I started following the Prem from abroad in 2013, when NBC began its massive coverage of the league and began broadcasting every league match. I was instantly drawn to City for a number of reasons. Thrilling to watch, primarily, but also still a relatively unknown team in the US compared to Man U, Liverpool and Arsenal, which have somewhat established fan bases here. Over the past few years the club has become a bit of an obsession. I traveled to Manchester for the last game of the 14/15 season at the Etihad. My first trip across the Atlantic. It was a meaningless game but a glorious experience.
I read threads like this, in fact most threads on this forum, and can feel the deep resentment against supporters like myself. Don't know what to do about it. I don't pretend to have been a lifelong fan, or to have been there for the relegation scraps or even the title won by Aguero's goal. I guess you could say my attendance at the one game put a fellow blue out of a seat, but it was easy to purchase online from the club just a few weeks before the match. I guess you could also say that new fans are pushing up ticket prices, but that's just modern sport, I think. The amount I paid for my excellent seat at the Etihad was about 1/3 of what I would have to pay for an equivalent seat at a regular season NBA game.
I think as long as City is challenging for silverware and playing the likes of Bayern, Real Madrid and Barcelona in the ECL there are going to be more and more supporters like me who may have come late but who have grown to love and support the club. It saddens me that my interest and support makes some blues long for a time when the likes of me weren't around. Oh well. Whether you consider me a plastic or not, I still love the club and I still think Pep needs to remove his head from his nether regions.
I read threads like this, in fact most threads on this forum, and can feel the deep resentment against supporters like myself. Don't know what to do about it. I don't pretend to have been a lifelong fan, or to have been there for the relegation scraps or even the title won by Aguero's goal. I guess you could say my attendance at the one game put a fellow blue out of a seat, but it was easy to purchase online from the club just a few weeks before the match. I guess you could also say that new fans are pushing up ticket prices, but that's just modern sport, I think. The amount I paid for my excellent seat at the Etihad was about 1/3 of what I would have to pay for an equivalent seat at a regular season NBA game.
I think as long as City is challenging for silverware and playing the likes of Bayern, Real Madrid and Barcelona in the ECL there are going to be more and more supporters like me who may have come late but who have grown to love and support the club. It saddens me that my interest and support makes some blues long for a time when the likes of me weren't around. Oh well. Whether you consider me a plastic or not, I still love the club and I still think Pep needs to remove his head from his nether regions.