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i've lived in Manchester 14 years or so now, the overwhelming majority are man utd, or certainly in my area.

I think the proportion of red to blue still depends to some extent on where you are. There used to more City fans in East and South (apparently) and in the GM boroughs which extend out that way (Tameside, Stockport). Seems more random now, probably to do with the number of kids hooked in to Man U through the glory years and more recently those swept-up by City's renaissance and the great work City in the Community do (free coaching courses and merchandise etc). There are certainly a large number of Manchester based Man Utd fans and more still in the other nine boroughs. I think the standard none in Manchester myth, to extent reflects the large proportion of fans from outside Manchester area who seem to attend Old Trafford (which is in the borough of Trafford, hence the only one team in Manchester banter: both teams  actually started out in industrial North Manchester, IIRC).

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Whilst London is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest and most exciting cities this notion that footballers only want to be there is a bit of a nonsense.

Sure there may have been an odd player or two who only wanted to be there but equally other players may insist on being in other locations that suit them best.

It may be more to do with London clubs having been quite successful for a couple of decades, even QPR, Watford, Charlton, Fulham and Palace having stints in the PL meaning there's a lot more options in the London area for top pros.

 

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Putting the whole 'it is undoubtedly a shithole and the only reasonable sized city nearby is full of fans of your fiercest rivals' thing to one side, alongside more places to spend your cash,  the other attraction of London is surely the relative anonymity of being able to disappear into  the crowd. Must be a pain, and certainly has been an issue, being constantly in the goalfish bowl of a small football obsessed town or city.

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Putting the whole 'it is undoubtedly a shithole and the only reasonable sized city nearby is full of fans of your fiercest rivals' thing to one side, alongside more places to spend your cash,  the other attraction of London is surely the relative anonymity of being able to disappear into  the crowd. Must be a pain, and certainly has been an issue, being constantly in the goalfish bowl of a small football obsessed town or city.

 

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They have recently spent a lot of money on a new training ground/academy complex in South Shields with a category 1 rating. Alongside the fact that a month ago they couldn't afford to buy any new players then it's doubtful that they will be buying a training ground in London and ferrying players in for home matches.

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They have recently spent a lot of money on a new training ground/academy complex in South Shields with a category 1 rating. Alongside the fact that a month ago they couldn't afford to buy any new players then it's doubtful that they will be buying a training ground in London and ferrying players in for home matches.

It's FFP rules that is preventing them from spending money.

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What they've spent on the trip to New York could have paid the annual salaries for a fair few of their other workers who will currently be on minimum wage or slightly higher. Shame really.

 

I doubt it, but it doesn't do them any favours announcing it at the same time. Shocking really.

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Wouldn't it be nice to think that employees who have probably been lifelong supporters and what-not could have their yearly salaries paid for by the players taking a 1 week pay cut?

 

Would never happen like but it should.

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Wouldn't it be nice to think that employees who have probably been lifelong supporters and what-not could have their yearly salaries paid for by the players taking a 1 week pay cut?

 

Would never happen like but it should.

 

We did the same , looks twatty on paper but thats business.

 

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Wouldn't it be nice to think that employees who have probably been lifelong supporters and what-not could have their yearly salaries paid for by the players taking a 1 week pay cut?

 

Would never happen like but it should.

 

We did the same , looks twatty on paper but thats business.

 

 

No, Id say that's just being really shitty to good people.

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