Man City fans hang your head in shame

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 9:45am #1

Apologies if this has already been posted but I couldn't find it anyways.

http://mcfc.co.uk/News/FA-Cup-countdown/2011/May/Bluffers-guide-to-City

Pathetic.

UpTheSlashers · 14-05-2011 9:52am

Heard this on Off The Ball during the week, funny stuff.

Grayditch · 14-05-2011 9:53am

I saw that yesterday. A lot of actual City fans must be raging.

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 9:55am

Even worse that they haven't taken it down yet. I hope Stoke win today.

greendom · 14-05-2011 9:57am

I don't think that article was particularly worthy of any emotion; certainly not rage or laughter

BOHtox · 14-05-2011 9:59am

I don't see the problem, perhaps a bit cringeworthy but not "pathetic"

stovelid · 14-05-2011 10:01am

Was a bit of a lame joke that's all.

City are going to a few new supporters in the next while, that can't be denied.

PHB · 14-05-2011 10:01am

Massive club.

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 10:03am

It is indeed pathetic.

Hank_Jones · 14-05-2011 10:08am

It's the new Man City, tacky and all about the cash (theirs and wanting others).

Zebra3 · 14-05-2011 10:14am

tim_holsters wrote: »

Apologies if this has already been posted but I couldn't find it anyways.

http://mcfc.co.uk/News/FA-Cup-countdown/2011/May/Bluffers-guide-to-City

Pathetic.

Hardly the fault of Man City fans. :rolleyes:

Dr.Winston O'Boogie · 14-05-2011 10:14am

WTF is everyone over reacting for? They admin of the website has come out and confirmed it was a joke.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/FA-Cup-countdown/2011/May/Welcoming-debate

Some people are just dying to get their claws into City these days, it was obviously a bit of a piss take (to me anyway). The City website is one of the best official club sites out there in my opinion also, a good mixture of humor and official business.

stovelid · 14-05-2011 10:15am

In fairness that guide will be pretty invaluable to a lot of the freshly minted city loyal you'll see scattered about the place soon.

That_Guy · 14-05-2011 10:18am

I don't see what the fans have anything to do with this.....

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 10:21am

Zebra3 wrote: »

Hardly the fault of Man City fans. :rolleyes:

That's not the point. For the club to do something as egregious as this is pitiable.

Turtyturd · 14-05-2011 10:22am

Hardly pathetic...it's a piss take, If that upsets you OP keep away from any news sources.

City are bound to get a few glory hunters joining the ranks, it happened with United, Chelsea and even Blackburn. Nothing more than a little fun at their expense.

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 10:32am

niallo24 wrote: »

WTF is everyone over reacting for? They admin of the website has come out and confirmed it was a joke.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/FA-Cup-countdown/2011/May/Welcoming-debate

Some people are just dying to get their claws into City these days, it was obviously a bit of a piss take (to me anyway). The City website is one of the best official club sites out there in my opinion also, a good mixture of humor and official business.

I concur the City website is decent but any true fan will be appalled by this whether it's construed as a joke or not. I don't think the article was intended to be facetious, not for the most part anyway.

That this has happened is hardly surprising with a man like Garry Cook around though.

Zebra3 · 14-05-2011 10:33am

tim_holsters wrote: »

For the club to do something as egregious as this is pitiable.

Rico?

:pac:

Le King · 14-05-2011 10:35am

A lot of City fans complaining about this too. It really is terrible. Although the guy who wrote it has apologized AFAIK. How that made it on the official site I'll never know. Hilarious stuff.

Grayditch · 14-05-2011 10:36am

If it's a joke, they got me. Fair play to them

LuckyLloyd · 14-05-2011 10:58am

HATE HATE HATE

Dr.Winston O'Boogie · 14-05-2011 12:00pm

The website is unique in that it has a mixture of an official club site and also more of a fanzine feel about it. Maybe they should have thought twice about putting something like that up as people may have gotten the wrong end of the stick but the fact even after they have clarified it was tongue in cheek people are still using it as ammunition to fire at City is pathetic.

Pauleta · 14-05-2011 12:46pm

The fun police are out in force :rolleyes:

14-05-2011 1:18pm

Pauleta wrote: »

The fun police are out in force :rolleyes:

Oh i get jokes... thats just not funny.

at all. in any way.

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 4:16pm

niallo24 wrote: »

The website is unique in that it has a mixture of an official club site and also more of a fanzine feel about it. Maybe they should have thought twice about putting something like that up as people may have gotten the wrong end of the stick but the fact even after they have clarified it was tongue in cheek people are still using it as ammunition to fire at City is pathetic.

An arriviste yourself mate? I’ve no axe to grind with City. There not my club but I’ve relations in Manchester, I’ve never been to Eastlands but I’ve been to Maine Road a few times. Why I think what they’ve done is pathetic whether it’s tongue in cheek or not is because it belittles City’s loyal fans that’ve been with them through thick and thin, mostly thin, until today. Maybe I’m being a little po-faced but there you have it.

FrostyJack · 14-05-2011 4:27pm

tim_holsters wrote: »

An arriviste yourself mate? I’ve no axe to grind with City. There not my club but I’ve relations in Manchester, I’ve never been to Eastlands but I’ve been to Maine Road a few times. Why I think what they’ve done is pathetic whether it’s tongue in cheek or not is because it belittles City’s loyal fans that’ve been with them through thick and thin, mostly thin, until today. Maybe I’m being a little po-faced but there you have it.

