I've been a city fan all my life.....

[Alioune DVToure]

I had to do a six month stint in Madrid between September 2008 and February 2009. The first time I met one lad who worked at the same place as my missus, he asked me how long I've supported City ("five minutes?") despite knowing where I was from and the fact that I was a season ticket holder. This was about a fortnight after the ADUG deal. I felt like slapping the cheeky cunt.

This kind of 'banter' is fine, but the lad posing the question was a half-Spanish cockney who supported Liverpool. His lack of self-awareness was astounding.

I couldn't give a shit what watery reasons people have for supporting any club, but his grounds for ribbing were shaky at best.

[carl_feedthegoat]

I'm a Manchester lad so I get no shite about being a so called glory hunter.

My advice to the cloggs and Ice munchers is ..adopt a Manc accent.

Problem solved.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

There is already an undertone of "I'm a bigger fan than you" running through this thread. Just because someone started using a website fairly recently is not indicative of the love they feel for their football club. I have been going for a long time. I have been to lots and lots and lots of games. I have had a season ticket for a long time. I joined this website as a result of a recommendation from a friend fairly recently. The two facts are entirely unrelated. I have friends who love the club every bit as much as I do, but don't go. It might be because of financial reasons, geography, a family situation or any of a myriad of other reasons. It does not mean I am a "better" or bigger fan than they. I have a friend who hasn't missed a game in over four years. He does not post on here simply because he doesn't want to.
The simple fact is it is now "easier" to support our club than it used to be. I remember all the shit I used to get at school from rag kids and it was awful (as I'm sure everybody else did) Kids now will never have to put up with that and so are less likely to bow to take what used to be the easy way out and end up rags. This will only snowball going forward and one and all should be welcomed with open arms. Please lets not start getting elitist and snotty about "new" fans.

Stick, wrong, end of.

Absolutely.

I knew people would get the whole thing wrong way. If you are lifelong Blue then you are lifelong Blue and that's fantastic. If you discovered City yesterday and are now keen to further your education re Club then that's fantastic as well. I just hope people don't feel need to claim they are something they are not. And I'm not talking about ANY individual poster here.

That's not what you said though. I agree with BobbyDazzler and I don't think he did get the wrong end of the stick. He was responding to the tripe you posted about people who didn't find this board years ago not being life long blues.

I mean this site has been around for what, over ten years? I can understand that not everyone would've found this place immediately but surely somewhere along the line as a lifelong Blue you would've googled "Manchester City+message board", right?

You don't half talk some shite and worse of all you have a terrible habbit of forgetting that you've posted it.

You are obviously trying to stir pointless shit and see what you want to see. Taking sentences out of context to have a pointless row. Don't have time for that.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

I dont even like football.

[CityGer]

There is already an undertone of "I'm a bigger fan than you" running through this thread. Just because someone started using a website fairly recently is not indicative of the love they feel for their football club. I have been going for a long time. I have been to lots and lots and lots of games. I have had a season ticket for a long time. I joined this website as a result of a recommendation from a friend fairly recently. The two facts are entirely unrelated. I have friends who love the club every bit as much as I do, but don't go. It might be because of financial reasons, geography, a family situation or any of a myriad of other reasons. It does not mean I am a "better" or bigger fan than they. I have a friend who hasn't missed a game in over four years. He does not post on here simply because he doesn't want to.
The simple fact is it is now "easier" to support our club than it used to be. I remember all the shit I used to get at school from rag kids and it was awful (as I'm sure everybody else did) Kids now will never have to put up with that and so are less likely to bow to take what used to be the easy way out and end up rags. This will only snowball going forward and one and all should be welcomed with open arms. Please lets not start getting elitist and snotty about "new" fans.

Stick, wrong, end of.

Absolutely.

I knew people would get the whole thing wrong way. If you are lifelong Blue then you are lifelong Blue and that's fantastic. If you discovered City yesterday and are now keen to further your education re Club then that's fantastic as well. I just hope people don't feel need to claim they are something they are not. And I'm not talking about ANY individual poster here.

That's not what you said though. I agree with BobbyDazzler and I don't think he did get the wrong end of the stick. He was responding to the tripe you posted about people who didn't find this board years ago not being life long blues.

I mean this site has been around for what, over ten years? I can understand that not everyone would've found this place immediately but surely somewhere along the line as a lifelong Blue you would've googled "Manchester City+message board", right?

You don't half talk some shite and worse of all you have a terrible habbit of forgetting that you've posted it.

You are obviously trying to stir pointless shit and see what you want to see. Don't have time for that.

OK, tell me, how else should BobbyDazler and I interpret what you said?

I'm not trying to stir shit. Look at what you said. It seems perfectly clear to me and I don't see how else it could be interpretted.

If I'm wrong, explain what you actually meant.

[Alioune DVToure]

I dont even like football.

I believe you.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

OK, tell me, how else should BobbyDazler and I interpret what you said?

I'm not trying to stir shit. Look at what you said. It seems perfectly clear to me and I don't see how else it could be interpretted.

If I'm wrong, explain what you actually meant.

Well what is there to interpret about asking people to come in and be who they really are? I don't think there's lot to be explained unless people are looking for "I'm bigger Blue than you" kind of crap oneupmanship. And I don't think that is the case with anyone here. Certainly not with Blue living in Finland. That wouldn't make much sense.

