Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on September 20, 2021, 03:38:20 PMIt's bad enough their plastic fans and all the media now referring to them as just United like there's no other United in football. Man City fans now think they're the only City too. It didn't take them long to turn into what they despised about their neighbours.I think it's because they're two big clubs in the same city, both with the place name too, so they get called United or City for ease of differentiation. You don't need to do that with the likes of Newcastle and Leeds for United, or Norwich and Leicester for city because they're all one club cities. People don't seem to get so righteous when people refer to the bitters as 'Albion' despite there being Brighton and Burton with that in their names as well.
It's bad enough their plastic fans and all the media now referring to them as just United like there's no other United in football. Man City fans now think they're the only City too. It didn't take them long to turn into what they despised about their neighbours.
Quote from: Risso on September 20, 2021, 03:58:28 PMQuote from: Rudy Can't Fail on September 20, 2021, 03:38:20 PMIt's bad enough their plastic fans and all the media now referring to them as just United like there's no other United in football. Man City fans now think they're the only City too. It didn't take them long to turn into what they despised about their neighbours.I think it's because they're two big clubs in the same city, both with the place name too, so they get called United or City for ease of differentiation. You don't need to do that with the likes of Newcastle and Leeds for United, or Norwich and Leicester for city because they're all one club cities. People don't seem to get so righteous when people refer to the bitters as 'Albion' despite there being Brighton and Burton with that in their names as well.I accept that but it does make you wonder how they survived all these years being call Man Utd. It's a recent thing and it really boils my piss. We all know their fans are at best gloryhunting twats so it's no surprise but when you hear it on MOTD or in the press, you just know they're kissing arse to the Plastics. Give it a year or two and they'll be listed in the league table as United and City.If Chelsea suddenly start being referred to as the 'Blues' in every article and TV reference I'd smile at little but feel sorry the likes of Everton. Each to their own I guess.
Quote from: UK Redsox on September 20, 2021, 02:14:16 PMA - Who are "Utd" ?B - It's only MondayA = Biscuit from the 1980s
A - Who are "Utd" ?B - It's only Monday
Colchester United?
Hold on Pelsall Villa, I think we need to clarify who we mean by "the Villa".
There was an all-United clash last season between the Manchester and Sheffield variety and the pitchside person for TV asked a Sheffield Player his thoughts on 'the United chance' that he'd cleared. The player concerned didn't even think to question it. Arseholes.
Old skool supporters HATE being called Man Yoo. Was a derogatory term apparently used by Leeds.