and d best part was, one of their fans reply w/ d same with "see u too" kinda reply iirc, so? 

‘Do You Come From Manchester?’: A postcode analysis of the location of Manchester United and Manchester City Season Ticket Holders, 2001 (Attached)

Important Points

- Perceptions about football support in Manchester centred around a popular, but contested, stereotype. This stereotype portrays Manchester United as unconnected to the city, with few local supporters and a fan base which is more national and international than Mancunian. Such portrayals also have Manchester City as a more locally focussed club with a strong Manchester supporter base.

- We were given access to the 2001 season ticket databases of both clubs.

- This is an analysis of Season Ticket holders only - we do not make any comment on the wider fan base (see ‘Further Research’).

- This is an analysis of data held in 2001 and both datasets will have changed since then (this is especially true of Manchester City, who now have considerably more Season Ticket holders).

There are lots of numbers in there but I just skip to the conclusion.

- In terms of the importance of football - and these two clubs in particular - to the city and region, these findings suggest that both retain strong local links and remain embedded in their host areas.

- This evidence also suggests that, despite the huge changes in football’s finance, organisation and consumption in the last decade or so - processes which have suggested to some that football has become ‘gentrified’ and has lost its association with ‘place’ - hard core support for both clubs remains strongly regional and local.

- Further, despite the contrasting fortunes of both clubs since the formation of the Premier League, patterns of Season Ticket holder location remains strikingly similar.

nope, to replace CR if when he leaves 

@maxi : i dont think i can make it to the gathering. got something to do. maybe will be watching at my house or somewhere around here. sorry mate

Exactly. I don't mind all that. Its to be expected isn't it? The thing I hate though are fans who can so aggressively mock their rivals during their slump, but then go home and cry to mummy when the cards are reversed. Like madmoz said, if you can dish it out, make sure you can take it back.

All the talk seems to be on Pool at the moment, papers and articles seem to be concentrating on them being the most feared club in Europe and guidelines on how to rip United apart (ffs one game and its like they found the cure to AIDS  ) Don't mind it actually, all the adulation we've been getting prior to this has probably made us a lil complacent and taken the title for granted. This kick up the anus is what we needed. We'll just have to see who gets the last laugh come May

possible finals ..

man utd vs pool ? rematch ?

man utd vs barca ??? powerhouse vs powerhouse?

man utd vs bayern ?  lol 99 final .. after 10years .. hahahaha

how come liverpool vs chelsea again 

we got porto 

yes corez, and he never once posted there before wor...

Well the Best Player award must have got to his head, but to be fair to him, some of the tackles thrown at him are shocking to say the least. He gets kicked left right and centre game after game, and gets little to none protection from the ref. We've actually come out and went against his recent acts of petulance, and in no way are we condoning it, but he's been target to some unfair treatment for quite some time now its a lil hard to ignore. Probably should change his nationality to English and name to Steven to get more love

Yes, it is. Once branded a diver, refs tend to be a bit less protective, cause they dinnae want to end up looking like a muppet. Perhaps it would be best for all parties if he moved on?