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Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Beefymcfc » Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:24 am

I'm not a fan of Facebook but I am a member of the Facebook City page. Now, this isn't a comment regarding Facebook but rather the fact that City now have 5 million followers on there. I remember a few years back where a survey showed we had 800,000 UK supporters and around 2 million world-wide, which ain't bad, but now, according to this site, we have more than doubled our support.

Good or bad?
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Mark Garrett » Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:49 am

If we have doubled our support then great but people following City on Facebook across the world does not mean they are all necessarily City fans.

Impossible really to measure a team's worldwide fanbase but I think we probably have to use:

Number of season ticket holders - we currently have the maximum of 36,000 given our stadium capacity.

Average Attendance - ours will be around 47,000

Number of season ticket holders and membership holders plus junior memberships

Number of fans affiliated to supporters clubs

The Facebook and Twitter pages plus how often City's website is looked at is great as it shows people are interested in how we are doing, what the club is up to, the interactive stuff on the website, but how many of them are City fans and how many are general football lovers?
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2009-10 League..................Pld 21 - W 11 - D 5 - L 5 - GF 40 - GA 18 - Pts 38...Finished 5th
2010-11 League..................Pld 38 - W 21 - D 8 - L 9 - GF 60 - GA 33 - Pts 71...Finished 3rd..FA Cup Winners
2011-12 League..................Pld 38 - W 28 - D 5 - L 5 - GF 93 - GA 29 - Pts 89...Finished 1st..League Champions
2012-13 League..................Pld 36 - W 22 - D 9 - L 5 - GF 62 - GA 31 - Pts 75...Finished 2nd

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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Dronny » Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:30 am

Mark Garrett wrote:If we have doubled our support then great but people following City on Facebook across the world does not mean they are all necessarily City fans.

Impossible really to measure a team's worldwide fanbase but I think we probably have to use:

Number of season ticket holders - we currently have the maximum of 36,000 given our stadium capacity.

Average Attendance - ours will be around 47,000

Number of season ticket holders and membership holders plus junior memberships

Number of fans affiliated to supporters clubs

The Facebook and Twitter pages plus how often City's website is looked at is great as it shows people are interested in how we are doing, what the club is up to, the interactive stuff on the website, but how many of them are City fans and how many are general football lovers?


True Mark, you might even get non City fans following because one of their countrymen plays for City, I don't know, like Edin for example.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Nigels Tackle » Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:41 am

the majority of our facebook 'following' make palus look like the editor of the oxford english dictionary
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby halnone » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:03 pm

Nigels Tackle wrote:the majority of our facebook 'following' make palus look like the editor of the oxford english dictionary


it is quite bad
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Rag_hater » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:12 pm

I dont understand how this happening considering all the media do is slag us of and everybody hates us.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby MilnersJaw » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:16 pm

I have 500 friends on Facebook
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Nigels Tackle » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:20 pm

MilnersJaw wrote:I have 500 friends on Facebook


how many have you got in real life?
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Blue Since 76 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:16 pm

Beefymcfc wrote:I'm not a fan of Facebook but I am a member of the Facebook City page. Now, this isn't a comment regarding Facebook but rather the fact that City now have 5 million followers on there. I remember a few years back where a survey showed we had 800,000 UK supporters and around 2 million world-wide, which ain't bad, but now, according to this site, we have more than doubled our support.

Good or bad?


Unfortunately, it's good. Although we'd all like our clubs (all clubs not just City) to be made up of players who support the club and fans from the local area, it's not realistic, especially with the money involved.

City have put a huge effort in taking the premier league trophy around the world over the last 11 months. That's not for the good of people in other countries. And in reality, if we want ticket prices lower than at the Emirates, we need them to do it.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Rag_hater » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:10 pm

Bet it would be 649million if the media played along.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby bigblue » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:13 pm

Nigels Tackle wrote:the majority of our facebook 'following' make palus look like the editor of the oxford english dictionary


somehow they are even more incoherent than youtube comments
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby MilnersJaw » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:32 pm

Nigels Tackle wrote:
MilnersJaw wrote:I have 500 friends on Facebook


how many have you got in real life?


5 + my jaw.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Mase » Sat Apr 06, 2013 5:18 pm

MilnersJaw wrote:
5 + my jaw.


5 more than me! Me and Palmella and that's the way I likes it!
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby dazby » Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:26 am

MilnersJaw wrote:
Nigels Tackle wrote:
MilnersJaw wrote:I have 500 friends on Facebook


how many have you got in real life?


5 + my jaw.


I have 5 plus my two chins. I win.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Nickyboy » Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:54 pm

I've got more friends than you have cows....
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby Goataldo » Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:46 pm

Nickyboy wrote:I've got more friends than you have cows....


I've got a hundred and four friends!
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby DoomMerchant » Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:48 pm

Goataldo wrote:
I've got a hundred and four friends!


Most of which call you cunt, in an affectionate way of course.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby dazby » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:11 pm

DoomMerchant wrote:
Most of which call you cunt, in an affectionate way of course.


You've got 104 personas!
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby DoomMerchant » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:22 pm

dazby wrote:
You've got 104 personas!


Interesting.
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Re: Manchester City On Facebook

Postby dazby » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:48 am

DoomMerchant wrote:
dazby wrote:
You've got 104 personas!


Interesting.


Actually that was directed at Mr Higgi Rectum. etc.
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