It's a myth there's more fans in Manchester that support Citeh than United.
If this theory were true, why do they have 20k empty seats each game?
THE CITY IS YOURSSS? THE CITY IS YOURSSSS?
20,000 EMPTY SEATS, ARE YOU f***ING SURE?
I don't doubt that loads of MUFC fans live in Manchester (I know and work with loads of them,
but I only know two people who actually go to games); but, I don't want to rain on your parade Kyle, if you took away all the non Mancs at Old Trafford the place would be half empty - certainly no where near the 70,000 capacity. How many flights from Belfast and Dublin are chartered for home games? How many coaches and trains are full from London, Cornwall, Swansea, Southampton...? How many people are there on free corporate tickets? The ground is half full of glory hunters who could / should be following their own team.
And for the last couple of years there have been plenty of spare seats at Utd - as the recession / credit crunch took hold of corporate budgets no one had the cash to splash out packages to treat clients at the match.
It's funny, whenever Granada or North West Tonight interview fans outside Old Trafford after a match they almost never have Manc accents. Credit to those who go away though - all those on TV last night celebrating winning the Prem at Blackburn all had Manc accents.
Congratulations on winning the title though - 19 titles will take a lot to beat, especially at the rate you continue to win them. But, with a resurgent Liverpool (look where Kenny took them from and to this year and with no distraction from Champions League) I fancy them coming back if not next year, then the year after... And the City owners have deeper pockets than the banks that own Utd, they are only going to continue buying and buying...
Back in the real world... Huddersfield Town were lucky to get a draw at Bournemouth yesterday (as were Utd at Blackburn, never a penalty), but surely we will win at home and then on to the League One Play Off Final at Old Trafford on May 29th. Come on Town!
Dave