Probably you don't but our owners do. Tell me why we are having pre-season in the US and our chairman was talking about our US fans ?
Most people rarely switch teams once they start supporting a club, you have got a fan for life. That is the biggest investment any club can make, why you think a Leicester or Wolves can never make it above Arsenal despite the latter being shite for over a decade ?
Don't agree with you regarding the Chelsea bit but they do have a head start ,
I do agree that the Owners / Management 100% do care about the International market / fans.
Clubs don't runaway for nothing on these Pre-season tours etc. catering to the International market.
Additionally International Broadcast revenue will exceed local broadcast revenue driven by the demand of fans who wake up at odd hours to support " their teams" - so it most certainly 100% at present and will incrementally continue to contribute to the club coffers.
Its 2022 - its a global game , just plain facts. You will continue to see new fans whether people like it or not.
Just a heads-up if City do win the UCL ( hopefully ) in the near future - Ric and the mods can be rest assured you will have a greater influx of new fans onboard.
They can be irritating as fk ( Brazilian Gus for example - but he did make good points and I did like his post from time to time ) as I have already seen here in the last couple of month , but hey - that's what success gets you and certainly what the owner's want.
if people don't like or accept that , it's their wish and they can always mute their post.