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Question for City fans in the States
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DalbeyINUK
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youngguv said:I'm pretty sure any Brit could get laid at any middle American college. It'd be like if Tevez walked into the blue moon forum with his pants down.
Too right. Just say a couple words with the English accent(no matter how bad yours personally is) and panties will be dropping left and right. Remember in the movie Love Actually when the English kid goes to Wisconsin picks a random bar and hooks up with the girls because of his accent? Yeah, we have a lot of stupid girls who drink in America.
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Fantastic to hear all the yank stories, and great to know we have a decent, and loyal following over there.
Im off to Memphis for a holiday in March, which I skillfully planned so that the only game I will miss is shitty Wigan at home. Anyway any of you blue septics know any decent City pubs in Memphis where I could watch the City V pie eaters match whilst im over there???
Im off to Memphis for a holiday in March, which I skillfully planned so that the only game I will miss is shitty Wigan at home. Anyway any of you blue septics know any decent City pubs in Memphis where I could watch the City V pie eaters match whilst im over there???
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youngguv said:I live in Toronto Canada and from my experience (my job is touring around in a band, so I watch games all over the world, and have all over America and Canada) people tend to usually follow the obvious.. Arsenal, United & Liverpool. I have met City fans in Toronto ONCE. I was at a Toronto BLUE Jays game and some dude sat down in front of us with a city shirt (just my luck that I happened to have on a red polo shirt that night.. fuck) so I started yelling at him. He thought I was a united supporter taunting him. We chatted for 20 minutes. You never meet City fans. It's weird. I know they are out there, but its rare over here. The only other time I was ever approached after a game a few years ago (that we surely lost) I was wearing a jersey standing on the corner and an old man with no teeth with the thickest manc accent I have heard outside of the UK screamed "City" in my face and walked off.
My good friends all supported United about 5-6 years when we all started following the game religiously. City was my team, and I would sit there having to hear bullshit and comment after comment and have usually (although not always!) have to deal with their crap when the rags beat us. They aren't talking as big of a game these days, thats for fucking sure!!!!!!!
Although I have a connection to Manchester in my family (crazy long time fans who have a turnstile from old maine road on their front lawn and paint it blue every spring) I would welcome any new city supporter with no ties to anything. A few of my friends are new to football, and have chosen City. Love it.
That being said.. when an American with no ties to England chooses a team like Arsenal, United or Liverpool.. just because they are big clubs.. with good records.. the safest choices (maybe not so much with liverpool now a days).. it makes me fucking sick. I am still picking pieces of barf out of the back of my throat from the 3-0 loss to gooners this season.. GOD DAMMIT
Hey, don't you live up near me? Scarborough, Birchmount/Lawrence.
There's a few blues around.
From US, no ties to England whatsoever. Except my sister's boyfriend lives in Liverpool, and is a Liverpool fan.
Funny story how I became a fan. I didn't like soccer at all and haven't played it since I was in elementary school. When Fifa 06 came out I figured I'd pick it up. In manager mode you weren't allowed to play as five star teams. I picked between the four 4 star teams: Villa, Spurs, Everton, and City. I chose City because they had an american (Claudio Reyna) on the team. I loved playing as them in the game and I started watching the real games. I then became a diehard fan.
Edit: BTW with my first love (New England Patriots) knocked out, looks like im going to have to concentrate on City a lot more.
Funny story how I became a fan. I didn't like soccer at all and haven't played it since I was in elementary school. When Fifa 06 came out I figured I'd pick it up. In manager mode you weren't allowed to play as five star teams. I picked between the four 4 star teams: Villa, Spurs, Everton, and City. I chose City because they had an american (Claudio Reyna) on the team. I loved playing as them in the game and I started watching the real games. I then became a diehard fan.
Edit: BTW with my first love (New England Patriots) knocked out, looks like im going to have to concentrate on City a lot more.
BlueLonghorn
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I am 4th generation from Austin, Texas and I have no ties to Manchester.
I started following City in 1991-92, I believe. The first English game I saw on TV was City vs. Arsenal at Maine Road in the old Division One; Arsenal in their horrible Charlie-Brown-style kit and City in the sky blue. The club team I played for then was the Austin Capitals and we wore sky blue and white, so I immediately took to City. David White scored the winner, 1-0 and I have never looked back.
