Fair play mate, agreed. I have stopped reading their click bait shite, and was responding to the headline posted earlier in the threadTo be fair Stuart Brennan is simply reporting what others are dubbing it and actually puts his sly dig in at them ...
"Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain both tend to get lumped together as a modern football phenomenon - and tomorrow night’s clash has been predictably dubbed the Oil Firm derby."
He goes on to write positively about the City team later on, mentions huge investment yes, but built on good socialist ideals that should resonate with the Mancunian support.
I don't take offence at the Oil Firm jibe myself.
Has anyone dubbed Sunday's North London derby as El Gashico yet?The only thing I take offence to is hearing/seeing people say Oil Firm, Abu Derby, El Gasico, El Cashico etc as if it's an original joke.
I'm yet to hear one that wasn't around 5 years ago when we played them under Pellegrini.
El Crapico by Cundy on talkSPORTHas anyone dubbed Sunday's North London derby as El Gashico yet?
"Manchester City fans are feral rats." Still waiting for your apology, Syed.I want to win but I also don't want City to be playing in front of small crowds.
We are one of the best supported clubs in England but a fanbase is built over generations not over 5-10 years. We also get the most corrosive coverage in the media and that has to have an effect. it has a good effect, and a bad effect.
Every now and again there are students who come on here with surveys about whether you buy a shirt etc but there's probably room for some research into the how foreign ownership has impacted on football, and particularly the relationship between owners, media and fans. Manchester City fans are a social experiment. Vilified as simpletons by simpletons. You are X, and you must think like this.
They have been defining themselves as the biggest club in the world *TM for as long as I have been alive.
Growing up throughout the 80s, they still considered a lucky FA Cup final replay win over Brighton and an extra time winner over Everton, as some sort of confirmation.
Perhaps their area of "big" is now their wage bill?