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[flabberghastly]

where on earth do they get those supporters facts from?

likes on facebook?

bought a shirt?

or is it just utter guesswork to get sponsors on board and get more dosh.

Guesswork is a nice euphemism. I'm guessing it's horse shit, but it may be dog shit.

 

[Frustrated_me]

Martin Odegaard set up two goals as Real Madrid wonderkid makes debut for B-team before being named in Carlo Ancelotti's Champions League squad

It begins.

 

[KidJr]

"You’re born, you take shit. Get out in the world, you take more shit. Climb a little higher, take less shit. Till one day you’re up in the rarified atmosphere and you’ve forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son."

Sensational. Love this quote.

 

[Walshy]

Does City often sell out their stadium? There always seems to be empty seats whenever I watch them on TV.

 

[inky]

24.5m in Mexico

I haven't met a single City fan in my entire life. Chelsea and Arsenal are the popular clubs here, with United seeing a surge after the Chicha signing, which has subsided a lot since then.

Suggesting 1/5th of the nation's population is a City "fan" is beyond ridiculous. Chivas and America, the more popular clubs in Mexico by far, have around 35-30m fans each.

 

[El Topo]

Does City often sell out their stadium? There always seems to be empty seats whenever I watch them on TV.

Plenty of people got stuck in traffic, couldn't find the way to the stadium, got sick or had to work.

 

[Meier]

Does City often sell out their stadium? There always seems to be empty seats whenever I watch them on TV.

I think the team averages like 98.9% sold or something but clearly a lot of season ticket holders don't show up to some of the games.

 

[Linius]

Yeah, no show percentage is usually pretty high for big clubs. Ajax sells out most games but a lot of season ticket holders don't show up for all kinds of reasons.

 

[Blablurn]

RIP Udo Lattek

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Brobdingnagian, indeed.

I think these "fans" are calculated in the same way as that old United supporter number. 689m or whatever it was.

It seems like the Catalan magazine 'Sport' have all of a sudden become experts in all things Manchester City and the city of Manchester in general.

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/manchester-city-fanbase-up-523-manchester-united-fanbase-down-19

On Tuesday they had a feature on Manchester City's magnificent new headquarters set-up. That's certainly a good news story and Sport managed to up the ante by showing before and after pictures of the site but managing to find their before ones from a period which looks like Manchester struggling to find itself post industrial revolution. To anyone who hadn't visited the city, and the article was sent out to a Catalan audience, it appeared Manchester City held some kind of credit for the difference between the periods. A little over the top you may think.

On Wednesday, Manchester City are again praised for their performance off the pitch and this time it's perhaps a little more interesting than even saving their city from a post industrial hell. Sport explain that Manchester City's fanbase has soared to an approximate 200m, and they say that's an increase of 523%

Interesting figures from that include 72.5m in China, 34.6m in Indonesia. 24.5m in Mexico and 10.1m in United Kingdom. Of course, the figures in terms of numbers will never be concrete and will receive mockery but there can be little doubt that Manchester City's fanbase has been increasing hugely. Those fans won't all be committed followers but rather those who follow the club more loosely.

Sport show a graph which demonstrates Manchester City's growth in worldwide appeal compared to some other European clubs. Bayern Munich have grown over the past few years, which would be of little surprise, but so have Liverpool despite still struggling to get back to the top of the tree and stay there.

Manchester United are down 19% but there's no explanation of who has audited the figures, so many people will take it all with a pinch of salt.

Congratulations on being the cause of industrial revolution in Manchester.

 

[El Topo]

Rest in peace Udo. A true legend of football gone forever.

 

[Billy Big Bollocks]

It is suggested that City have gained 72.5m more fans in China, 34.6m in Indonesia, 24.5m in Mexico and 10.1m in United Kingdom.

That is huge considering the UK population is only like 60-70m

 

[Milchmonster]

RIP Udo Lattek

Oh shit

RIP

 

[Oersted]

Rip Udo

 

[Milchmonster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upRgvHN8Pgg

Both gone in the span of two months

Spoiler

Should have taken Wontorra instead

 

[Blablurn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qezg0pU7OcQ

Udo vs Hoeneß

Good times.

Udo was great at Doppelpass.

Spoiler

Should have taken Wontorra instead

Holy Shit Milch

 

[L1NETT]

amazing that there are twice as many manchester city fans as there are people in yorkshire

thanks, random catalan newspaper

get all my 'facts' from there

 

[Salvadora]

Usually you can dismiss a lot of the mud being thrown around in rivalries, but United fans are right, Manchester City comes across as desperately small time.

It's embarrassing.

(I know it was a Spanish newspaper, I'm talking generally).

 

[Pennywise]

Spoiler

Should have taken Wontorra instead

He's gone after this season anyway.

