Big_Bad_Bojinov
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FWIW, I think a lot of the financial problems in the lower leagues are a direct result of the attitudes of some of the posters here. Not a criticism, just an observation. I've got nothing but respect for people that travel from all over the country to support OUR club - there's probably an argument that these people are more dedicated than those who were born in Manchester and inherited the love of our club from their families.
I'm was born in Wiltshire, my closest club being Swindon. I have a genuine link to City, my grandfather having represented the Club when the league was abandoned during WW2, and was due to sign upon returning from North Africa but was shot in the rump and couldn't play again. His last words were "If City don't sign me, I won't sign for another club."
Tell me, how does this make someone, because of their geographical location, a better supporter than me? I'll tell you - it doesn't. I, like some of the other non-Mancunian posters here, live 4 hours away from City and due to my job, which is football-related, I work a lot of Saturdays when City are playing. Last season, I went to games at Swindon, Yeovil, Bristol Rovers and Bristol Shitty, Plymouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Reading, Oxford and many, many others, as a football lover and as a football journalist.
However, don't get me wrong - City is my first love. I remember my Old Man's face when I was 4 years old and told him I supported City. He was absolutely flabbergasted. Maybe he thought a 4 year old couldn't possibly come to a decision like that by himself, but I did.
And to those people who have given one word answers "NO" to the OP, let me ask you something. If, like me, you'd been lucky enough to live in Paris and Barcelona, would you still say the same thing? When in Catalunya, I went to Barca one week, Espanyol the next and when they were in the top flight, I went to Gimnastic de Tarragona too. Would you, because of your love for City, have not gone? When in France, I had a season ticket at PSG, and still love that club. Whenever I travel anywhere, I catch a game. I've seen games at Ajax, Madrid (both clubs), at the Azteca in Mexico City and the Maracana in Brazil.
Basically, my point is this. I am a football fan, and a City maniac. However, I still support my local club by buying a ticket when I can't get to City for whatever reason. Don't forget, players like Micah, Sturridge and thousands of others over the years have come from the lower leagues, but the way things are going with the disparity in money between the top flight clubs and everyone else, this won't be around forever.
Eat, sleep, and drink City. If you can't get to COMS, support your local team.
I'm was born in Wiltshire, my closest club being Swindon. I have a genuine link to City, my grandfather having represented the Club when the league was abandoned during WW2, and was due to sign upon returning from North Africa but was shot in the rump and couldn't play again. His last words were "If City don't sign me, I won't sign for another club."
Tell me, how does this make someone, because of their geographical location, a better supporter than me? I'll tell you - it doesn't. I, like some of the other non-Mancunian posters here, live 4 hours away from City and due to my job, which is football-related, I work a lot of Saturdays when City are playing. Last season, I went to games at Swindon, Yeovil, Bristol Rovers and Bristol Shitty, Plymouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Reading, Oxford and many, many others, as a football lover and as a football journalist.
However, don't get me wrong - City is my first love. I remember my Old Man's face when I was 4 years old and told him I supported City. He was absolutely flabbergasted. Maybe he thought a 4 year old couldn't possibly come to a decision like that by himself, but I did.
And to those people who have given one word answers "NO" to the OP, let me ask you something. If, like me, you'd been lucky enough to live in Paris and Barcelona, would you still say the same thing? When in Catalunya, I went to Barca one week, Espanyol the next and when they were in the top flight, I went to Gimnastic de Tarragona too. Would you, because of your love for City, have not gone? When in France, I had a season ticket at PSG, and still love that club. Whenever I travel anywhere, I catch a game. I've seen games at Ajax, Madrid (both clubs), at the Azteca in Mexico City and the Maracana in Brazil.
Basically, my point is this. I am a football fan, and a City maniac. However, I still support my local club by buying a ticket when I can't get to City for whatever reason. Don't forget, players like Micah, Sturridge and thousands of others over the years have come from the lower leagues, but the way things are going with the disparity in money between the top flight clubs and everyone else, this won't be around forever.
Eat, sleep, and drink City. If you can't get to COMS, support your local team.