Where is all the negative energy coming from the City fans?
Growing up in tut nineties I felt a sense of understanding for each others pain watching Fergie rule the land (and refs).
I enjoyed the ex -reds going there and also Shaun Goater, Kinkladze (?!?) & even Robinho, but, then Thaksin came in and changed City. (Remember he wanted to buy us, but we ended up with those idiots whoose names shall not be spoken).
Funny how it happens..they (City fans) were the 'sounder' 'ones' from Madchester and were generally loyal, decent followers of team that just happened to come from the same City as the "Utd!!" , who were both our natural and traditional enemies.
Side - note. Spare a thought for Leeds, who scare the living daylights out of me since childhood - wad like having Hammer, Chelsea and Millwall hooligans all together, just squarer heads) Whole county hates Leeds when they invade our little fortressesa nd that Planet football is a little Premier, League biased.
Anyway older info copied over off Wiki
Re: Rivals..
Manchester UnitedEdit
Main article:
Manchester derby
Most City fans are agreed that
Manchester United is their main rivalry, a bitter rivalry which has reignited in last few years due to the resurgence of Manchester City as one of the top teams in England following their brief absence from the top flight at the end of the 20th century and City's re-emergence as a major club following their 2008 takeover.
[48][49] Both Manchester teams are regarded as among the best teams in the world with both clubs consistently progressing to the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League in recent years and both are in the top 5 of football clubs by revenue with the city now viewed as a football city in similar vein to cities such as
Madrid and
Milan,
[50][51]although City's disappearance from the upper echelons of the league following their 1960s–70s heyday until their recent rise has led to the two teams being regarded as polar opposites, with City seen as the nouveau riche to United's old money.
[52][53] The two sets of fans are traditionally diametrically opposed to each other, with City's fans accusing United of arrogance and of attempting to turn the
Premier Leagueinto a closed shop for elite clubs only via manipulation of the rules
[54][55] and of the media
[56] while they in turn are accused of using their club's money as a route to success.
[57] Additionally, and in a unique twist on a cross-city rivalry, both clubs' fans accuse each other of not representing their city, with the blue half of the city observing that their adversaries do not actually play in the city of Manchester (in
Trafford) and therefore do not warrant their name, while the red half instead argue over which team has more fans inside of the city.
Other rivalriesEdit
In a research study on football rivalries conducted in 2003, a sample of Manchester City fans also saw
Liverpooland
Bolton Wanderers as rivals after Manchester United. It also found fans of
Oldham Athletic,
Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United saw Manchester City in their top three of main rivals.
[58] The club has always maintained a healthy rivalry with
Tottenham, a club of similar stature, especially in recent years as both teams have been battling to secure lucrative
Champions League places.
[59] The rivalry has featured many memorable matches in the past including
City's 3–4 FA Cup comeback of 2004,
[60] the
1981 FA Cup Final and the "Ballet on Ice", which Manchester City fans remember as one of the greatest City performances.
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