City coming to Baltimore this summer

[Blue Since 76]

[ant london]

funny this....I'd never remotely question what right a foreign (or non-Manc) had for supporting city or even need any clarification as to "why City"

the only question I'd ask was "why the fuck didn't you choose a decent team"??? and i'd think you a bit strange for "choosing" to follow who lots of us had no choice about supporting. Fucking idiots

[Blue Since 76]

[Slim]

[BmoreBlue]

got my tickets for the baltimore match yesterday.

as far as "why city?" one of my best friends has been a huge gooner as long as i can remember, and he had been getting on me to get into the Premier League. so in August/September 2007, i decided i was going to pick a team and stick with them. i ruled out the big 4 so i wouldn't be accused of being some sort of glory hunter, then looked for a team likely to stay in the premiership (good luck following a championship club from the US), a team with some money (frank, at least it looked like he had money at that point), and a team with some good young players (micah, michael johnson). it came down to city, villa, and newcastle for me. pretty happy with my choice.

and 76, you may be asking legitimate questions, but you've come off as a bit of a dick since your first anti-american post on this thread. if you don't want to piss off all of the americans i'd check your tone when you post. the vast majority of the people on this thread have been more than gracious to us americans, so no hard feelings, but just trying to point out to you where the hostility is coming from.

[Blue Since 76]

[BmoreBlue]

i'm actually shocked at how many games i get on the telly over here - i bet i get to watch close to half of the matches on live tv - between espn and fsc (fox soccer channel), there are at least 3 PL games on Saturdays, and usually 1 or 2 Sundays, plus midweek games.

i'm really looking forward to the match in july - i'm actually supposed to be driving between vacations that day, but we're going 3 hours out of the way so i can see them play.

[Slim]

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

[Slim]

[DoomMerchant]

[Michigan Blue]

We got all 38 live here in the States apart from Fulham away, which was tape delayed by an hour. Yes, I keep track of these things.

In fact the only competitive games that weren't shown here were the first three League Cup games and the Stoke replay. Impossible to complain really.

I have family in the Beltway and got my Baltimore tickets today, and in the "City supporters" section. So excited for this one. Will be my second City game in person, the first being a 4-2 win over Coventry at Maine Road in '02. Watched the Huckerby goal in my avatar from the Main Stand, then later that night naively paraded around Manchester in full colors before being politely told to fuck off by a bouncer. No one on the street bothered me all night though, further anecdotal proof that there are no rags living in Mancunia.

Any Blues looking to meet up in a boozer before the Baltimore game, just say the word. It ain't easy finding a kindred spirit over here.

[DoomMerchant]