It doesn't, it looks at one section of supporters, season ticket holders, it does not look into membership numbers, also the regional map only applies to City, why not similar for United to make it fair?

????????????????????? the point of this element of the the work is that greater manchester has a city-regional identity



the table has the numbers in...78% of season ticket holders of MCFC live in NW, 72% of MUFC. hardly a huge difference? so the report makes that point - the distributions are pretty similar. this is followed by a map of city season tickets showing the national coverage of city season tickets to exemplify the point made...



of course, its all a big anti-MUFC conspiracy that a huge research programme of central government makes a tiny (but relevant) point like this, and doesn't choose to stick a map of MUFC season tickets in? it isn't "fair" even! distaster! world ends! its discrimination i tell thee...where's the EHRC when you need them?!



i write these kind of reports - you exemplify your points in as simple a way as possible. that's all they've done here...i just thought it kinda interesting!

Who gives a toss who has more fans in Manchester ???



The argument is one generated by the blue half because they haven't had anything football related to generate any kind of competition to United. They use the 'only club in Manchester' and 'More fans from Manchester' arguments constantly... and it gets a bit boring... but if that's what floats their boat... then go for it.



Until City can pull 75,000+ every home game... win 18 titles... 3 European Cups etc etc... then it's the only thing they have... so let 'em keep going on about it... it's funny. Let them have their delusions of grandeur... again... it's funny.

Funny you should say that because United fans used to bleat on about the size of their crowds (and glory hunters etc..) to Liverpool fans because the scousers had won more trophies - still won almost twice as many EC/CL as United, if memory serves. Difficult to understand why it took United fans 20 years later to find that kind of thing funny.

Again, what a MUPPET

I never have mentioned crowds to our scouse friends as it is irrelevant.

Look at trophies won overall if you want to compare the two clubs.

What the feck has that got to do with which club has the most fans in Manchester anyway ?

BTW Enfield how many miles is that from Manchester

Where I now live has nothing to do with who I support.



BTW is Prestwich in Manchester? Prestwich is the home of the most famous plastic Manc in history - Gary Chuckle

It's because of posters like you that I rarely come on here. You're boring and an embarrassment.

But all City fans live in Manchester dont they



Prestwich was originally in Salford but for some mad reason when the boundaries changed it got put in with Bury.

It is still however in Greater Manchester Enfield certainly is not.

BTW Another classic I heard from a Blue today "Hughsie always gets his man " mmm Kaka,Terry plus god knows how many others.

And the same person " they are coming for glory not the money"

Deluded yes they certainly are

all you do is come out with smart comments and change the point of conversation to have a go back



you're the embarrassment

This entire thread is an embarrassment.



I can't believe it's been allowed to go on for this long?!

Would that be similar to SAF always getting his man



Gascoigne, Shearer (twice), Ronaldinho, Robben plus countless others





Every club has missed out on players