Comments on: Manchester City vs Manchester United: Let The Games Begin

By: Fútbol Callejero

Fútbol Callejero — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:36:36 +0000

Tevez rules!!!!
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By: Just Football

Just Football — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:46:25 +0000

Some good debate going on here.

Briefly, @Anonymous #1 - Denis Law spent 1 year at City before spending 11 years at United via Torino. It is quite clear where the best days of his career took place.

When he joined City he was a young player full of promise, but unproven. By the time he left United to go back to City he had won the European Cup as well as European Footballer of the Year.

It would be churlish to suggest Law was truly a great player when he left City for Italy after just one year. Far less so when talking about his subsequent move post-United.

By: nate

nate — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:39:13 +0000

another great post with info that a non-fan (of the clubs in question) would have never known. i had seen the pics of the billboards but now it makes so much more sense; i really hope that the marketing team at city can do things smartly and build on the momentum that billboards like these are creating. one of the best things about futbol are the bragging rights that fans get after a match, anyone see a derby win by city with a goal by tevez in the near future???

By: The Big Football

The Big Football — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:12:18 +0000

Probably the best thing that can happen to a club is to be bought by a rich company and then buy players so that they can catch up with the rivals.

PS I hope you don't mind that I used this billboard picture on my blog also.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:18:19 +0000

I'm a Blue…..and I think the article is spot on.
Can't wait for the new season to start.
Tevez 90th minute winner at Trafford Park anyone?

By: Jono Smith

Jono Smith — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:38:50 +0000

Forget your postcodes. I think the amount of motor-way congestion on the M6 North bound from London when United play at home in Trafford and the hoards of genuine Manchester United fans who spill off the Piccadilly platforms, vacating the Euston to Piccadilly train tell you all you need to know about the geography of you fan base.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:34:47 +0000

Sorry to disappoint you guys but the guy who wrote the 'opta stats' article is a manchester city council worker that has lived in this glorious City all his life. London has never appealled to me except for maybe bringing a bit of tourism to this country. I have to accept though that yes i am a Manchester United fan. Sorry if this goes against the grain of any fans of City but never mind I'm sure that Mark Hughes will leave the talking to the pitch where he plied his trade and Carlitos no doubt will enjoy coming to the Theatre of dreams to see the fans he says he loves so much. Oh by the way S postcodes are in Stoke aren't they..?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:47:26 +0000

I'd like to know where the poster above gets their 'Opta Index' postcode stats from! Are you sure you're not thinking of the University research, which showed that United had a higher number of ST holders from 'M' postcode areas than City? Of course, 'M' postcodes cover Salford & Trafford too, you know!

And, Tameside??? Don't think so! Tameside was created in 1974 and I'm pretty sure we were in Moss Side at the time!! We started in Gorton, which was then outside the Manchester boundary, and moved to Ardwick, Manchester, in 1887. This was 3 years BEFORE Newton Heath became part of Manchester in 1890. As United moved to Stretford in 1910 they were a Manchester club for only 20 years. City, on the other hand, have been here for 122 years!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:16:53 +0000

The clown who wrote this must be a London based red, its a sly little article with no local understanding of the background.
The only Premier Club in the Manchester area for a 100 years is damned with feint praise.
Biased information gathered from pro red media and web sites.
So what do we as fans of the richest club on earth care about this media red biased crap ?
Nothing to be honest the fool is only just realising that we are well funded and with an attitude, intending to carry on this local media campagain.
The poor London fool thinks this is a one off, suggest he researches the promotion over the last two years.
We really could not give a toss what southern clowns think or say.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:32:07 +0000

i only hope that the manchester council,grant city a parade when we win the quadruple in 2 years time!!!!!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:13:07 +0000

Postcodes, this is because the majority of postcodes in Salford, Trafford and Sale are "M" postcodes, whereas hyde, dukinfield, and the northern estates are either SK or OL. Salford is not Manchester, it is a city in its own right. However there is no "S" postcode, because this would be where Old Trafford is. City, the ONLY football team to come from Manchester

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:40:57 +0000

According to opta index statistics in 2004 Manchester United had more season ticket holders with a Manchester postcode than City had season ticket holders. That added to the fact that city had just moved their ground into Tameside when the Manchester boroughs changed slightly. Then just to add a little spice the majority of season ticket holders at City have SK (Stockport) postcodes

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:03:14 +0000

If you actually bothered to research it you discover That law was a blue before he was a red

By: Vjs

Vjs — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:40:43 +0000

Lovely post…….very very well done…….atleast for a non manchester fan….rare to se such a good article!!!! very rare…

By: CiTyBlUe

CiTyBlUe — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:40:33 +0000

City, the REAL Manchester club. Theres only one team in Manchester CITY CITY.