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Manchester City Thread
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Hows that council ground coming along, still small?
1 Manchester United Total 1,432,358 average 75,387
2 Arsenal Total 1,140,006 Average 60,000
3 Newcastle United Total 948,777 Average 49,935
4 Manchester City Total 893,851 Average 47,044
5 Liverpool Total 840,808 Average 44,253
6 Chelsea 788,089 41,478
1 Manchester United Total 1,432,358 average 75,387
2 Arsenal Total 1,140,006 Average 60,000
3 Newcastle United Total 948,777 Average 49,935
4 Manchester City Total 893,851 Average 47,044
5 Liverpool Total 840,808 Average 44,253
6 Chelsea 788,089 41,478
Tutt, tutt call yourself a red did you know Eric Cantona was 46 today? and not a Happy Birthday or nothing from you lot. Pmsl :roflmao:
Getting a bite didnt take long hehe
Basil2
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Whatever you do, don't let the Reds know that any City supporters live in Stockport. It's an hour's walk from the ground. How far's Singapore from The Swamp?
Basil2
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Be careful about using the word, "Paddy", We Hoop supporters aren't even allowed to call ourselves Tango-India-Mikes any more.
My main loyalty is to Our Isles, so you're welcome to support any true Manchester team, but be careful about using potentially insulting language.
Welcome to our tiny sanctuary. There'd be more of us, but we're a modest lot and don't go in for traditional gloating.
That's why we don't make a big deal out of having proved ourselves to be the best team in England.
BTW, Am I alone or does that new United strip also remind others of rags?
moggy
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yeah basil welcome and nice posts in the MU thread.
I think the worlds going TOO Politically Correct, especially when you can't say paddy!! next they'll be tutting at words like scouser and manc!! deary me lol
thanks for the games above miggy
I think the worlds going TOO Politically Correct, especially when you can't say paddy!! next they'll be tutting at words like scouser and manc!! deary me lol
thanks for the games above miggy
Basil2
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Totally agree! I don't usually believe in karma -or cats would be extinct and all my enemies would have been eaten by space aliens. But one karmic incident from long ago comes to mind. Back near the end of the 60's or early 70's I was on a bus from Wolverhampton station to Molineux. City had recently lost 3-0 at West Brom and 3-0 at Coventry, then the First Division's permanent relegation favourites. Wolves were doing really well and I didn't give City a prayer.
On the bus, a Wolves fan dared to refer to our sacred Kippax as the Tampax stand. At that moment, the result's importance became 2nd only to those of derby matches and cup finals. <snarl>
Wolves did score (Derek Dougan I think), but Mike Summerbee hit two before City got a penalty. We were all cheering for The Buzzer to take the kick for his hat trick and Francis Lee wanted him to as well. Shame he didn't, but despite Franny's miss, we still won 3-1.
Anyone insulting our beloved City, does so at their own risk! It's therefore thanks to all the evil comments from Reds in London and Singapore that City won the title.
Accordingly, I'll expect much more courtesy from the United brigade next season...
...but I won't be holding my breath. <g>
Basil2
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Anyone see "The Specialists" on Canal+ last night?
Apparently it was shown on the 15th too, but that's not too short a wait for a repeat if the content is classy enough to justify it. It was!
Guests were Samir Nasri and Patrick Vieira. It showed loadsa City goals and the season's finalé. I had no idea that so many goals had come from Nasri crosses.
With extracts from a certain 1-6 result, it must have been too much for many Reds to bear. What's French for "lol"?
The title (The Specialists) had the Union Flag across it and the caption read, "Le plus beau titre de l'histoire?".
It doesn't translate literally, but the closest to doing so would be, "The most beautiful title [win] in history?".
Another caption said, "La saison qui change tout?" (The season that changes everything?).
A resounding "OUI!" on both counts!
My French is rubbish and I'd like to see it again with someone to translate for me or record it and translate it myself sentence by sentence.
If anyone sees this episode being advertised again, please let us know here.
Despite only understanding some of it, it became clear that Nasri is actually a really nice, gentle guy. Viera seemed more cautious.
If I got it right, money isn't the big motivation for players to come to City. One of them said he's been offered similar pay from other clubs, but they all see City as a club of the future that's going to win trophies.
D'accord!
As the French say...
VIVE LES BLEUS!
Gotta go... Cat's playing in the street -and he knows he's only allowed to do that in the rush hour. ;-)
Basil (aka Magnagatto)
Apparently it was shown on the 15th too, but that's not too short a wait for a repeat if the content is classy enough to justify it. It was!
Guests were Samir Nasri and Patrick Vieira. It showed loadsa City goals and the season's finalé. I had no idea that so many goals had come from Nasri crosses.
With extracts from a certain 1-6 result, it must have been too much for many Reds to bear. What's French for "lol"?
The title (The Specialists) had the Union Flag across it and the caption read, "Le plus beau titre de l'histoire?".
It doesn't translate literally, but the closest to doing so would be, "The most beautiful title [win] in history?".
Another caption said, "La saison qui change tout?" (The season that changes everything?).
A resounding "OUI!" on both counts!
My French is rubbish and I'd like to see it again with someone to translate for me or record it and translate it myself sentence by sentence.
If anyone sees this episode being advertised again, please let us know here.
Despite only understanding some of it, it became clear that Nasri is actually a really nice, gentle guy. Viera seemed more cautious.
If I got it right, money isn't the big motivation for players to come to City. One of them said he's been offered similar pay from other clubs, but they all see City as a club of the future that's going to win trophies.
D'accord!
As the French say...
