USA to host La Liga games

[chicagoblue23]

Yeah your support is deep. I can see that.

I guess it American fans like you that allow a system where franchises are picked up and moved wherever. You deserve American sport.

My support isn't deep because I don't particularly care if one home game per decade is played in London? Ok

 

[chicagoblue23]

Do you support your local NFL team?

I support the team from my hometown. I had season tickets for many years.

 

[SWP's back]

My support isn't deep because I don't particularly care if one home game per decade is played in London? Ok

Well yeah, and it’s patently obvious that it’s obviously an American thing seeing the only two that wouldn’t be arsed are Yanks and the Mancunian’s clearly are.

Ah well, success was always going to bring new fans.

 

[yankblue]

I'm guessing quite a few indigenous blues don't like certain things happening in the game and at our club.

City have always been a big club with loyal passionate support mate. Just before the moneymen came we were attracting mid 40k, even playing four footy under Pearce. During our worst period in the old third div in 98-99 we we sold our seats out almost every game if not every game, I couldn't get a ticket some games. As low as we had sunk as a club, us blues stuck together birds of a feather as one. We were unwaivered in our support of our club, infact us blues knew we were shit on the pitch, we didn't need reminding by rags and even Oldham fans and quite a few other clubs took the piss when beating us.

City and Newcastle used to be laughed at by the papers, taunting us with shit like cock up kings, fuck me that invisable trophy felt like it was never out of our honours cabinet!

We started the inflatable banana craze at a wednesday WBA night match in Nov 88iirc. Famed the land over for our self depreciating black northern working class humour, we had no choice but to expect the worst on the pitch, have a good few in the pub and en route to aways. We used to create our own amusment and quirky songs like NQ's disco pants amongst others. We laughed at ourselves whilst staring into the face of adversity, it was perennial and almost an incessant black cloud over our heads. Despite this we were resiliant. So bad that one Main Road game we got a corner and the whole stadium cheered as though we had scored a goal!

In 98-99 the rags won the treble. We got promotion from a division we should never have been in, but due To Swales and Lee we slipped down what felt like walking the depths of the Mariana trench!

Rags could not understand why we stayed so loyal, taunting us at every opportunity the could with derision. They made up songs about us mocking us, didnt bother me too much MCFC were my club whatever, and the rest of us supporters felt the same way.

But nowadays we slowly seem to be morphing into a twin of the monster we hated across town. We are eternally indebted to Sheikh Mansour Khaldoon Al Mineral and the feast of ADUG. They gave us the opportunity to be winners and have belief we can eventually win the champions league.

But I will say this. Year on year, more old school blues are shuffling away from the scene not happy with the way things have become or becoming.

Ok, we all know this club has to raise enough revenue to compete at the top and we are doing now through shrewd investment in the clubs infrastructure at all levels. But from my own POV, i don't need a cheesy PA telling me about 'the match day experience', I've experienced plenty of proper match day experience thank you. I've been a loyal blue since at Maine road from 1970/71, but I'm way behind others on club loyalty points as I refuse to pay an extra 50 quid on top of my SC. And I very rarely go to aways now due to only having access to my kids at weekends, but I'm not complaining.

I know quite a few blues who go home and away and have done fkr donkeys years. Nowadays our away allocation is being creamed off by those in the posh corporate seats of the tunnel club and 93:20 section.

It's as though I've you ain't got the money, tough luck you ain't coming in.
And if the club keep inflating the match day costs too much as well as
Well as well as ramming this 'match day experience' bollocks, dissipating and alienating my feelings to a point where I don't feel connected, then I too will shuffle out the door to walk away.

Since the big investment in Mcfc our owners have delivered every promise and more, but when I think the club don't appreciate my loyal long suffering die support anymore, that is the time I'll walk away. If the cost becomes too high, many will be forvfo out, myself included. And I don't want that time to come anytime soon.

I just want them to realise and appreciate that it is largely us that swayed their decision into investing in the club largely due the undying loyalty and passion of us local Mancs.

CTID.

Look, I get that, I really do. I was also a supporter long before the "moneymen", but will fully admit that there will always be a link to the club that I won't have not being from Manchester.

To clarify, I think shifting games would be a bad idea. I wouldn't support it if they were playing in my own backyard. But I think threatening to stop supporting City because of a potential game every 5 years being played elsewhere is hyperbolic, and just being honest here, kind of juvenile.

Also, to play devils advocate - I just don't see how it's possible to remain grassroots/blue collar while when player are going for 70m transfer fees and making 250k a week. It's just not possible. I get that it's a cosmic shift in the game and but there's just no way to be successful in the modern era without the money while remaining a grassroots/blue collar club. It's been that way since the 90's as you allude to in your post.

 

[Barcon]

Well yeah, and it’s patently obvious that it’s obviously an American thing seeing the only two that wouldn’t be arsed are Yanks and the Mancunian’s clearly are.

Ah well, success was always going to bring new fans.

What if they throw in a t shirt cannon, cheerleaders and some really good adverts throughout the game?

 

[yankblue]

Where’s the dislike button @Ric ?

I'm sure I would've been run off the forum years ago if there was one.

 

[asaluttar]

I'm sure I would've been run off the forum years ago if there was one.

Mate, everyone of us would have and this forum would be empty. That's the fun of being on this forum, you can disagree the heck out if everyone and thankfully no button to press.

 

[asaluttar]

Look, I get that, I really do. I was also a supporter long before the "moneymen", but will fully admit that there will always be a link to the club that I won't have not being from Manchester.

To clarify, I think shifting games would be a bad idea. I wouldn't support it if they were playing in my own backyard. But I think threatening to stop supporting City because of a potential game every 5 years being played elsewhere is hyperbolic, and just being honest here, kind of juvenile.

Also, to play devils advocate - I just don't see how it's possible to remain grassroots/blue collar while when player are going for 70m transfer fees and making 250k a week. It's just not possible. I get that it's a cosmic shift in the game and but there's just no way to be successful in the modern era without the money while remaining a grassroots/blue collar club. It's been that way since the 90's as you allude to in your post.

One game every five years, I agree would be an overreaction. Worry would be, with the greedy lot running and ruining footy it won't stop there once it started. We would probably end up paying ten matches a season across the globe, China to States.

 

[chicagoblue23]

Well yeah, and it’s patently obvious that it’s obviously an American thing seeing the only two that wouldn’t be arsed are Yanks and the Mancunian’s clearly are.

Ah well, success was always going to bring new fans.

I've been a City fan since before the take over, from the time I spent overseas. For whatever that's worth. But City's ability to compete at the highest level moving forward is pretty dependent on expanding the fan base, especially in emerging football markets like the US. So maybe cut us a break.

 

[malg]

Nothing wrong with playing a game over there. Crack on.