 

[Blablurn]

Milch. Dont you think Klopp was a better man like 2 or 3 years ago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPh9ab5xPlY

 

[inky]

"Chicharito se queda aquí. Le necesitamos. No sé cuántos minutos. No tengo que hablar con él. Me ha dicho que está contento, y si tiene una oportunidad, lo va a aprovechar. Ha demostrado una profesionalidad muy grande, y se lo agradezco".

 

[Milchmonster]

Milch. Dont you think Klopp was a better man like 2 or 3 years ago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPh9ab5xPlY

2 or 3 years ago, you were going crazy that precisely this Klopp would be so fake and hiding his true self.

 

[pulga]

Two assists by Odegaard in his debut today, and some sensational passing.

https://vine.co/v/OFnDtYLhpnt

 

[Bold One]

Usually you can dismiss a lot of the mud being thrown around in rivalries, but United fans are right, Manchester City comes across as desperately small time.

It's embarrassing.

(I know it was a Spanish newspaper, I'm talking generally).

City do run a pretty pervasive PR campaign, I should know, my brother's GF works for them

 

[Koko]

Two assists by Odegaard in his debut today, and some sensational passing.

https://vine.co/v/OFnDtYLhpnt

If by assists you mean he set-up the play then yeah.

Either way all about dat #AsensioOdegaardLeeFuture.

 

[Slizz]

Real, Leverkusen and Dortmund to win +225, Dortmund don't win anymore though do they?

 

[Blablurn]

2 or 3 years ago, you were going crazy that precisely this Klopp would be so fake and hiding his true self.

I can't remember

 

[Milchmonster]

I can't remember

Might be better that way. Didn't get past the "Klopp is soooo fake, I fucking hate this piece of ..."

 

[pulga]

sons of bitches didn't have the jacket I wanted to buy any longer ��

Thank goodness, those jackets you posted yesterday were a fashion atrocity.

 

[Blablurn]

Might be better that way. Didn't get past the "Klopp is soooo fake, I fucking hate this piece of ..."

Doesn't sound like me.

 

[Zabojnik]

Thank goodness, those jackets you posted yesterday were a fashion atrocity.

You've been in Italy, what, a year?, and suddenly you're a fashionista? Pls.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

They weren't good jackets tbf.

But I understand rvy was trying to buy a properly warm winter coat and it's hard to find fashionable coats that are mainly built to be functional.

 

[Milchmonster]

Doesn't sound like me.

Was your other me then.

 

[pulga]

If by assists you mean he set-up the play then yeah.

Either way all about dat #AsensioOdegaardLeeFuture.

According to twitter he assisted two, but there's only one I can actually make out clearly from that shit video quality.

 

[Salvadora]

Laboured + Any Arsenal fan

Nah

He has his charm.

 

[Blablurn]

Was your other me then.

Jack_cw?

 

[Frustrated_me]

Fucking Pulga always double posting my shit..

 

[inky]

*Daredevil trailer*

 

[Slizz]

*Daredevil trailer*

Was just about to ask you guys if its gonna be any good.

 

[pulga]

Fucking Pulga always double posting my shit..

Well mine included videos and I wouldn't have to if you didn't half-ass it in the first place!

 

[Bold One]

so much comic book stuff is starting to reach saturation point, something as massive comic book fan I never thought I would say.

 

[Blablurn]

so much comic book stuff is starting to reach saturation point, something as massive comic book fan I never thought I would say.

For a comic book fan who is following the scene since 30-40 years it must be crazy to see something like avengers being one of the biggest movies of all time in terms of money and attendance. who expected that???

 

[Slizz]

so much comic book stuff is starting to reach saturation point, something as massive comic book fan I never thought I would say.

It kinda sucks especially because 95% of it is Superhero comic stuff.

Would much rather see Vertigo and Image comics made into some sort of TV show or movie.

 

[Salvadora]

Comic book fans are running rampant in OT.

It's sickening.

wait wait guys, who would win in a fight between Squirrel Girl and Silver Age Superman????

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Comic book fans are running rampant in OT.

It's sickening.

wait wait guys, who would win in a fight between Squirrel Girl and Silver Age Superman????

Stupid nerds.

 

[Wilbur]

Bit rich for a bunch of people on a video game forum who spend their days playing Imagine Me Naked II: Incest Roleplay to complain about the plethora of super hero topics

just ignore them innit

 

[CCS]

Comic book fans are running rampant in OT.

It's sickening.

wait wait guys, who would win in a fight between Squirrel Girl and Silver Age Superman????

Marvel fanboys are so bloody annoying sometimes.

 

[The Atticus]

That trailer was very middling.

 

[L1NETT]

Me Naked III looks great though

 

[Esch]

Bit rich for a bunch of people on a video game forum who spend their days playing Imagine Me Naked II: Incest Roleplay to complain about the plethora of super hero topics

just ignore them innit

I agree, who cares

Let them boys live