It is making fun of Leeds, United, Blackburn and Chelsea fans as far as I can see i.e. glory hunters (talking about people who started supporting them after they won something, not all of their fans). How it can't be seen as a joke is beyond me.

bonerm · 14-05-2011 4:42pm

Zebra3 wrote: »

Rico?

:pac:

Nah , he's prob a League of Gentlemen fan.

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 4:44pm

Agreed. Whichever way you look at it for me it's embarrassing for the City faithful. Not that they'll care much at the minute.

Fr Tod Umptious · 14-05-2011 5:05pm

When I saw the thread title I thought it was another 'Leenon sent bullets.....' thread

It was a joke OP, get over it

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 5:09pm

Okay okay I'm over it but still....

copacetic · 14-05-2011 5:16pm

tim_holsters wrote: »

That's not the point. For the club to do something as egregious as this is pitiable.

If it's not the point then why did you make that exact point in the stupid thread title?

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 5:20pm

Good point.

finbarrk · 15-05-2011 3:33am

tim_holsters wrote: »

Apologies if this has already been posted but I couldn't find it anyways.

http://mcfc.co.uk/News/FA-Cup-countdown/2011/May/Bluffers-guide-to-City

Pathetic.

Whats your problem?

therecklessone · 15-05-2011 8:19am

As well known City fan Paul Calf has been known to say:

"You can't buy class"

TerryTibbs! · 15-05-2011 8:44am

therecklessone wrote: »

As well known City fan Paul Calf has been known to say:

"You can't buy class"

''You can't buy a sense of humour, much lave and goodnight'' - Terry Tibbs 15/5/2011

therecklessone · 15-05-2011 8:52am

TerryTibbs! wrote: »

''You can't buy a sense of humour, much lave and goodnight'' - Terry Tibbs 15/5/2011

Oh I was laughing all right...

TerryTibbs! · 15-05-2011 8:57am

therecklessone wrote: »

Oh I was laughing all right...

Fair play to ya.

tim_holsters · 16-05-2011 5:30pm

finbarrk wrote: »

Whats your problem?

You're assuming I have a problem because I think what City did was tinpot?

That's not a problem.

noodler · 16-05-2011 6:30pm

niallo24 wrote: »

WTF is everyone over reacting for? They admin of the website has come out and confirmed it was a joke.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/FA-Cup-countdown/2011/May/Welcoming-debate

Some people are just dying to get their claws into City these days, it was obviously a bit of a piss take (to me anyway). The City website is one of the best official club sites out there in my opinion also, a good mixture of humor and official business.

Thats not how I read the post?

I have an admission to make. I've been working on the websites at MCFC for a few months and I can't help myself, I now care about the Club. I didn't think I'd cave in, but working with the @mcfcgeeks team has been great and some of their passion has rubbed off on me. I don't know much of the history, and I want to know more. More importantly, I thought there would be other people out there who might want to know more too so I asked one of our excellent journalist team - a man who has been a City fan since birth and is a diehard Blue - to write me a guide. And so the bluffer's guide was made. The tone was intentionally light-hearted, a bit tongue-in-cheek, open and welcoming. It was relying on the Mancunian sense-of-humour …but clearly some people didn't take it that way.
"Cringeworthy" seems to be the main complaint on twitter and I apologise to the hardcore fans for the misunderstanding.
I'd have thought it pretty obvious, but this wasn't an article meant for you and it wasn't meant to be patronising. We've been getting more people coming to our website - showing an interest in the Club's community and atmosphere as well as players and the performance on pitch - and these are the people we were trying to help. Brits like me or people from overseas who weren't brought up on football or who don't know the full story.
Twitter can be a really powerful medium - but it can also make it really easy for people to jump on a bandwagon. There's nothing easier than clicking RT and it doesn't always convey a depth of thought. However, it's clear from the reaction that there are some loyal supporters who feel very passionately and we try hard on the site, on twitter and facebook to listen to the fans. Of course, as a club that's gaining wider international exposure we will get interest from people who haven't been fans before. We will need to find a way to welcome them into the City way of life - and maybe the reaction to this story suggests we need to have a conversation with the lifelong fans about the best way to do that.
I suppose the word 'Bluffer's' might be the problem. We could have called it 'a briefing' perhaps, but I think most people would agree that it's short-hand for giving a quick explanation of the topic. It was hardly a genuine attempt to help people pretend to be fans - more an explainer to help those who might wonder what on earth the Poznan was if they see it on global coverage of the FA Cup.
What amazes me about some of the online comments is how quickly reaction can change. Yesterday, about an hour before the bluffer's guide went live, we put up Tunnel Cam. Exclusive footage from inside the tunnel at the match against Spurs. Reaction online was great and it's not the only example of our efforts to be more open and accessible to our community of fans. I don't know of any other football club, or even sports club for that matter, who give the level of frank, honest, straight-talking behind-the-scenes content that we do. What's more, that interaction with the community is a reflection of the work the Club does in and around Manchester - more players have spent more time with supporters' clubs and visiting hospitals or kids clubs over the last couple of years than ever before.
In real life, I've found the fans and the Club's atmosphere to be open hearted, welcoming and willing to indoctrinate me into a great culture and the rituals of City life. It seems, in the online world, we face the challenge of how to share the culture in a way that welcomes people who want to get to know the Club better.

Seems to me that it was intentionally written to get new fans as the OP thought?

Man City fans hang your head in shame

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