Obviously this was written before the Abu Dhabi takeover took place, but I think it's a wonderful, off the cuff piece written by "Unknown Blue" which sums up the unique spirit of Manchester City fans:
To all the united "Fans" who call City:
Have you ever wondered why, even with all the trophies, glory, showbiz weddings, superstar "glamour" players and planet-sized, graceless ego's that surround the "entity" that is manchester yernited, you still can't kill off local support for a skint club that has won nothing for 31 years, shoots itself in the foot at every opportunity, sells it's best players and yet is somehow still one of the best-supported teams in England?
I'd say that says more about your club than ours. Supporting Manchester City is typically Mancunian. Backing the underdog in the face of adversity, knowing that one day soon, "our time will come again..." Supporting united is heroism in a can. The refuge of the characterless, the humourless, the bland - the footballing epitome of "blending in"...though i guess you'll just never understand that's what separates us from you, and long may it remain so!
City fans never have to justify why they are blue. Unlike our red counterparts. So every time you have yet another humourless dig at my beloved Blues, please accept my thanks for reminding me why I am and always will be a Blue.
