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Poor old City eh? One of the region’s "big clubs", fallen on hard times, internal turmoil and bickering, financial difficulties, endless managerial appointments and one of the fastest slides down the Table in living memory. You have to feel sorry for them and wish them all the best in their long climb back up to the big time..... Don't you? Don’t you???
Well, actually, no..... Do you remember the supreme arrogance of so many City fans at the beginning of last season when their lowly neighbours Bury burst triumphantly into Division One? The sneers, the looking down noses at us... "Ha! Next season we’ll be back in the Premiership where we belong and you’ll be back down in Division 2". Don’t hear them being so cocky now, do you?
Ah, their loyal fans... they can always rely on their support can’t they? 33,000 wasn’t it for the first game against Blackpool? Wonder how 7,000 of them mysteriously disappeared for the next game - and where 23,000 of them were for the second leg of the Worthington Cup versus Notts County is currently being investigated by Mulder and Scully as a suspected mass alien abduction. Oh, well - at least the flying saucers will leave us alone for a generation or two now they’ve seen that lot!
The fans are getting desperate - and not even the rich and famous are immune. Kevin "Curly Watts" Kennedy was quoted a few weeks back:
"I am an alcoholic... it’s Man City’s fault I am in this predicament!"
Things are starting to look up for them though - come 2002 they’ll be able to escape Moss Side and take up residence in their lovely new stadium in Bradford (or "Eastlands" as it’s now known), which is getting £70 million from the National Lottery - fair enough, but can you imagine what Nev could do with 70 million quid? (No, neither can I). Anyway, "some might say" that City going East is a return to their traditional base. However, we at The Hatchet believe that it’s so they can raise their credibility by claiming to be "Bradford" City!
As for those of you objecting to Lottery money that we’ve shelled out going to them, you should be ashamed! Don’t begrudge giving money to a charity clearly helping those worse off than us!
Just a thought…
City fans based in Bury and Stockport are reluctant to start watching their respective local teams play, as it leaves them open to accusations of Gloryhunting!!!
If City were to draw Bury in either the League or FA Cup this season, and by some fluke managed to beat us, would they then be dubbed "Giantkillers"?
Meanwhile, rumours circulating that Terry Robinson has been visiting the Cow Pat Lane Complex with a view to inviting City to become a nursery club for Bury have been denied by sources at the Club.
Concerns have been voiced all over the country at City’s new fluorescent yellow away kit because it "clashes with the emergency services’ uniforms". What’s the problem? Aren’t they entitled to wear emergency service uniforms, given their status as a Disaster Area?
An amusing incident was reported at Bradford Magistrates Court. 12 City fans were arrested at Bradford towards the end of last season and were up in court recently. All were found guilty and fined an average of around £50 each. The best moment came when the Magistrate decided not to impose banning orders to ensure the fans could not attend future matches. Apparently the Magistrate commented that regularly having to watch City was punishment enough in its own right. It's completely true, we promise! |
