Comments on: Manchester IS Red… Even City Fans Agree

By: kyometaxao

kyometaxao — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:27:59 +0000

Manchester Mets mistake was to name the study “Do you come from Manchester” and then gather the data by the M postcode, which includes Salford as well; not by actual addresses within the City Of Manchester borough boundary.

Given this, as much as it pains me to say it, Dimbo may be onto something.

By: RedMancCasual

RedMancCasual — Sun, 01 May 2011 14:24:30 +0000

United are a massive, massive, massive club. We’re the best supported club in the world, with ‘fans’ everywhere (that is quite embarassing), so why would we be supported everywhere else except OUR city, Manchester?! It would make no sense. I have lived in Manchester all my life, and the only City fan I have ever met is someone I work with (unsurprisingly, he’s a cunt). Everybody I know are paying reds, all my friends, all my family, all my casual acquintances. Everyone at my school were reds, all my teachers, all the pupils, all the administrators. Everyone. Not one Ciddy fan. Some family friends who live in Macclesfield chose to support Villa when they were just lads, for absolutely no reason except for the fact that they were ‘sick of everyone supporting United’. At Old Trafford, you only hear Mancunian accents. I’m sure there are blue areas, but I have only ever seen Red.

If you come from Manchester,
You’re sure to be a blue,
Moston, Collyhurst, Salford, Ancoats
too,
And if you think that this is true,
You’re nothing but a fool,
Cause in this town called Manchester,
Man United rule,
Tra la la la….We all hate city…tra
la la la..

By: RedDon

RedDon — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:18:10 +0000

Of course Manchester is Red. I’m sure that this is something that is particularly hard to swallow for you Blues as your dominance of, and prominence in, Manchester is all you’ve had to cling to for decades, albeit a lie. The sad thing is that certain commentators on tv can’t help but remind us of this ‘fact’. Walk into any pub or workplace and you will know how the Reds outnumber the Bitters. Watch the kids on the schoolfields with their United tops on. Seeing is believing in this case. I don’t blame City fans for perpetually spreading the myth as they have no other ammunition to use. But Manchester is, always has been and always will be RED.

By: Scott the Red

Scott the Red — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:37:02 +0000

Dimbo – are you a bit simple? At which point did I say they were in Manchester? I just said they’re not in Warrington, which indicates the letters at the start of the postcode don’t necessarily determine where a place is. If we were to say all M postcodes are the only places in Manchester, then that would mean places like Altrincham were in Warrington.

Secondly, City bang on about Old Trafford not being in Manchester, with it’s M32 postcode.

The link I’ve already shown you proves United are the better supported club in Manchester… unless you think we had glory fans from Surrey travelling up to watch us in the 1940′s. What a fucking idiot lol.

By: DimbO

DimbO — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:14:54 +0000

So Timperly is in manchester? Altrincham is in manchester? Your geography is apalling. If you read the report it itemises places IN manchester By postcode. Your deflecting the issue. Manchester is BLUE. Manchester United is better supported by people, as the report suggests. What it also supports & backs up with figures, is relative proof that MOST of Uniteds supporters are not from Manchester. Call me an idiot all day long, but the facts speak for themselves. The infomation was supplied by manchetser united themselves and suported by a renounded university.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timperley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altrincham
Both clearly indicate that they are NOT in manchester.

Please supply me with evidence that Manchester United is a better supported team in Manchester?

PLEASE NOTE: Manchester does not mean salford/london/ireland or china.

By: Scott the Red

Scott the Red — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:47:42 +0000

Dimbo – What a waste of time that was. As if just the ‘M’ postcodes are Manchester. I have mates and family in Altrincham and Timerperly and their postcodes are WA. Does that mean they’re in Warrington? Idiot.

United have been the better supported club in Manchester for the past 7 decades: http://therepublikofmancunia.com/stats-united-vs-city-the-best-supported-club-since-the-1940s-and-before-premiership/

By: DimbO

DimbO — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:47:59 +0000

Well well well, ive actually read the report now! The ONLY postcods in that report that actucly in Manchester (and not Salford, Wigan or oldham etc.) are M1,M2,M4,M8,M9,M11,M12,M13,M14,M15,M18,M19,M20,M21,M22,M23. So the statistician that I am added them up, and here are my findings….

Manchester city 2712 season ticket holders in manchester. 1916 United fans In Manchester. Damm im good! here are the links….. please do it yourself, as i think when you do you wil find CATEGORICALLY with acceptably submited evicence, that Manchester….Is Blue.

Thats the best part of 50% MORE Blues than reds, even though United have more season ticket holders. Funny that?

Finally I have proof!

By: CTID79

CTID79 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:25:14 +0000

With respect, If someones ground is larger you have MORE season tickets, therefore, proportion is key to the report.

By: Mhd bzew

Mhd bzew — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:08:22 +0000

The whole England is a red, so Manchester couldn’t by anything else

By: giggs11gerrard0

giggs11gerrard0 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:30:18 +0000

That flag being rollled out in the Kippax is shere genious!