Manchester - Capital of Football

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Another myth is how Manchester United are the biggest team in the world. Like Real Madrid never existed. Fools!

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

For comparison sake:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_and_television_shows_set_in_Birmingham,_West_Midlands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_shows_set_in_Manchester

[Billy Walker]

Was "Rockcliffe's (sp?) Babies" set in Brum?  I'm sure I remember an episode of that filmed outside Villa Park.  The plot revolved around a hooligan dust-up between Villa and Liverpool supporters during a fictional UEFA Cup semi final.

did we win ?

I'm sure we did.

[dave.woodhall]

Was "Rockcliffe's (sp?) Babies" set in Brum?  I'm sure I remember an episode of that filmed outside Villa Park.  The plot revolved around a hooligan dust-up between Villa and Liverpool supporters during a fictional UEFA Cup semi final.

did we win ?

I'm sure we did.

It was Back-Up.

[Billy Walker]

Another myth is how Manchester United are the biggest team in the world. Like Real Madrid never existed. Fools!

They were saying this back in the 1980's when they had fewer trophies than us, Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton (let alone Real Madrid).  I think they operate on the policy that if you repeat things enough times people will invariably start believing you. (Refer also to George Best/Duncan Edwards being the greatest players ever; Old Trafford being the Theatre of Dreams etc.)

They're top notch at P.R., I'll give that to them.

[TimTheVillain]

Life's a lot easier once you accept that Manchester is the capital and/or spiritual home of everything.

I can just imagine Frank saying that !

[dave.woodhall]

The sad thing is that Manchester United, on the back of the Premier League, now are the biggest.

[TopDeck113]

I reckon another 90 minutes and they'll be calling themselves 'Capital of Cricket', too. *Sigh*

[Dr Butler]

Was "Rockcliffe's (sp?) Babies" set in Brum?  I'm sure I remember an episode of that filmed outside Villa Park.  The plot revolved around a hooligan dust-up between Villa and Liverpool supporters during a fictional UEFA Cup semi final.

did we win ?

I'm sure we did.

fucking get in !! I needed something to brighten my afternoon !!   

[Mazrim]

Fucking Rose Bowl. If it was any flatter now they'd be bowling on Keira Knightley.

[Billy Walker]

Was "Rockcliffe's (sp?) Babies" set in Brum?  I'm sure I remember an episode of that filmed outside Villa Park.  The plot revolved around a hooligan dust-up between Villa and Liverpool supporters during a fictional UEFA Cup semi final.

did we win ?

I'm sure we did.

fucking get in !! I needed something to brighten my afternoon !!   

I'll be honest with you Dr. Butler I've very little recollection of the episode!  In my mind's eye we won (whatever it was we were supposed to be winning).  It was a victory for Villa, for football AND for good, solid, fictional crime writing.

[The Man With A Stick]

Woof!, the kids programme about the ginger lad who turned into a dog, was filmed in Brum.

This all goes back to them getting stick off Scousers calling Liverpool the European capital of football in the mid eighties. Let's hope this arrogance works as well for the Mancs as it did for them. Within a couple of months they'd got us banned from Europe and in the last twenty five years Liverpool have won the league twice and Everton have won a total of two trophies.

Our only hope is that Small Heath and/or Stoke's fans get us banned for a decent length of time.  The "big four" will then probably relocate elsewhere, Dubai, New York or wherever, and the rest of us can have our ball back.

[Nev]

Fucking Rose Bowl. If it was any flatter now they'd be bowling on Keira Knightley.

I've had a terrible flash back to Easter Saturday 1993.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The sad thing is that Manchester United, on the back of the Premier League, now are the biggest.

Not according to Deloitte. Whilst the PL brings in the cash, Real Madrid and Barca have their own individual broadcasting deals.

1. Real Madrid
2. Barcelona
3. Man United

[Nev]

Newton Heath are the best in the world at self promotion, it was Bobby "fuckin" Charlton who coined the phrase Theatre of Dreams, the miserable looking baldy redneck. In a silly Russian hat.