VIVE LES BLEUS!
Gotta go... Cat's playing in the street -and he knows he's only allowed to do that in the rush hour. ;-)
Basil (aka Magnagatto)
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Bayern bid to boost firepower with £20m raid for Man City striker Dzeko
Read more: Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko wanted by Bayern Munich | Mail Online
We need need Dzeko for the height in my opinion and I think it will be a big mistake to let him go
Read more: Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko wanted by Bayern Munich | Mail Online
We need need Dzeko for the height in my opinion and I think it will be a big mistake to let him go
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Bloody Hell Basil2, you must be an old git like me !!!
From a time when teams played in "football grounds" and we had terraces. I bet you were one of the "butchers coat" brigade (do you remember them, with all the writing in felt-tip pen and covered in badges !!).
I was a Travelling United fan back then (train, coach, car, hitch-hike whatever got me there !). I only missed 2 games home and away in the 74/75 season when we were in the old 2nd Division and remember that was when United fans were banned fro away games. So we are not all "Glory Hunters".
Back then we sang "If I die on the Kippax", had a meat and potato pie and a bovril at half time (it took too long to get near the bar).
We hated each other and we insulted each other, but I suspect we always had a respect for each others teams. Because we knew there were great footballers in other teams that in our hearts we wished played for our team.
Unfortunately I am an "Armchair fan" now.
Will there be courtesy from Utd fans next season ? ----- NO !!
Will there be respect from Utd fans next season ? ------ Grudgingly, we just won't show it !
Yet again fantastic post Basil keep it up mate. :Clap:
Tevez and Adebayor could face Man City axe as Blues look to reduce wage bill
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Just goes to prove even if you do have the funds we all need to count the pennies.
Read more: Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor could face Manchester City axe | Mail Online
Just goes to prove even if you do have the funds we all need to count the pennies.
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More like they know they cannot meet UEFA financial fair play rules if they spend 114% of their income on wages alone, no way to get round that, even if they try to use another type of Bullshi Etihad sponsorship deal to boost income ( i say bullshi as the company is owned by his brother, if he wasnt a close relative, there is no way a company would put in that much money for a sponsorship deal at that time)
Chelski on the other hand seemingly do not give a flying toss, they spend the most on wages and have just added another ridiculously highly waged player in Hazard to their ranks, and its likely there will be a few more to come.
I suppose we should count ourselves lucky that we haven't bought Hazard then, after all here at Man City we like to give good value for money and somehow I think Hazard is not that type of player. Anyone who can pick and choose what team he wants to play for is only after one thing A high weekly wage. Give it a season at Chelsea and he will move on.
Basil2
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EEK! You've sussed me out! I bet someone told you about my first budgie being an archaeopteryx <sp?>.
There was REAL HATRED in those days. It wasn't just between us. On the train home, we'd buy the evening footy paper (like The Pink) from the first mainline station to get the other results. But we'd also check out how many fans had been stabbed (and subsequently died) at the match we'd just left. It was no big deal. We just accepted the risk that it could have been any of us wearing our colours (which I always did).
I somehow miss that. Not the murders, but the adrenalin rush that's no longer induced by the modern game. For those who don't get that, watch Harry Enfield's classic Arsenal vs Liverpool match. Besides being one of the funniest things ever broadcast, that truly is a game of two halves!!!
Another thing I regret is the modern lack of toilet facilities. Nowadays, everyone has to queue up at half time to have a pee, whereas in our day, we stood up to avoid getting a wet bum. Many of the female Blues in The Kippax would wear maxi-skirts or maxi-dresses (whatever they were called then) to take advantage of the terracing too.
I'm pretty much an armchair fan too, but only because I'd need a mortgage to get a season ticket now.
Nice to come across someone (even a Red) who remembers the good old days.
Live long, prosper and have every success you wish for -except where United is concerned. <g>
All the best,
Basil
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TETANUS EPIDEMIC!
It's not actually tetanus, but huge segments of the world's population have succumbed to it. To date, no medical explanation is available. It resembles tetanus in that the mandible (lower jaw) of its victims is locked into a certain position, hence the old term for tetanus, "lockjaw".
It manifests itself in two ways: Either the face is locked into a muscle arrangement indicative of classic descriptions of suicidal mental patients or into a broad grin that is equally impossible to alter.
Medical studies indicate that those pre-vaccinated against tetanus have no more resistance to the infection than anyone else.
There does seem to be a generic predisposition to the infection. What is known as the "suicidal" version, is rife in London, Singapore and Salford, whereas the "grin" form predominates in all parts of Manchester and (reputedly) even as far South as Stockport.
Experts expect the symptoms to become even more ingrained around the anniversary of the infection,
that being by the last day of the next Premier League season.
It's not actually tetanus, but huge segments of the world's population have succumbed to it. To date, no medical explanation is available. It resembles tetanus in that the mandible (lower jaw) of its victims is locked into a certain position, hence the old term for tetanus, "lockjaw".
It manifests itself in two ways: Either the face is locked into a muscle arrangement indicative of classic descriptions of suicidal mental patients or into a broad grin that is equally impossible to alter.
Medical studies indicate that those pre-vaccinated against tetanus have no more resistance to the infection than anyone else.
There does seem to be a generic predisposition to the infection. What is known as the "suicidal" version, is rife in London, Singapore and Salford, whereas the "grin" form predominates in all parts of Manchester and (reputedly) even as far South as Stockport.
Experts expect the symptoms to become even more ingrained around the anniversary of the infection,
that being by the last day of the next Premier League season.
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Haha welcome back Basil2 have you been away m8. 
