nmc
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ash_MCFC said:i heard that we called them rags because, when there stadium was bombed and they SHARED the legendary maine road with us. they didnt have a kit so they used our old RAGS and dyed them red.
thats what ive benn told.
I think that's correct - it's to do with Newton Heath not having a kit and them all wearing their own different colours - hence they looked like Rags. A tradition upheld by their support who wear one of the 100 different replica kits they have produced in the last 10 years - although we are catching up quick.