Manchester City

[dom9]

The anyone but Liverpool thing might be down the the fact that when we win stuff, I dont shut up about it for 12 months. Lots are the same, we as a fan base are a lot more vociferous than others. So people want that to not happen. I get it.

Its all good fun anyway, and at the end of the day. Its football.

It'll just make it sweeter when we get Number 6.

I've said this before, but I think as a general fan base we come across as a pretty arrogant and entitled bunch.

We have the history, so that makes us better than you.

We have the history and prestige, so we should be winning things.

We have authenticity and class and anyone new to the party is a plastic nouveau riche classless gob****e.

We do things the proper / Liverpool way and that means we're superior to any club that (previously) sold out (Mancs) or were bankrolled by a corrupt gangster / regime.


Plus, add in the fact it'll be 30 years without a league very soon, I'd quite chuckle at anyone else on that run who came so close on so many occasions in that time.

[Alex]

I dunno man. Im ****ing unbareable when we win anything. Been a while mind.

[Alex]

I've said this before, but I think as a general fan base we come across as a pretty arrogant and entitled bunch.

We have the history, so that makes us better than you.

We have the history and prestige, so we should be winning things.

We have authenticity and class and anyone new to the party is a plastic nouveau riche classless gob****e.

We do things the proper / Liverpool way and that means we're superior to any club that (previously) sold out (Mancs) or were bankrolled by a corrupt gangster / regime.


Plus, add in the fact it'll be 30 years without a league very soon, I'd quite chuckle at anyone else on that run who came so close on so many occasions in that time.

That is one thing I dislike about our fanbase. Just because we have 125 years of history. Doesnt mean a club like Chelsea and City cant start to try and generate their own. It takes a long time to become a club like us. What should they do? Keep it boring as **** and not try to generate it?

[Buzzo]

Perception is always going to be skewed in opposition fans, there is no consensus and ultimately it is all moot. I think we have a likeable honest bunch of players and a manager that everyone (even begrudgingly) loves.

The issue is more that if City have become so strong (Mahrez’ a £62m signing not close to their first choice XI, same with Jesus, Sane and Stones all £50m players all not starters, Du Bruyne coming off the bench FFS, Aguero not required) giving them a squad that most of the other teams cannot deal with. If the end result is they realise there is no point in even trying in the games against them (fielding weaker teams to save players for games they feel they can win), then we have a massive issue in the credibility of the League. Enforcing FFP is a must. If not we had all better get used to playing for second.

We have spent a lot of money also, but bankrolled by sales. And our squad is underpinned by bargains and Bosmans (Matip, Robbo, Trent, Milner, Shaq, Gomez, Origi).

I’ve never cared what other fans think of the teams I support. There are rivalries and no one ultimately likes seeing another team win. Being the neutrals favourite ultimately means you are ****.

[Kenneth]

That is one thing I dislike about our fanbase. Just because we have 125 years of history. Doesnt mean a club like Chelsea and City cant start to try and generate their own. It takes a long time to become a club like us. What should they do? Keep it boring as **** and not try to generate it?

Plastic nouveau riche classless gob****es seems like a pretty spot on description to me. The nouveau riche part speaks for itself. They buy success and then their fans and players mock others; they are investigated by UEFA and mock the individuals conducting the investigation and threaten everyone with legal action; they are funded by the proceeds of oil via a corrupt and oppressive autocracy while the fans sing "Are we too rich for you?". Covers the classless part.

The plastic part is the interesting bit. You say what are they supposed to do, but the answer is wait, not make plastic and LED versions of traditional football culture. They want to create the trappings of a big club with tradition and a big fan base, to pretend that they are in the hope that it will help them become that, but they can't fill their seats for important games. It's a facade, and plastic covers it quite succinctly.

[baitman]

Plastic nouveau riche classless gob****es seems like a pretty spot on description to me. The nouveau riche part speaks for itself. They buy success and then their fans and players mock others; they are investigated by UEFA and mock the individuals conducting the investigation and threaten everyone with legal action; they are funded by the proceeds of oil via a corrupt and oppressive autocracy while the fans sing "Are we too rich for you?". Covers the classless part.

