Looking down on 'glory hunters' is arrogance

[johnny crossan]

all City fans are magnificent specimens of the species

 

[jimharri]

Glory? What glory? The FA cup and a last minute goal to give us the league after Utd squander an eight point lead? Let's talk about glory hunters when we've racked up a few more trophies.

If you don't consider those ''glory'' moments, I'd hate to think what you thought of us in the 80s/90s. Back then, avoiding relegation could be considered as glory.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

City are a glorious club.

 

[The Indonesian]

Wow. Didn't realize there were so many proper fans who welcomed glory hunters. To be honest I'm just a 16-year old Indonesian kid who only started to like football when my friend asked me to play PES with him 2 years ago. I played as Real, and that's why I prefer them to Barcelona, but by no means do I support them.

I only liked football recently. I started to support City when I saw a headline: "City v United, FA cup semifinal Derby" on the sports page in a newspaper. I asked my friend "Which one do you support?" he answered like how most Indonesians would. "MU of course!!" I decided to be different and supported City instead. I try to read as much as I can about our (yes, our) history and try not to turn off the TV every time we're about to lose (like many Indonesian glory hunters).

Most Indonesians have almost no choice but to be glory hunters because honestly, the PSSI (Indonesian FA) s*cks. I mean, two years ago there were 2 top flight leagues here! (one illegal) and last year there were actually 2 FAs!!!! Couple that with the fact that a lot of "hard core" fans (I choose not to be one of them just for safety, though I acknowledge them as true fans.) are hooligans that bring a bad name to local clubs. (especially Persebaya, the Indonesian club I try to support) Naturally Barcelona, United, Milan, and Chelski are the popular clubs.

Back on topic, I follow the club on a daily basis. The first 4 tabs every time I open my browser are: The OS, mangafox (yes I am a manga geek. A mild one though.), BM, and the Manchester City page in Bleacher report (because goal.com is rubbish.)

I read a lot on the forum (every day about 4-5 threads) since I found it but I almost never post though, because I'm paranoid and I'm afraid people will bash me for being a kid/late football fan/glory hunter. This thread honestly reassured me that I won't always be bashed like that.

One last thing, I want to support City financially but that's impossible considering I'm a 16-year old who doesn't have much money, one US$ is about Rp.9000 (a cheap piece of bread is usually 1000) and the price of real football shirts are 200.000+ here!

Sorry about my bad English and/or manners. Again I am very paranoid.

Selamat Datang AFFS, your English is excellent.

I spent 20 years in Indonesia spreading the good word of Manchester City Football Club and the only City shirts I would see were the ones I gave away! Certainly not these days I see them every day now and it makes me so proud to be a Blue.

Don't be paranoid there is no agenda :)

Thanks. I don't think I'm up to what they call "Native speaker level" yet though.

Are you still here in Indonesia? Where did/do you live? Must be pretty hard enduring the sight of red stickers and shirts everywhere...

If you say that you're a blue here most likely they will automatically consider you a chelski fan though. Considering saying "I'm a Mancunian" generally translates to "I'm a rag" here sometimes I wonder what to call myself in front of people.

 

[ManCitizens.]

Wow. Didn't realize there were so many proper fans who welcomed glory hunters. To be honest I'm just a 16-year old Indonesian kid who only started to like football when my friend asked me to play PES with him 2 years ago. I played as Real, and that's why I prefer them to Barcelona, but by no means do I support them.

I only liked football recently. I started to support City when I saw a headline: "City v United, FA cup semifinal Derby" on the sports page in a newspaper. I asked my friend "Which one do you support?" he answered like how most Indonesians would. "MU of course!!" I decided to be different and supported City instead. I try to read as much as I can about our (yes, our) history and try not to turn off the TV every time we're about to lose (like many Indonesian glory hunters).

Most Indonesians have almost no choice but to be glory hunters because honestly, the PSSI (Indonesian FA) s*cks. I mean, two years ago there were 2 top flight leagues here! (one illegal) and last year there were actually 2 FAs!!!! Couple that with the fact that a lot of "hard core" fans (I choose not to be one of them just for safety, though I acknowledge them as true fans.) are hooligans that bring a bad name to local clubs. (especially Persebaya, the Indonesian club I try to support) Naturally Barcelona, United, Milan, and Chelski are the popular clubs.

Back on topic, I follow the club on a daily basis. The first 4 tabs every time I open my browser are: The OS, mangafox (yes I am a manga geek. A mild one though.), BM, and the Manchester City page in Bleacher report (because goal.com is rubbish.)

I read a lot on the forum (every day about 4-5 threads) since I found it but I almost never post though, because I'm paranoid and I'm afraid people will bash me for being a kid/late football fan/glory hunter. This thread honestly reassured me that I won't always be bashed like that.

One last thing, I want to support City financially but that's impossible considering I'm a 16-year old who doesn't have much money, one US$ is about Rp.9000 (a cheap piece of bread is usually 1000) and the price of real football shirts are 200.000+ here!

Sorry about my bad English and/or manners. Again I am very paranoid.

Selamat Datang AFFS, your English is excellent.

I spent 20 years in Indonesia spreading the good word of Manchester City Football Club and the only City shirts I would see were the ones I gave away! Certainly not these days I see them every day now and it makes me so proud to be a Blue.

Don't be paranoid there is no agenda :)

Thanks. I don't think I'm up to what they call "Native speaker level" yet though.

