Since I can't post a new topic right away with the new rules and all, this seems a good place for my first post.
I live in the states these days, but was born in Nottingham, and lived there till I was 12. My dad on the other hand was raised in Gorton, and the rest of my family lives in Manchester, so we'd go up there every weekend/ every other, thusly having City instilled in me. When we moved to the states both my dad and I drifted away for a bit, keeping up with City, but not religiously checking results and transfers, etc. A few years ago, I got back into it and in effect my dad also. The problem was when we visited the UK every year it was always a family oriented trip and no time for city, or over the summer and out of season.
So upon graduation from university, after a bit of working, I flew myself to Manchester and got to the Fulham, Hamburg, West Brom, and Blackburn matches. That cost me a fair bit of money, but it was worth every bit. My point is, I go to the odd local "minor league Soccer" game, and its terrible, but its all I have. To go to City would be about 850 dollars (plane tickets and all). Why's it such a crime to watch some football to fill the void for some of you? In a couple of years I'll have a bit more money behind me, and I'll do it again, but until then, I was lucky enough to attend the Hamburg match along with three others. My impressions from my first City matches can come in later, more relevant posts, I suppose.