[Slim]

I dont even like football.

I believe you.

I have never googled football.

[Alioune DVToure]

I dont even like football.

I believe you.

I have never googled football.

I believe you.

[Mase]

I dont even like football.

I believe you.

I have never googled football.

What's google mate?

[Alioune DVToure]

I dont even like football.

I believe you.

I have never googled football.

What's google mate?

Ask Jeeves.

Nice to see you're back in the game, by the way. (If you can refer to spending too much of your life on this website as 'the game' and still maintain a straight face.)

[CityGer]

OK, tell me, how else should BobbyDazler and I interpret what you said?

I'm not trying to stir shit. Look at what you said. It seems perfectly clear to me and I don't see how else it could be interpretted.

If I'm wrong, explain what you actually meant.

Well what is there to interpret about asking people to come in and be who they really are? I don't think there's lot to be explained unless people are looking for "I'm bigger Blue than you" kind of crap oneupmanship. And I don't think that is the case with anyone here. Certainly not with Blue living in Finland. That wouldn't make much sense.

No I was talking about the bit below, you know the comment I previously quoted and was obviously referring to.

I mean this site has been around for what, over ten years? I can understand that not everyone would've found this place immediately but surely somewhere along the line as a lifelong Blue you would've googled "Manchester City+message board", right?

I'm sure you'll agree on reflection that this is absolute tripe.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

OK, tell me, how else should BobbyDazler and I interpret what you said?

I'm not trying to stir shit. Look at what you said. It seems perfectly clear to me and I don't see how else it could be interpretted.

If I'm wrong, explain what you actually meant.

Well what is there to interpret about asking people to come in and be who they really are? I don't think there's lot to be explained unless people are looking for "I'm bigger Blue than you" kind of crap oneupmanship. And I don't think that is the case with anyone here. Certainly not with Blue living in Finland. That wouldn't make much sense.

No I was talking about the bit below, you know the comment I previously quoted and was obviously referring to.

I mean this site has been around for what, over ten years? I can understand that not everyone would've found this place immediately but surely somewhere along the line as a lifelong Blue you would've googled "Manchester City+message board", right?

I'm sure you'll agree on reflection that this is absolute tripe.

Few lines taken out of context. You need to find someone else to have pointless row with.

[Blue Since 76]

I wasn't a mascot as such, it's just that we werent doing too well up until that point so they were giving away three month contracts to any kids who could beat Moonchester from the spot... Fucked it.

If only you'd scored and Lee Bradbury had missed our history could have been so different.

[Nigels Tackle]

I wasn't a mascot as such, it's just that we werent doing too well up until that point so they were giving away three month contracts to any kids who could beat Moonchester from the spot... Fucked it.

If only you'd scored and Lee Bradbury had missed our history could have been so different.

when did you start supporting city blue since 76?

[dazlebluefrog]

I mean this site has been around for what, over ten years? I can understand that not everyone would've found this place immediately but surely somewhere along the line as a lifelong Blue you would've googled "Manchester City+message board", right?
actually i never even thought about lookin at a city site except the os one, saw bmd with a banner in the paper back in 2008 so thought i'd have a look ,so pleased i did
@carl feedthegoat myself born at home in rusholme still not lost my manc accent after 20odd years living in frog land ,the difference now from 5/6 years ago is when people know i'm a manc say oh city or un--ed?how times have changed

[Blue Since 76]

when did you start supporting city blue since 76?

2009

First City memory was going to town to watch City's open top bus (aged 4) with the league cup. I assumed it'd always be like that!

[BobbyDazzler]

OK, tell me, how else should BobbyDazler and I interpret what you said?

I'm not trying to stir shit. Look at what you said. It seems perfectly clear to me and I don't see how else it could be interpretted.

If I'm wrong, explain what you actually meant.

Well what is there to interpret about asking people to come in and be who they really are? I don't think there's lot to be explained unless people are looking for "I'm bigger Blue than you" kind of crap oneupmanship. And I don't think that is the case with anyone here. Certainly not with Blue living in Finland. That wouldn't make much sense.

No I was talking about the bit below, you know the comment I previously quoted and was obviously referring to.

I mean this site has been around for what, over ten years? I can understand that not everyone would've found this place immediately but surely somewhere along the line as a lifelong Blue you would've googled "Manchester City+message board", right?

I'm sure you'll agree on reflection that this is absolute tripe.

Few lines taken out of context. You need to find someone else to have pointless row with.

If i'm entirely honest, it was the bit about joining the site which pissed me off (rightly or wrongly) didn't mean to cause a row tho. I can see the original posters point about just being honest, but all the blues I know are of the die hard and lifelong variety. The novelty value of someone being a glory hunter for supporting city still hasn't worn off. My apologies if I misinterpreted what you were tring to say.

[collie40]

i went on the preseason tour to holland in the summer of 1993 and watched us play (and lose!) against a non-league side called halsteren. that makes me a bigger fan than 95% of people on here...

No, what makes u a bigger fan than 95% of the rest of us is all the pie's and pint's u consumed whilst there! LOL ;)

[Arjan Van Schotte]

it's weird innit. i actually like city an awful lot less and go a lot less than i did in 1996, and certainly less than i liked the keegan/benarbia team.

i guess that rather than being a "glory hunter" i'm a "shit-eater". or summat.

lovely semantical row going on tho. carry on.