Are you still here in Indonesia? Where did/do you live? Must be pretty hard enduring the sight of red stickers and shirts everywhere...

If you say that you're a blue here most likely they will automatically consider you a chelski fan though. Considering saying "I'm a Mancunian" generally translates to "I'm a rag" here sometimes I wonder what to call myself in front of people.

Im a Champion?

 

[Anonymous]

if it stops me and other fans who supported city no matter how shit they were then I dont welcome them.

latching onto a club only when there succesful doesnt make you a proper fan, im sorry but thats what I believe, you support your team no matter how good or bad they are. The day the etihad is full of cockneys and random day trippers like old trafford is the day I stop going.

only an opinion btw :0)

 

[Shirley]

Wow. Didn't realize there were so many proper fans who welcomed glory hunters. To be honest I'm just a 16-year old Indonesian kid who only started to like football when my friend asked me to play PES with him 2 years ago. I played as Real, and that's why I prefer them to Barcelona, but by no means do I support them.

I only liked football recently. I started to support City when I saw a headline: "City v United, FA cup semifinal Derby" on the sports page in a newspaper. I asked my friend "Which one do you support?" he answered like how most Indonesians would. "MU of course!!" I decided to be different and supported City instead. I try to read as much as I can about our (yes, our) history and try not to turn off the TV every time we're about to lose (like many Indonesian glory hunters).

Most Indonesians have almost no choice but to be glory hunters because honestly, the PSSI (Indonesian FA) s*cks. I mean, two years ago there were 2 top flight leagues here! (one illegal) and last year there were actually 2 FAs!!!! Couple that with the fact that a lot of "hard core" fans (I choose not to be one of them just for safety, though I acknowledge them as true fans.) are hooligans that bring a bad name to local clubs. (especially Persebaya, the Indonesian club I try to support) Naturally Barcelona, United, Milan, and Chelski are the popular clubs.

Back on topic, I follow the club on a daily basis. The first 4 tabs every time I open my browser are: The OS, mangafox (yes I am a manga geek. A mild one though.), BM, and the Manchester City page in Bleacher report (because goal.com is rubbish.)

I read a lot on the forum (every day about 4-5 threads) since I found it but I almost never post though, because I'm paranoid and I'm afraid people will bash me for being a kid/late football fan/glory hunter. This thread honestly reassured me that I won't always be bashed like that.

One last thing, I want to support City financially but that's impossible considering I'm a 16-year old who doesn't have much money, one US$ is about Rp.9000 (a cheap piece of bread is usually 1000) and the price of real football shirts are 200.000+ here!

Sorry about my bad English and/or manners. Again I am very paranoid.

Selamat Datang AFFS, your English is excellent.

I spent 20 years in Indonesia spreading the good word of Manchester City Football Club and the only City shirts I would see were the ones I gave away! Certainly not these days I see them every day now and it makes me so proud to be a Blue.

Don't be paranoid there is no agenda :)

Thanks. I don't think I'm up to what they call "Native speaker level" yet though.

Are you still here in Indonesia? Where did/do you live? Must be pretty hard enduring the sight of red stickers and shirts everywhere...

If you say that you're a blue here most likely they will automatically consider you a chelski fan though. Considering saying "I'm a Mancunian" generally translates to "I'm a rag" here sometimes I wonder what to call myself in front of people.

Spent most of the time in the jungles and oil fields of Sumatra but now moving on to pastures new.
Liverpool were the one and only football club when I first arrived here but times change, like when asked where I was from and replied Manchester it was always followed by ahhhh united.
Not these days....it is "which one".

Call yourself any name you wish but not Shirley :)

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

That's a pretty specific dream. Wouldn't you rather dream of City dominating football as a whole? Nah that would be boring. There's a community of City fans here which started in 2010. They're pretty ignorant and mostly focus on retail. They finally have a Forum so hopefully even a kid like me can help "enlighten" them.

I've had MANY Blue related dreams over the past 40 years mate; some of them have been very specific and some of them have been much more generic in nature; some of them have come true and some of them, unfortunately, never will; but I know that I'll support City forever, no matter whether we dominate the world of football or not, and that's why that specific dream doesn't really rank very highly on my "WISH LIST". However, the Manchester "word association game" that I mentioned in my post is just one of those things that has bugged me my entire life ..... Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid,...etc...etc...etc. everywhere I've ever been, either for business reasons or for pleasure it's always been the same, and if I'm honest with you it's annoyed me more than anything on the pitch ever has.

Imagine if EVERY time you told people where you came from they replied with something about your town/city that you hated..... it just really grinds my gears.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Glory? What glory? The FA cup and a last minute goal to give us the league after Utd squander an eight point lead? Let's talk about glory hunters when we've racked up a few more trophies.

If you don't consider those ''glory'' moments, I'd hate to think what you thought of us in the 80s/90s. Back then, avoiding relegation could be considered as glory.

I had great sex once, come to think of it, maybe twice, it doesn't make me Casanova.<br /><br />-- Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:26 pm --<br /><br />

City are a glorious club.

We are, but that doesn't get them piling on a plane in Bangkok, to see us play Stoke on a wet Tuesday night.

 

[LoveCity]

The day the etihad is full of cockneys and random day trippers like old trafford is the day I stop going.

Unless we expand the stadium to 70,000 I don't think we'll be having this problem. Season cards sold out in a flash to mostly the existing holders and there were many locals who wanted them but couldn't get them. We could probably sell over 40,000 season cards just to locals right now.