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For those interested.. on 10:30 - Jul 23 by BarryStrange
Know just how you feel. I went with my uncle to see City a couple of times before I went to Gigg, and then with my Dad to Old Trafford.
Neither felt quite like I belonged, like everything somehow fitted and it was where I was supposed to be.
Only once we'd been to Gigg (aided by 13 goals in our first two games) did we both think "yeah, this'll do".
On the point about Newcastle fans and their regular fixation on being the greatest fans in the world, does anyone else remember GMR being overrun in the late 90s with City fans claiming the same thing incessantly just because they still turned up even when their team was toss?
The GMR City bias is nauseating at times. Anyone who ever played/managed/sold programmes for them becomes almost untouchable and beyond criticism, as we discovered. They have their favourites on there too- getting Phil Brown a new manager's job appeared to be a weekly event.
That's why it's all the more satisfying when people like Brown prove to still be absolutely rubbish. It's safe to say there are people on here who know the game far better than those you hear on the radio on a Saturday.
For those interested.. on 11:41 - Jul 23 by 442Dale
The GMR City bias is nauseating at times. Anyone who ever played/managed/sold programmes for them becomes almost untouchable and beyond criticism, as we discovered. They have their favourites on there too- getting Phil Brown a new manager's job appeared to be a weekly event.
That's why it's all the more satisfying when people like Brown prove to still be absolutely rubbish. It's safe to say there are people on here who know the game far better than those you hear on the radio on a Saturday.
I used to listen to it a lot when I lived in Bury, but since moving south I only ever really encounter GMR when back north. I am stunned by how they talk about literally nothing other than City these days.
And they seem to virtually canonise mediocre non-entities like Fred Eyre for no reason other than they have a very tenuous link to City. I mean check out Fred Eyre's career as player and manager - he literally didn't get a game anywhere. How is he qualified to discuss people who do?
Unfortunately you don't get time to get annoyed by the pointless ageing "ex-pro" because there's some twerp who hasn't been to a City game in 10 years on raging about how terrible it is that City haven't won the Champions League the last three years, using phrases like "back where we belong" as if City up until about 3 years ago were any bigger or grander an entity than Nottingham Forest.
They are basically Newcastle with a few more quid in their pocket.
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For those interested.. on 13:03 - Jul 23 with 1212 views
For those interested.. on 12:45 - Jul 23 by BarryStrange
I used to listen to it a lot when I lived in Bury, but since moving south I only ever really encounter GMR when back north. I am stunned by how they talk about literally nothing other than City these days.
And they seem to virtually canonise mediocre non-entities like Fred Eyre for no reason other than they have a very tenuous link to City. I mean check out Fred Eyre's career as player and manager - he literally didn't get a game anywhere. How is he qualified to discuss people who do?
Unfortunately you don't get time to get annoyed by the pointless ageing "ex-pro" because there's some twerp who hasn't been to a City game in 10 years on raging about how terrible it is that City haven't won the Champions League the last three years, using phrases like "back where we belong" as if City up until about 3 years ago were any bigger or grander an entity than Nottingham Forest.
They are basically Newcastle with a few more quid in their pocket.
There is nothing that is bigger or grander an entity than Nottingham Forest.
I try not to have a second team as I seem to put the kiss of death on them once I go to see them...Colne Dynamos....Rossendale Utd...any more suggestions of who I should go to next
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For those interested.. on 22:29 - Jul 23 with 1121 views
For those interested.. on 22:09 - Jul 23 by dogboy
I try not to have a second team as I seem to put the kiss of death on them once I go to see them...Colne Dynamos....Rossendale Utd...any more suggestions of who I should go to next
Notts County :)
Tangled up in blue.
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For those interested.. on 22:30 - Jul 23 with 1117 views
For those interested.. on 22:09 - Jul 23 by dogboy
I try not to have a second team as I seem to put the kiss of death on them once I go to see them...Colne Dynamos....Rossendale Utd...any more suggestions of who I should go to next
F.C. United.
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For those interested.. on 16:08 - Jul 24 with 1054 views
For those interested.. on 17:38 - Jul 22 by ChaffRAFC
You're my new favourite poster based on the Blink/AvA thing alone. Been a massive Blink fan for the past 15 years when I first heard them and when they split and Tom created AvA I was looking forward to hearing it, then I heard The Adventure and it became my favourite song ever after the first listen and still is to this day. Had the pleasure of meeting AvA a couple of years ago as well and see them every time they tour.
Anyway, as for second teams, it's no secret, mine's Manchester United because my brother (not the Dale fan brother a few on here have met), brought me up as a United fan, took me to a few games and I loved it but the opportunity to see them became less and less and then about 22 years ago, my Dad took me to watch Rochdale instead and I've been hooked ever since.
Thanks for reminding me about The Adventure, why I'd not listened to it in so long has me baffled, great song.
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For those interested.. on 16:13 - Jul 24 with 1044 views
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