The plastic part is the interesting bit. You say what are they supposed to do, but the answer is wait, not make plastic and LED versions of traditional football culture. They want to create the trappings of a big club with tradition and a big fan base, to pretend that they are in the hope that it will help them become that, but they can't fill their seats for important games. It's a facade, and plastic covers it quite succinctly.

They are only this far away (fingers about an inch apart) from having an automated fan to fill the empty seats, pre-program them to do a Mexican wave, play the stadium crowd noise through them too.

[dom9]

On a related note, I still piss myself at this.

[ame]https://twitter.com/LFCphoto/status/267207640214556672[/ame]

[Shaggy]

[ame]https://twitter.com/PunditArena/status/1130361252281311232[/ame]

[ntto]

been watching that exchange on Twitter - MacKenna has made some great points

[Assassin]

https://twitter.com/PunditArena/stat...61252281311232

Great read. Just makes me hate the cunts even more

[Norbs]

You only have to look at what happens when someone dominates motorsport too much. They put rules in place to even the field.

It's usually around the machinery but money is the only lever in football's case.

Maybe something like only two transfers per window allowed, the rest have to be academy with restrictions on under 23 transfers. That would make things far more competitive and would mean more investment in youth and grassroots football.

City have already invested huge sums in their academy haven't they? Not club generated sums of course

[Shaggy]

been watching that exchange on Twitter - MacKenna has made some great points

He destroyed Brennan didn't he. See they were due to appear on the same radio show tonight but when Brennan found out MacKenna was on it too he pulled out.

[Norbs]

I've said this before, but I think as a general fan base we come across as a pretty arrogant and entitled bunch.

We have the history, so that makes us better than you.

We have the history and prestige, so we should be winning things.

We have authenticity and class and anyone new to the party is a plastic nouveau riche classless gob****e.

We do things the proper / Liverpool way and that means we're superior to any club that (previously) sold out (Mancs) or were bankrolled by a corrupt gangster / regime.


Plus, add in the fact it'll be 30 years without a league very soon, I'd quite chuckle at anyone else on that run who came so close on so many occasions in that time.

[Norbs]

Plastic nouveau riche classless gob****es seems like a pretty spot on description to me. The nouveau riche part speaks for itself. They buy success and then their fans and players mock others; they are investigated by UEFA and mock the individuals conducting the investigation and threaten everyone with legal action; they are funded by the proceeds of oil via a corrupt and oppressive autocracy while the fans sing "Are we too rich for you?". Covers the classless part.

The plastic part is the interesting bit. You say what are they supposed to do, but the answer is wait, not make plastic and LED versions of traditional football culture. They want to create the trappings of a big club with tradition and a big fan base, to pretend that they are in the hope that it will help them become that, but they can't fill their seats for important games. It's a facade, and plastic covers it quite succinctly.

[Norbs]

Perception is always going to be skewed in opposition fans, there is no consensus and ultimately it is all moot. I think we have a likeable honest bunch of players and a manager that everyone (even begrudgingly) loves.

The issue is more that if City have become so strong (Mahrez’ a £62m signing not close to their first choice XI, same with Jesus, Sane and Stones all £50m players all not starters, Du Bruyne coming off the bench FFS, Aguero not required) giving them a squad that most of the other teams cannot deal with. If the end result is they realise there is no point in even trying in the games against them (fielding weaker teams to save players for games they feel they can win), then we have a massive issue in the credibility of the League. Enforcing FFP is a must. If not we had all better get used to playing for second.

We have spent a lot of money also, but bankrolled by sales. And our squad is underpinned by bargains and Bosmans (Matip, Robbo, Trent, Milner, Shaq, Gomez, Origi).

I’ve never cared what other fans think of the teams I support. There are rivalries and no one ultimately likes seeing another team win. Being the neutrals favourite ultimately means you are ****.

Our record in the league this year is pretty comparable to City's yet teams came to play against us.

This can only lead to something else being the reason. Bribery is the ONLY logic