Yeah, tourists from as far away as Denton flocked to Hyde Rd. to see him.
But but but….can you be a legend if you cross over to the dark side?
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Haaland the superstar
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But but but….can you be a legend if you cross over to the dark side?
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City and United were friendly with each other back then and up to about the 1950s. Even into the 60s you’d get fans either way going to watch both teams.Yeah, tourists from as far away as Denton flocked to Hyde Rd. to see him.
But but but….can you be a legend if you cross over to the dark side?
It was an agreement between City and United that Meredith, Burgess, Turnbull and Bannister all went to United to keep them in Manchester for the locals to still enjoy seeing.
The worst thing Meredith did was that he was the one who grassed up Tom Maley and all the rest of the City team about being paid over £4 a game (the cap at the time).
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Charge number 116.City and United were friendly with each other back then and up to about the 1950s. Even into the 60s you’d get fans either way going to watch both teams.
It was an agreement between City and United that Meredith, Burgess, Turnbull and Bannister all went to United to keep them in Manchester for the locals to still enjoy seeing.
The worst thing Meredith did was that he was the one who grassed up Tom Maley and all the rest of the City team about being paid over £4 a game (the cap at the time).
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History could have been a lot different if only they'd been paid off shore by a different companyCity and United were friendly with each other back then and up to about the 1950s. Even into the 60s you’d get fans either way going to watch both teams.
It was an agreement between City and United that Meredith, Burgess, Turnbull and Bannister all went to United to keep them in Manchester for the locals to still enjoy seeing.
The worst thing Meredith did was that he was the one who grassed up Tom Maley and all the rest of the City team about being paid over £4 a game (the cap at the time).
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The highest level superstar we have had. Champions league group games that wouldn’t previously have sold out have sold out because of him. He is a true global superstar. A generation of City fans got to adore Sergio, Spanish Dave, Vinny, Zaba etc because of what they did at City; lots of new fans are coming to City because of what Haaland did before coming to City (which he is now bettering)Just been watching tunnel cam and the reverence the kids show, the excitement to see him, the looks of awe in their eyes is quite wonderful to see. Kids grow up wanting to be footballers, how many in the playgrounds of the UK are now Erling, copying his goal celebrations and wanting to be him. We have been fortunate over the years to see some greats play for our beloved club, I grew up in awe of Colin Bell, if i was a kid today i really think i would want to be Haaland. He has charisma, he is cool, he is a rock star in a City shirt.
Is he therefore our first genuine superstar?
By that I mean a player that transcends club loyalty, he is genuinely adored for being him by fans of other teams. I met a couple of lads earlier this season who had no love of City but where at the Etihad to see Haaland in the flesh. He is outrageous in his scoring feats, every stat is off the scale.
Is he really in the same bracket as Messi and Ronaldo?
Or is it possible he will eventually be seen as greater as them?
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Cheap sell on clause and clubs highest earner and Kev has spat his dummy and wants to leave because of this. That’s how they’ll report it.Oh oh if these rumours are true how will the media put a negative spin on it more so if pep also extends,the wailing and gnashing of teeth will be off the scale,and as well as ropes getting slung up ..
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The idiots can’t see beyond their red supporting clubs,we want the best players playing in the premier league honestly if Haaland was to move on,how many actual world class players would be left in the league,De Bruyne,Ederson,Walker,Rodri,Salah.
You’ve missed Mainoo, Rashford & Collyer off that list!!The idiots can’t see beyond their red supporting clubs,we want the best players playing in the premier league honestly if Haaland was to move on,how many actual world class players would be left in the league,De Bruyne,Ederson,Walker,Rodri,Salah.
Where can Haaland move onto ? Madrid have Mbappe , Barca cant afford to pay for one of his little toes, and he has done the German league.Anywhere else away from City, would be a step down in playing standard and pay packet .The idiots can’t see beyond their red supporting clubs,we want the best players playing in the premier league honestly if Haaland was to move on,how many actual world class players would be left in the league,De Bruyne,Ederson,Walker,Rodri,Salah.