35 years City fans stayed intensely loyal. Individual football supporters sometimes stick with their football club for life, but many don't. They stop going, and only come back if the good times return. City fans didn't do that. The worse it got, the more determined we became to stick it out.I agree totally & our success has definitely attracted younger local Manchester people (as well as the fans from elsewhere)
my point is that all fans are welcome - & it’s wrong to say that football is for the working class. What a patronising thing to say!! I know many working class folk who love tennis rugby & golf - & many “non-working class” folk who love footie (& City)….how very dare they :). :)
What a load of rubbish we have thousands of long distance fans making big sacrifices to follow City.We should be focussing solely on local fans - this weird clamour by other clubs searching and gloating about a 'global fan base'. Not for me, ok you get more shirt sales and TV subs but football is meant to be watched by local fans with a connection to the area. I don't want to be 'stealing' fans from Plymouth Argyle for example let alone someone who should be supporting their local Indian Premier team for e.g. We used to moan about these tourist clubs - let's not push for this. Let's remind others as well that football is for local people, SUPPORT YOUR OWN!
Where is the criticism of long distance fans? It's not even implied.What a load of rubbish we have thousands of long distances fans making big sacrifices to follow City.
That Blackpool match was something else. Great atmosphere despite the fact we had just been relegated. If I remember, it was a really sunny day & it was a fantastic demonstration of our loyalty.All people are capable of life-long loyalty but City are one of very few clubs in England where this has been truly tested on a mass scale over decades. I'll never forget the first game of 1998-1999 season when 32,000 turned up to watch manchester City v Blackpool in the old Division 3 about 25 years after we had last won a trophy. We would have to wait another decade before won a league title and yet through that 35 years City fans stayed intensely loyal. Individual football supporters sometimes stick with their football club for life, but many don't. They stop going, and only come back if the good times return. City fans didn't do that. The worse it got, the more determined we became to stick it out.
God Bless Kun Aguero and all those blues who stood loyal and never quite made it to see that day.
IIRC it was BadBuy's debut and he looked a half decent player. That soon changed, of course.That Blackpool match was something else. Great atmosphere despite the fact we had just been relegated. If I remember, it was a really sunny day & it was a fantastic demonstration of our loyalty.
I think that attitude is still with us despite the fact our success has attracted a more global audience- the blue family will always be there