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Just read this post on FC United's forum,and how true it is,Ive had to do I little editing because of certain words used in there.If I hadnt I would have had to put it in over 18's :D

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Has anyone ever witnessed a more rapid abandonment of principles than that shown by City fans this week?

For years they have banged on about being the people’s club; a football club that is still a football club as opposed to an organisation obsessed with money; supporters who were in it for the love of the club, the love of the game; 30 years and we’re still here; the true Manchester club; ‘This is our city’ and all that nonsense. An entire generation of fans who have built their identity purely on being whatever United are not.

And what were United? A greedy, rich club that bought success with its vast wealth. Wealth which came before all else, acquired through disgraceful commercialism and a soulless disregard for the beautiful game. Fans who cared only about trophies and expensive signings, and who understood nothing of what it meant to be a true football fan - a City fan for example.

But this is the United whose fans at least cared about retaining its identity as a Mancunian football club. When foreign owners with the wrong motives came sniffing round Manchester United, we fought and fought and fought to keep them away. We used every means legal, and some illegal ones too. We mobilised, we collected, we protested, we campaigned, we lobbied, we vandalised, we wrote, we phoned, we emailed, we rallied, we marched, we flash-mobbed, we rioted. We made it impossible for them to visit Manchester peacefully. And the loss of our club to people who didn’t give a toss about its identity and traditions meant so much that some of us walked away altogether. Home and awayers with decades of fanaticism to their names had decided that forming a new club, with the incredible effort that entailed, was the only alternative to seeing their club used as some egotistical b*stard’s plaything.

Contrast this with 1st September 2008. The only sound you could hear that day was that of 100,000 zips being simultaneously lowered as the blue quarter of Manchester collectively dropped its trousers and bent over, willing to be shamelessly violated by some slimy rich man. Not a shred of pride, not a moment’s defence of their supposedly salt of the earth club; just a panting mass, all ready to be anybody’s bitch in exchange for money with which they can buy success.

There really is only one true football club in Manchester, and it’s not Manchester City

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yep agree with you .you would think they would have learnt there lesson when they went down to the lower divisions..they will end up in debt because these people arent in it solely for the football,theres something dodgy about these deals.just cant put the finger on it,but it will come to light in time...i think its time to boycott the premiership,sky television and setanta because these overpaid greedy footballers, clubs and businessmen are just rubbing our noses in it .if it wasnt for the fans they wouldnt exist so what do they do? they try and bleed the fans dry.im already boycotting sky purely for that reason everybody should bankrupt these scum ,and go and watch non league or the lower league clubs...

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Yeah stand by for ticket prices going through the roof down at 'The Council House'.Just Like it did at 'The Bridge'.

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that's a new angle on City there Mthead.. very true and maybe City can now take on the bods that will call them "glory hunters"

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good or bad fer soccer, i think bad, the fact remains if these guys do what they say, city will be up yon with the big 4 - no question, n they got the manager to put em there, united fans are crapping it a little i think.;)

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Crapping it?.. no.. could be worse mate.. it could have been Liverpool that got all this new dosh.. whatever people's take is on money coming to England the remaining fact is that they will find it difficult to buy the Premiership!.. Chelsea did it and Rovers did it over the last 20yrs .. but class and commitment will always win in the end .. MAN UTD FC

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Well there aren't any others! Gigg Lane doesn't count :D

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