southvillekiddy Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Did you hear Andy Walsh last night on Radio 4's "The Choice" last night?Having felt that their club had been steadily taken away from them the independant fans eventually gave up their season tickets, left Man U and formed the Football club of United Manchester. They now feel that they once again have a football club that belongs to their community that they can support in their own way.Apart from the obvious dangers when a football club becomes a big business, stock market commodity,l Andy cited the signs that preceded the fans admission they were supporting a MU that they could not recognise as their own.These included :Chairman and Board did not listen to themall-seater stadiumStewardslack of contact with the playerscomments please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Did you hear Andy Walsh last night on Radio 4's "The Choice" last night?Having felt that their club had been steadily taken away from them the independant fans eventually gave up their season tickets, left Man U and formed the Football club of United Manchester. They now feel that they once again have a football club that belongs to their community that they can support in their own way.Apart from the obvious dangers when a football club becomes a big business, stock market commodity,l Andy cited the signs that preceded the fans admission they were supporting a MU that they could not recognise as their own.These included :Chairman and Board did not listen to themall-seater stadiumStewardslack of contact with the playerscomments pleaseguess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. for now I'm more concerned about our Div 2 status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Thankyou but I expected comments of a more general nature. Has the premiership become an entity that many diehard fans would not feel comfortable with, disregarding which club they support?Many would argue it doesn't represent English league football anymore and eliminates important traditions of support and identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PapaLazarou Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Thankyou but I expected comments of a more general nature. Has the premiership become an entity that many diehard fans would not feel comfortable with, disregarding which club they support?Many would argue it doesn't represent English league football anymore and eliminates important traditions of support and identification.Then don't post it on the CITY forum. Post the garbage on the FOOTBALL forum. IDIOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Then don't post it on the CITY forum. Post the garbage on the FOOTBALL forum. IDIOTThat's a bit strong mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PapaLazarou Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 That's a bit strong matenot really.the bloke critises the response for talking about city rather than a more general football response. What did he expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PapaLazarou Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Quite right, if you want to discuss Man United going down the pan then that's for the general forum not this forum.However, if he's comparing Man U's chairman and board not listening, all-seater stadia, and poor stewarding to the BCFC experience then it's a good post for this forum.agree, but i don't think he was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB. Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Thankyou but I expected comments of a more general nature. Has the premiership become an entity that many diehard fans would not feel comfortable with, disregarding which club they support?Many would argue it doesn't represent English league football anymore and eliminates important traditions of support and identification.I believe a fair few Chelsea fans go down Millwall instead due to Chelsea becoming somewhat pricey and plasticy.I would be happiest if City were in second tier football with terracing and a board who did things which took the fans thought and feelings into concideration a bit more, rather than just thinking about the quick buck.The things that you highlighted in your origional post are very simillar to our situation, which is quite alarming really.How are the Football Club of United Manchester getting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granty Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s237/st76787.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 How are the Football Club of United Manchester getting on?Top of North West Counties Division 2. Won 10-2 on Saturday. Home games are now played at Bury's Gigg Lane due to high attendances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Surely just stating dissilusionment for a reason to form a breakaway club gives license to loads of fans to do the same. Wimbledon RIP were the only club with a really legitamate reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Surely just stating dissilusionment for a reason to form a breakaway club gives license to loads of fans to do the same. Wimbledon RIP were the only club with a really legitamate reason.My thoughts exactly, AFC Wimbledon are going from strength to strength and will hopefully overtake MK Dons in the league structure in a few years time. FC United on the other hand I couldn't give two hoots about, the club having been formed on the basis of fans throwing their toys out of the pram rather than having their entire club ripped from beneath them. Sure, if you're disillusioned with Premier League football then go and form your own club, but why do it all in the name of Manchester United? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB. Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Surely just stating dissilusionment for a reason to form a breakaway club gives license to loads of fans to do the same. Wimbledon RIP were the only club with a really legitamate reason.Agree, but it shows the Chairmen of football clubs that they can't take the p155 and that they need to take the supporters into consideration as well as, if not more, than money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 One of the Blackpool based sides (it was either Squires Gate or Blackpool Wren Rovers) played FC United recently. FC United estimated that there would be a minimum travelling support of 2,000! Therefore the home side attempted to hire Bloomfield Road for the game. The idea was to put the away support in the main stand and the home support (average well under 100) in the temporary stand in which we have been housed for the past couple of seasons. Blackpool FC would not agree and so I believe it was played at Morecambe's ground and the gate receipt was higher than their usual gate receipts for a season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 ok. Real City it is then. Whoes with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB. Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 There is a poll related to this issue here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 not really.the bloke critises the response for talking about city rather than a more general football response. What did he expect.I don't suppose he expected the insult, but it's not my place to police stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Then don't post it on the CITY forum. Post the garbage on the FOOTBALL forum. IDIOTMy point is applicable to City in general termsCRETIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PapaLazarou Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 My point is applicable to City in general termsCRETIN#### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Thankyou but I expected comments of a more general nature. I wasn't tooo hurt by his retort guys ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset_Cider Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Top of North West Counties Division 2. Won 10-2 on Saturday. Home games are now played at Bury's Gigg Lane due to high attendances.Soon be up through the leagues and leapfrogging us then eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 I wasn't tooo hurt by his retort guys ... Dear Mr Nester, we've come full circle on an exciting exchange of views.It's good to see City fans sticking up for one another.Aplogies also to Mr Papa lazarou, I don't quite know why he bit so hard but then again I saw Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 Thanks , I did see it.I'm looking forward to meeting the Matrix in Dolman G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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