It’s a tough one for me personally .
I kind of fell out with the game around when UEFA started fucking City around . It was fairly obvious that they weren’t happy with City and their wealth from an early stage .
European games were meant to be the pinnacle and it was something we’d only ever dreamed of . I still recall walking up to the ground when we played Napoli and the anthem was blasting out ( we are always late) and the hairs on my arm standing up . We had a few abject performances early on but once we became stronger it was apparent to see that the powers that be didn’t want us to succeed. On the pitch we were hamstrung by inept ( cheating) referees whilst being fined for minor transgressions off the pitch . I know people mainly go on about the Liverpool and Spurs game but the Monaco matches were absolutely fucking shambolic and it was plain to see we were being shafted . I fucked the CL off two seasons ago and just cherry pick the games I might want to see .
Then the PL decided to get in on the act . They tried theirmost damned last season but City were just too strong so they circled the wagons and started again this season with the obvious results that we witnessed and continue to see week in week out .
My main reason for going years ago was to take my daughter and indoctrinate her into the passion for City . This and the social side of meeting good friends over a few was always special ,
I did notice though a couple of seasons back that most of our conversations were about how we were wronged on the pitch . Generally we won so it became a moot point but the nagging feeling was there. Decisions were being made off the pitch that impacted not just the result but the whole mood of the club . One that still stands out is the Chelsea game when we scored to go 3-1 up until the linesman was instructed by the ref to disallow Sterling’s goal . I was apoplectic that day . Walking back into town and it was the topic on everybody’s lips but come MOTD , they were glossing over it ‘because we’d won’ . It stunk and any journo worth his pen and ink would’ve been all over crap like that .
Anyway , I digress , (again)
I’m not sure Ill renew and if I do , I know it’ll be more for the social side than the circus that is the PL .
Like most here, I love football and I take great delight in watching brilliant footballers perform on the pitch . To date , we’ve seen most of the greatest PL footballers ever to cross the white line , and , do you know what ? The majority of them have pulled on a City kit . Wether that’s enough to make me come back for more remains to be seen .
