Whose City is it anyway?

gas_face_gooner · Post by **gas_face_gooner** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:03 pm

i've joined the group!!

augie · Post by **augie** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:35 pm

I totally agree and sympathise with your frustrations because of course ye are 100% right in what you say but I honestly dont see a solution where you can win

If you start a name and shame campaign to list the boozers concerned wont it just give them free publicity to help them draw in more manc cockneys ??

charliegeorgewhocanhitem · Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:46 pm

Well without wishing to seem even older than I am

you could always come to my local British legion club who priorotize London clubs over scabby norverners. Our game was on the main big screen and anyone who wanted to watch the manc vermin vs the sweatties was banished to the other end of the bar to watch it on the tiny screen, even a couple of **** in there were watching our game rather than watch the other shite

gusher311 · Post by **gusher311** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:16 pm

charliegeorgewhocanhitem wrote:Well without wishing to seem even older than I am you could always come to my local British legion club who priorotize London clubs over scabby norverners. Our game was on the main big screen and anyone who wanted to watch the manc vermin vs the sweatties was banished to the other end of the bar to watch it on the tiny screen, even a couple of y**s in there were watching our game rather than watch the other shite

Way better than watching their shit club

Justin-the-Gooner · Post by **Justin-the-Gooner** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:53 am

Disgrace tbh
I am not sure that they have more fans but maybe its because London is so big but I reckon its because it was an all UK match. But there not even football fans there just twats and all they think is Ronaldo is a good player and they can"t even name manures 1st team. Not even fans *word censored*

rocky7 · Post by **rocky7** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:24 am

Cus Geezer wrote:
rocky7 wrote:I can understand why an all british tie was prioritized to be fair.
I suppose the next time Forest Green Rovers v Grays on Setanta clashes with a Champions League tie that'll be prioritized in pubs will it?

Stupid comparison.

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Imagine you are a neutral pub land lord. Do you choose the game between the Priemiership and european champions and the scottish champions (hence a British derby of sorts), or Arsenal vs a team from Turkey, a game that has no real history or extra appeal?

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:53 am

Calo wrote:

there are more man u fans in london than us belive it or not

thats one of the things continuly winning things does for you

but i agree its very frustration cause people should be more local to the area they was born

There are more Arsenal fans in London than Man Utd fans.

800,000 of us turned out in 1989 for the League winning procession, and we have gained support since then.

I refuse to belive there are over 800,000 Man Utd fans in London.

Cus Geezer · Post by **Cus Geezer** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:00 pm

rocky7 wrote:
Cus Geezer wrote:
rocky7 wrote:I can understand why an all british tie was prioritized to be fair.
I suppose the next time Forest Green Rovers v Grays on Setanta clashes with a Champions League tie that'll be prioritized in pubs will it?
Stupid comparison.

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Imagine you are a neutral pub land lord. Do you choose the game between the Priemiership and european champions and the scottish champions (hence a British derby of sorts), or Arsenal vs a team from Turkey, a game that has no real history or extra appeal?

yeah I suppose it was in a semi-comical way.

But the point is it's not just a knee jerk reaction to tuesday, this seems to happen all the sodding time - and the further point, would Arsenal v Celtic if we ever happened to be reigning European champions get priority over a United game in a pub in Salford? hardly.

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:23 pm

QuartzGooner wrote:
Calo wrote:

there are more man u fans in london than us belive it or not

thats one of the things continuly winning things does for you

but i agree its very frustration cause people should be more local to the area they was born
There are more Arsenal fans in London than Man Utd fans.

800,000 of us turned out in 1989 for the League winning procession, and we have gained support since then.

I refuse to belive there are over 800,000 Man Utd fans in London.

I tottally agree with you on that to

rocky7 · Post by **rocky7** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:14 pm

yeah I suppose it was in a semi-comical way

Apologies, I was not in the best of moods and not with a totally clear mind either.

and the further point, would Arsenal v Celtic if we ever happened to be reigning European champions get priority over a United game in a pub in Salford? hardly.

True, though I think the difference is you can only compare pubs in Manchester to pubs in north London and not London in general. If Arsenal were the only successful team in London (for instance being a London United) then maybe you would expect the same bias throughout London, as you do in Manchester. If that makes any sense.

As a side note of interest I now live in Manchester and I don't ever have trouble finding somewhere to watch the Arsenal champions league games.

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