New MCFC Fanaticals Group. (Help Needed)

[Blue-Eyes]

Excellent idea, good luck with it.

My only input, for what it's worth, is regarding the "Citizens Mancunia" name. The moniker "Mancunia" has been used to death by the Rags with their banners and t-shirts. I'd suggest it's best to avoid any reference to them or anything that will give them the slightest angle to take the piss.
Drop the Mancunia, "The Citizens" will suffice.

Also, as previously mentioned, why don't you join The Blue Alliance rather than setting up another group who are going to do exactly the same thing under a different name?
The ethos would be a lot stronger if you pooled your resources and energy to create something brilliant rather than creating something, which is half as good, twice.

 

[Anonymous]

Someone mentioned on another thread, the expressioni Mancini uses "This is Football".

The poster said City's motto should be "MCFC - This Is Football.

Personally, I think this would make a superb banner for the stadium. Good luck with your venture.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

why do you need to use a capital at the beginning of every word?

 

[felixbg]

for the record the blue alliance is now an official supporters club and has over 60 paid members, i'm currently working out in spain and not relly been involved this season, but the last 2 meetings have apparantly gone really well and allocations, pub meet-ups and travel are sorted for the next few games.

for the past 2 years we have met with the club and discussed how to improve the atmosphere whilst getting a few banners made (examples below) & working to make the BA a supporters club. Fair enough if you want to do your own thing, however would be great to have those involved with this fanatics group at the next meeting. the more the merrier and all that.

 

[Anonymous]

Blue Alliance Over 12's? Eh? No entiendo?

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Easy Now,
Myself And A Few Lads Are Looking To Start A New Fanatical Group At City. Here's Some Background Info For People Interested,
•This Group Is Strictly Non-Violent & Anti-Fascist, Any Signs Of Either And People Will Be Shown The Door.
•We Aim To Create Displays Reminiscent Of European Terraces. (Some People Might Remember Aris At Home), It Is Hugely Colour Orientated I.E, Colourful Flags, Banners, Scarves.
•We Aim To Have A Place To Meet On Matchdays Where We Can Display Latest Banners, Commute With New Ideas, Collect Donations For New Banners, Listen To Top Music, And Generally Create A Great Matchday Experince.
•Majority Of Banners Will All Be Self Made (Sheets, Paint, Projecter), Therefore Financially This Is Very Accessable.
•We Hope To Gain A Good Relationship With The Club, Therefore All Ground Rules And Policys Will Be Strictly Followed And Run By The Club First. (Pyrotechnics Will Not Be Tolerated)

Lower League Teams Such As "Barrow AFC" Have A Group Like This, And Prove Just How Easy It Can Be Done. This New Group Will Welcome Everyone With Passion For This Great Club, All Ages, All Backgrounds, Fans New & Old.
We Already Have Some Great Ideas In The Pipeline And Hope To Have Some On Display For The First Game.
Hopefully People Who Like The Sound Of This Project Will Use The Thread To Pass On Ideas And Elaborate On Our Standing Ideas, Also Help To Create The Ideas We Have With The Use Of Photoshop And Other Computer Programmes (Shout Out To 100% Manc).

A Few Basic Ideas.
•Blue Marmite Label In The Style Of Andy Warhol With The Word Marmite Substituted For The Word "Balotelli".
•Stencilised Version Of The Iconic Dickov 99 Celebration With The Word "Saviour" Underneath
•Vimto Logo With The "Vimto" Changed To "MCFC"
•The Boddingtons Bitter Logo That Was Floting Around Here That Incorporated "Manchester City, Cream Of Manchester"

Evidently The Group Will Be Incorporating The Idea Of Our Beloved Football Club With Our Beloved City, And Hopes To Bring People Together.
Any Feedback On This Thread Would Be Hugely Appreciated And Feel Free To PM Myself With Any Questions Or Queries, Thanks For Reading, And Lets Hope This Is The Start Of Something Special,
NorthernBoy.

