jimharri
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Post of the thread, by a street.IcriedwhenTueartleft said:
Overseas support
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squirtyflower
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Easy, flippin' easy you sayjimharri said:Post of the thread, by a street.IcriedwhenTueartleft said:
Listen we had no excuse not to have to go when the ground's only a fifteen minute walk away
no excuse to avoid 95-98
no excuse to avoid the nine months when I didn't see a home goal
you're the ones who had it easy, at least you could say the flight's delayed, or the train's fucked, or the money's run out, we had to be there
pffft
blue_sonic176
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Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
Someone better tell sheik Mansour he isn't a blue.
If a fan didn't have the plain dumb luck to be born a stones throw away from Maine road, it doesn't mean they're any less a city fan. For me the only thing that matters is loyalty through the highest highs and lowest lows. Every fan has to start somewhere.
sir baconface
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Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
FFP, mate. Maximising revenue is key.
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I went to school in Trafford in the 90s, I really didn't have it easy!IcriedwhenTueartleft said:
blue_sonic176 said:
Fans who 'choose' to support a bigger club miles away from the area they are fan almost always have the 'dumb luck' to be born near numerous other teams that they could have supported. So 'dumb luck' works both ways. Those teams were also set up to represent the area those people are from and usually rely on the support from people in that area just to survive from one year to the next. To just exist. Not so they can meet nonsense, billionaire corporations rules like FFP.
I haven't got the right to tell anyone who they should support or not. But let's not pretend that when 95% of people 'choose' to shun the clubs in their local area for a bigger team they are not anything other than gloryhunters, adopting a very shallow attitude. An attitude that, if the whole population did the same, would see all but 5 clubs go out of business. They might, as adults, go on to spend thousands of pounds following the club they have 'chosen' to support. But the decision is still fundamentally and initially based on the shallow type of emotion that leads children to want to be associated with something glamorous (in most cases).
And I extend that to people who use the argument that they are in a country with professional teams that are nowhere near the Premier League standard. If India is full of these millions of 'super passionate' football fans, why do their leagues struggle for anything like decent support and are shunned by the vast majority of the population. The answer is that the majority of fans there are not, fundamentally football fans. They are fans of the associated glamour of world famous names and the Premier League. Otherwise they would also be joining millions of others down at Mumbai United every Saturday and you'd also have, statistically, thousands of Bury and Rochdale fans in India too - if following football and not following glamour was their passion.
I'll get attacked as some sort of football Nazi for posting this. I'm not. It's none of my business what people do. But let's not pretend that most people who shun their local teams are not fundamentally shallow in their thought process.
shakermaker85
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There's a distinct difference between a glory chaser and somebody outside of Manchester who have followed City for years. But without a psychometric assessment you won't be able to tell. Television isn't to blame. I live near wolverhampton and have met a few old boys from the north west who follow wolves from their glory days in the 50's. It's always happened IMHO.
Some of us, myself included haven't got the love for our local areas. My reasons for supporting City are through family, not blood but from glory chasing in the late 60's. I could support my local non league team. But I dont, I don't care for my town that much and as a child I wasn't given the choice.
In an ideal world all teams would be made up of players, owners and supporters all from their respective areas. But england is a small country people have their own personal reasons. Some legit some not so. Going by the logic of some of the small minded blues I see on here we'd have to rid the stadium entrance of King Colin's statue and Bert too. Also. The Mercer way would have to renamed and Buzzer sent packing because I'm pretty sure those boys weren't born mancunians.
Some of us, myself included haven't got the love for our local areas. My reasons for supporting City are through family, not blood but from glory chasing in the late 60's. I could support my local non league team. But I dont, I don't care for my town that much and as a child I wasn't given the choice.
In an ideal world all teams would be made up of players, owners and supporters all from their respective areas. But england is a small country people have their own personal reasons. Some legit some not so. Going by the logic of some of the small minded blues I see on here we'd have to rid the stadium entrance of King Colin's statue and Bert too. Also. The Mercer way would have to renamed and Buzzer sent packing because I'm pretty sure those boys weren't born mancunians.
As an Irish blue for 40 odd years, now, I must say that "the welcome" in general was always warm and effusive back when we were shite (bar one hiding on Portland St, 20 odd years ago, just for being "a Paddy") but more guarded and suspicious nowadays.
I couldn't give any less of a f**k what any twat thinks of me or my accent. I haven't experienced the anti IRA "songs" the OP had to endure but I'll say this to the OP, as a proud Limerickman...
Bigot or not, anyone who sings 'F**k Dublin' can't be all bad, surely?
:-)
I couldn't give any less of a f**k what any twat thinks of me or my accent. I haven't experienced the anti IRA "songs" the OP had to endure but I'll say this to the OP, as a proud Limerickman...
Bigot or not, anyone who sings 'F**k Dublin' can't be all bad, surely?
:-)
Bigger worldwide following = more sponsor, big sponsors more willing to give more money = can afford better player = more chance for trophies.
It's so simple, why can't some people understand this.
And top top club like Barcelona and Real Madrid have large worldwide fanbase. If we want to get to their level, we have to get bigger fanbase too, just like the club is trying to do by making dozens twitter account in different languages etc. It's amazing some here are hell bent against what the club wants.
It's so simple, why can't some people understand this.
And top top club like Barcelona and Real Madrid have large worldwide fanbase. If we want to get to their level, we have to get bigger fanbase too, just like the club is trying to do by making dozens twitter account in different languages etc. It's amazing some here are hell bent against what the club wants.
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We're certainly a far more global enterprise these days. It wasn't that long ago that, particularly on those occasions where we were at home to a team with a non-exisitent away following, the "blue-on'blue" shenanigans were common and based around which part of Manchester you were from.