levets said:Mad Eyed Screamer said:I've had a message that the Premier League trophy, will be at The Mad Hatter Saloon, NYC, on Wednesdsay, approx 8:30pm.
Can anyone confirm this, and if so, can anyone put me up for the night? ;)
I'll jump on a Chinatown bus from Boston for this!
EDIT
Just had it confirmed and Paul Lake will be there too. And me :)
which wednesday? I'm in New York from 10-18th
FORZA CITY said:So when they have finished parading our trophy round some country that hardly gives a monkeys about our beautiful sport what will happen to it when it gets back to the UK? Any plans?
Bay Area Blue2 said:Very mixed feelings personally about how many new plastic supporters I want to see here in the US or in Asia, where I lived for a decade.
However, just as a sign of our growing recognition, I find when I wear my home top with Silva on the back around Silicon Valley now as I do most Sundays, I get far more recognition from the average punter now than I did even 6 months ago. My waiter for brunch yesterday wanted to talk about City and Silva's chances at Euro 2012 for 5 minutes while I was trying to order my coffee and eggs.
I received my World Soccer Shop catalog in the mail last Friday and on the EPL merchandise page, City had 6 products featured and were highlighted at the top of the page, while the Rags were relegated to the bottom with 4 and Fulham, Newcastle, Tottenham, and Chelsea with 1 each in between. Never seen us have more than a passing mention in this kind of catalog.
Also just saw a Puma advert on ESPN Sports Center featuring Usain Bolt, Ricky Fowler, Fernando Alonso, some cricketer I've never heard of, and our very own Sergio Aguerro, who was featured in a non-labelled but sky-blue kit. Again, a first to see anyone but Rooney, Beckham, or Messi featured in a prominent campaign state-side.
Finally, my wife's cousin, who is from Korea and lives in NY/NJ, is/was a rag that provided me somebody to regularly text demeaning banter to this campaign. He now says that when Park Jisung leaves the club, he will switch to somebody else, maybe City. My daughter thinks thats great that he will join the bandwagon, but I told her that we don't want someone that fickle and disloyal.
Bay Area Blue2 said:Very mixed feelings personally about how many new plastic supporters I want to see here in the US or in Asia, where I lived for a decade.
However, just as a sign of our growing recognition, I find when I wear my home top with Silva on the back around Silicon Valley now as I do most Sundays, I get far more recognition from the average punter now than I did even 6 months ago. My waiter for brunch yesterday wanted to talk about City and Silva's chances at Euro 2012 for 5 minutes while I was trying to order my coffee and eggs.
I received my World Soccer Shop catalog in the mail last Friday and on the EPL merchandise page, City had 6 products featured and were highlighted at the top of the page, while the Rags were relegated to the bottom with 4 and Fulham, Newcastle, Tottenham, and Chelsea with 1 each in between. Never seen us have more than a passing mention in this kind of catalog.
Also just saw a Puma advert on ESPN Sports Center featuring Usain Bolt, Ricky Fowler, Fernando Alonso, some cricketer I've never heard of, and our very own Sergio Aguerro, who was featured in a non-labelled but sky-blue kit. Again, a first to see anyone but Rooney, Beckham, or Messi featured in a prominent campaign state-side.
Finally, my wife's cousin, who is from Korea and lives in NY/NJ, is/was a rag that provided me somebody to regularly text demeaning banter to this campaign. He now says that when Park Jisung leaves the club, he will switch to somebody else, maybe City. My daughter thinks thats great that he will join the bandwagon, but I told her that we don't want someone that fickle and disloyal.
Bay Area Blue2 said:Very mixed feelings personally about how many new plastic supporters I want to see here in the US or in Asia, where I lived for a decade.
Skashion said:It seems to be a fairly common opinion from our transatlantic cousins that soccerball is about to explode. Despite personal misgivings I'll accept the judgement of those over there that they're more likely to be right than me so why is it suddenly about to become big?
Mad Eyed Screamer said:Bay Area Blue2 said:Very mixed feelings personally about how many new plastic supporters I want to see here in the US or in Asia, where I lived for a decade.
It goes with the territory. I have a friend in Devon and when Blackburn won the league, half the kids in the area were wearing Rovers tops! A couple of season's ago, it was Chelsea / manure tops. His own nephew switched from manure to Chelsea aged 12 and he's still a Chelsea fan now aged 19!
It's a sign of our success - isn't that what we all want? A successful team? So may as well embrace the 'plastics' than shun them. They'll probably spend more buying City stuff than locals!!
My step lads school, in the Boston area, when I pick him up, I've 'spotted' 3 rag shirts.... look forward to the day a Blue shirt walks out of the door.
It does go with the territory.Mad Eyed Screamer said:Bay Area Blue2 said:Very mixed feelings personally about how many new plastic supporters I want to see here in the US or in Asia, where I lived for a decade.
It goes with the territory. I have a friend in Devon and when Blackburn won the league, half the kids in the area were wearing Rovers tops! A couple of season's ago, it was Chelsea / manure tops. His own nephew switched from manure to Chelsea aged 12 and he's still a Chelsea fan now aged 19!
It's a sign of our success - isn't that what we all want? A successful team? So may as well embrace the 'plastics' than shun them. They'll probably spend more buying City stuff than locals!!
My step lads school, in the Boston area, when I pick him up, I've 'spotted' 3 rag shirts.... look forward to the day a Blue shirt walks out of the door.
Mad Eyed Screamer said:Skashion said:It seems to be a fairly common opinion from our transatlantic cousins that soccerball is about to explode. Despite personal misgivings I'll accept the judgement of those over there that they're more likely to be right than me so why is it suddenly about to become big?
I have to agree with you, I've only been here what, 8 months or so and been to a handful of New England Revolution games and can't see it myself. Crowds of 10,000 or so, in a fantastic stadium in the middle of nowhere 30 - 35 miles from Boston. Games barely get 6 lines in the local paper and never on the news. It is simply the big 4 teams / sports - Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics. Nothing else.
Or does GDM mean The Premier League is going to explode over here? That I can agree with as more bars are showing it and more people getting Fox Soccer channels.