Man City - Cringe

[GrandOldTeam]

http://mcfc.co.uk/News/FA-Cup-countdown/2011/May/Bluffers-guide-to-City

We all know we have the best fans in the world and manager Roberto Mancini is building the team our supporters deserve.

Loyalty, commitment, passion and, during the darker times, a sense of humour has been needed over the years to follow the Blues – that’s what we affectionately call City - but expectation and optimism have now been added to those qualities.

Success means we’ll be welcoming a new generation of City fans from here in England and all over the globe, too, and when our new followers come on board, they’ll be welcomed with open arms into our ‘family’.

Champions League qualification and the FA Cup Final will mean hundreds of thousands of people will adopt the Blues as their chosen side and with that in mind, here is a guide to help ‘newbies’ bluff your way through the televised games, with your mates down at the pub or actually at a game.

So long as you’ve got City in your hearts, we want your support – and if you are watching City (there’s only one City, by the way!) take on Stoke at Wembley on Saturday and you’ll be cheering us on for the first time in the new Carlos Tevez home shirt you’ve just bought on-line, this is stuff you need to know.

As they say on the evening news sports results round-up, if you don’t want to know the following - or more likely if you already know (!), look away now.

Our fans’ anthem is Blue Moon, a song written 67 years ago by Rogers and Hart and adopted in or around 1989. Though we don’t sing the whole song – just the chorus - Blue Moon echoes out when the players are need of an uplift or when we we’ve just scored.

If asked where we play our football, it’s the City of Manchester Stadium – also nicknamed Eastlands due to the area of Manchester it is in. It’s worth noting that from 1923 to 2003 we played our home games at Maine Road

Traditionally, we don't like Red as a colour.

If you are asked who your favourite players are from down the years – your credibility is at stake here – don’t say Francis Bell, Colin Summerbee and Yaya Dzeko though these names exists, they are combinations – have a good scan over the club website and check out who the current favourites are and who the club legends are and take notes!

And, if we score against Stoke and some more experienced Blues (ahem!) around you ask you to join in a ‘Poznan’ , don’t say ‘Sure, make it a double with ice’, simply turn your back to the screen or the pitch, put your arms around the shoulders of the people on either side and jump up and down. Simple! Watch the experts in action first!

Incidentally, it’s called The Poznan because City played a team called Lech Poznan earlier this season and their fans did the same dance – we just named it in their honour!

This is our first FA Cup Final since 1981, so don’t try and bluff your way through historical facts. The last trophy we won was in 1976 so again, get this right or you’ll arouse suspicion.

There may be the odd person who tries to trip you up with the terms ‘massive’ or ‘Man City’ – please ignore these are we are now accepting these words in general club usage!

Of course, in the fullness of time you’ll pick ‘The Knowledge’ and become a diehard City fan just like the rest of us. Until then, we hope the above is of some use!

 

[bluejock]

And they wonder why people hate them? Utter weapons.

 

[Alio]

so they're not chosen?

 

[wscottl]

And, if we score against Stoke...

Brimming with confidence that article.

 

[davek]

That's what'll be on our OS when we get our Indian steel magnate.

Bring it on.

 

[Blue 1]

They're now second only to the red plague.

 

[GoatJR]

And, if we score against Stoke...


we won man city

 

[RFUS]

Hahahahahaha.

About as classy as a £2 hooker. With herpes. And 4 teeth.

 

[TheBlueGibbon]

Hahahahahaha.

About as classy as a £2 hooker. With herpes. And 4 teeth.

That explains why they thought Rooney was going to move to them then

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

no, they don't like the colour red

in fact their change strip always contains red and black, the colours of ushoited.

 

[ijjysmith]

Jesus H. That's just horrible.

Serious serious weapons. And I don't ever use the word weapon in that sense but they deserve it.

Weapons.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

I don't see what's so wrong with it? From a PR and marketing perspective they are mining for new fans & edcucating the new followers, the new deal will out CL footy in more living rooms than ever, especially in the Arab lands, where they hope to spread the name of City.

 

[Muggins]

The bit about attracting hundreds of thousands of new fans is a bit cringeworthy.

It may well happen, but it's not very modest and quite big headed, which is what I dislike about Manchester blue sky.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

The bit about attracting hundreds of thousands of new fans is a bit cringeworthy.

It may well happen, but it's not very modest and quite big headed, which is what I dislike about Manchester blue sky.

That's called spin mate, it's may put some peoples noses out of joint, and there is certainly a air of hardyness about it.

But I personally can see the benefit of it, I'd love us to utilise (as pointed out recently) our Chang/Thai connections better instead of player appearances at Liverpool 1 tbh.

 

[Allezfan]

I don't see what's so wrong with it? From a PR and marketing perspective they are mining for new fans & edcucating the new followers, the new deal will out CL footy in more living rooms than ever, especially in the Arab lands, where they hope to spread the name of City.

I find the idea of viewing footie from a PR and marketing perspective quite cringeworthy itself, tbh, even if the general tone wasn't so embarrassingly needy.