If you do this alone you'll find, like Bluewatch, Blue REbels and the likes, you wont get anywhere. If you join up with The Blue Alliance you've a chance. They're already doing what you intend to do.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Your Spot On Mate, I'd Love To Be Named "Ultras MCFC" But I Have The Fear People Will Be Put Off And The Club Might Distance Themselves From Us. The Situation Is Very Similar To The Struggle A "Traditional Skinhead" Is Faced With, When A Person With Very Little Knowledge On The Subject Hears The Term "Skinhead" They Immediatly Think Nazi, Racist Etc, In Reality They Couldn't Be More Wrong. I Want Everyone To Feel Welcome And Dont Wat To Put Anybody Off, Not RUling Anything Out Yet Tho.

Indeed! Skinheads were nu-school mods weren't they? At first they were associated with Northern Soul, but later they listened to underground Reggae, Ragga and soul Reggae. They were about fashion and music. They weren't about violence and racism. Again, middle class know-nothings who weren't ever going to (and never will!) be cool enough to understand subcultures, lost understanding (like they have with Ultras) of what the Skinheads sub culure was. Even to this day, you ask someone what a Skinhead is and they'd imagine a Swastika and anti-foreign marches.

They where about aggro though..as I recall it, and the tribal atmosphere at football attracted both rightwing extremists and the local bootboys.
At some point there was a hybrid skinhead that forgot his roots and adopted a rightwing ideology..Which was kind of sad

Of course! Most working class subcultures have an element of aggro. Scuttlers, Teddy Boys, Rockers, Mods, Skinheads, Casuals... all working class lads who want to separate themselves from the unclassy, uncool, disheveled, Chav element of their class; yet in their hearts they are still poor working class lads who can all handle themselves. But it's a shame they get branded in certain ways - WRONGLY - like the Skinheads did!

-- Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:23 pm --

Excellent idea, good luck with it.

My only input, for what it's worth, is regarding the "Citizens Mancunia" name. The moniker "Mancunia" has been used to death by the Rags with their banners and t-shirts. I'd suggest it's best to avoid any reference to them or anything that will give them the slightest angle to take the piss.
Drop the Mancunia, "The Citizens" will suffice.

Also, as previously mentioned, why don't you join The Blue Alliance rather than setting up another group who are going to do exactly the same thing under a different name?
The ethos would be a lot stronger if you pooled your resources and energy to create something brilliant rather than creating something, which is half as good, twice.

And "Mancunia" is a post-era made up word. "Mancunia" has never been the name of Manchester. Mamucium, Mancunium, Mancæster.. have all been the names of our great city, Mancunia has never!

I like the name "The Citizens". I've always liked that as or nickname!

 

[Didsbury Dave]

"Mancunia"?!?!?!

It's one of the most laughable things about those pricks over the road.

Don't adopt that fucking tag, which noone from Manchester would ever entertain. Just don't.

 

[BlueDan91]

this seems like a good idea, having been to most of the europa league away games iv always wanted an atmosphere like that at our stadium.

i think with our rise up the table and our attack on the champions league that this atmosphere would be a great idea. good look with this, i hope a lot more embrace this idea.

 

[TonyM]

Good on ya NorthernBoy for starting this. Think it's great to see people stand up and do something themselves.

As someone said earlier ... No macho stuff. Just make it a better day/night out for everyone (opposition included).

I'd like us to be different. One way might be for us .... here's my wacky idea .... to show support towards our opposition as well as our own before and during the game. For example, give the "fanatical members" a songsheet to learn each week that contains a couple of oppostion songs and a couple of our own. also tell them to bring two tshirts/scarves/whatever. One Blue&white and one the colour of the opposition. Then before the game and at certain points of the game sing both set of songs and wave the appropriate scarf/flag.

In general I'd love to see us try to get the opposition fans loving coming to our place. Let the media hate us, let the armchair opposition fans hate us, let the hardmen everywhere hate us, let Platini and the politicians hate us,... but let's have anyone entering the Ethihad Stadium love us.

Think cuddly toys. :-)