I have only had the pleasure of seeing City play live one time, but I hope to remedy that in the near future. I don't believe I could have picked a better game to go to though, since I flew over in May 1999 and bought a ticket for the Div 2 playoff final. I was never going to leave early since I might never get the chance to see City again and I'd paid almost $100 US for the ticket. I stayed in the stadium celebrating with all the City supporters, hugging and jumping around with the crying lady I had bought the tickets from. Probably for many and certainly for me, that game sums up what it means to support City.
I can't get to games home or away, but I buy merchandise from the club shop and follow as well as is possible over here. We have a great group of fans in Austin that go to Fado Irish Pub whenever there is a match on TV, headed by AustinBlue here on Bluemoon, so come on by if you're in town!
I started following City in 1991-92, I believe. The first English game I saw on TV was City vs. Arsenal at Maine Road in the old Division One; Arsenal in their horrible Charlie-Brown-style kit and City in the sky blue. The club team I played for then was the Austin Capitals and we wore sky blue and white, so I immediately took to City. David White scored the winner, 1-0 and I have never looked back.
I have only had the pleasure of seeing City play live one time, but I hope to remedy that in the near future. I don't believe I could have picked a better game to go to though, since I flew over in May 1999 and bought a ticket for the Div 2 playoff final. I was never going to leave early since I might never get the chance to see City again and I'd paid almost $100 US for the ticket. I stayed in the stadium celebrating with all the City supporters, hugging and jumping around with the crying lady I had bought the tickets from. Probably for many and certainly for me, that game sums up what it means to support City.
I can't get to games home or away, but I buy merchandise from the club shop and follow as well as is possible over here. We have a great group of fans in Austin that go to Fado Irish Pub whenever there is a match on TV, headed by AustinBlue here on Bluemoon, so come on by if you're in town!
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Born and bred Manc living in New Jersey. Ashamed to say I've never made it to the Mad Hatter... yet!
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Trust me Tevez has no problems getting laid thats what half his problems are about.youngguv said:I'm pretty sure any Brit could get laid at any middle American college. It'd be like if Tevez walked into the blue moon forum with his pants down.
Take it its not RUSH youre in no diddnt think so.
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be great to have u long side us Chingon but make sure your not in the away end before u start singing it ;-)Chingon said:American of Mexican decent here. Live in Georgia bout 30 miles from Atlanta. Never been to the UK. City first showed up on my radar being a fan of the Mexican National team when Nery Castillo signed for you guys a few years ago. I have Directv and added the Fox soccer package and the first City game I watched was last years game at the swamp. Even though City lost I fell in love right there as I always have hated the favored teams with the bandwagon fans (i.e. United, you guys call them plastics). I haven't missed a City game since either watching on Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus, ESPN or liveonlinefooty.com.
Went to my first City Match in Atlanta vs Club America. Only mexican dude there wearing a City shirt. Now city dominate my life as I am a big sports fan especially NFL but everything has been eclipsed by my love for City. One day I will be at COMS sing "Mancini, whoooaaa" with the rest of you guys!
Born in USA, 100% American. No ties to Manchester or England.
I became a City fan in 1993 because most people liked the Rags and I like underdogs. Also my brother visited the UK and brought back a Newcastle and City shirt and told me to pick one, so I picked City (I thought it looked better)I soon gave up on most all American sports and now I only follow City. On our honeymoon in 1999 my wife was nice enough to drive with me from St Andrews to Manchester to watch a League Cup game against Burnley. In 2009 I saw Liverpool v City thanks to a nice gent on this forum who sold me a ticket. My 2 sons are also die hard City fans.
I became a City fan in 1993 because most people liked the Rags and I like underdogs. Also my brother visited the UK and brought back a Newcastle and City shirt and told me to pick one, so I picked City (I thought it looked better)I soon gave up on most all American sports and now I only follow City. On our honeymoon in 1999 my wife was nice enough to drive with me from St Andrews to Manchester to watch a League Cup game against Burnley. In 2009 I saw Liverpool v City thanks to a nice gent on this forum who sold me a ticket. My 2 sons are also die hard City fans.