Who would be the more unpopular ??

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Over the years, Leeds Utd seem to have retained a residual amount of unpopularity in the footballing world - possibly still carried over, to some extent, from the Don Revie era.

However, irrespective of where this comes from, now that their take-over has been completed and they are backed by serious money, if they start splashing the cash (presumably to get promoted and then to become a major power in the Premiership) will they become as unpopular as we are now viewed, or are we immovably entrenched as the side that ruined football ??

On that basis, will they ever become more unpopular than ourselves ??

[Swales4ever]

I suppose it'll depend on how long they'll take to be up for threatening Manure and Scouse1 interests

[MCFCKEV]

I dont think so, we have done this on a bigger scale than anyone without the amount of money spent over a short period of time. No only that Leeds will have to fit in with the new Fifa rules too unlike we had too.

What people seem to forget is team would not have to do this to become successful but it was the rags that set the trend with likes of Rio who was highest fee spent on a defender only untill recently and that was 10 years ago and Roy Keane first player to be on 6 figure some per week. They are the ones that should be hated more than the rest us or antone else for starting these big money spinning trends way before anyone else regardless of if they did it over many years. Likes of us, Chelsea & PSG are just doing the same rags have done for many years way before anyone else or in English football at least!!

Look at Wenger now keeps beating on about you dont have to spend big to win things, hes getting left behind

[City64]

I suppose it'll depend on how long they'll take to be up for threatening Manure and Scouse1 interests

Agree with above.

We (City) have proper pissed on Stretfords bonfire and the scouse bin dippers are a million miles from where they want to be so yes MCFC will be the most hated club in the land and all the world because those two clubs very own media are making world football hate us ....... its sorta good though innit ? :)


Leeds ? Who the fuck are Leeds ? :)

[Dameerto]

I'd quite like to have a Yorkshire club in the Prem if it was anyone but Leeds. Hopefully Huddersfield can keep them quiet. (I can hope anway)

[Slim]

I dont think so, we have done this on a bigger scale than anyone without the amount of money spent over a short period of time. No only that Leeds will have to fit in with the new Fifa rules too unlike we had too.

What people seem to forget is team would not have to do this to become successful but it was the rags that set the trend with likes of Rio who was highest fee spent on a defender only untill recently and that was 10 years ago and Roy Keane first player to be on 6 figure some per week. They are the ones that should be hated more than the rest us or antone else for starting these big money spinning trends way before anyone else regardless of if they did it over many years. Likes of us, Chelsea & PSG are just doing the same rags have done for many years way before anyone else or in English football at least!!

Look at Wenger now keeps beating on about you dont have to spend big to win things, hes getting left behind

With addons they ended up paying £33.5M for Weo...in 2002. They paid £20M for Anderson, not only pointing out the ludicrous price, but also opened the door to ignore the non-eu player restrictions that they since abused at will, the most obvious case being Rafael(Ninja Turtle) and Fabio(The most beautiful man in the cosmos). And they were the first English side to become a PLC(we're not a football club, we're a business). This idea that City spending money is ruining football is so hypocritical it should be met with a shake of the head and a tutting, because there are no words. And if for one second you believe that the likes of the Scum, Liverpool and Arsenal weren't behind FFP, then you will be on the end of a head shake/tutting like you have never seen.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

My brother-in-law is a big Leeds fan and, give them their due, they seem to hate the Scum with a vehemence that, at times rivals or even surpasses our own.

He also, quite genuinely, has a soft spot for City and claims that most of his friends, who are also ardent fans, feel the same towards us. He was over the moon, when last season finished in the way it did.

Moreover, it was only two or three seasons ago that Leeds went to the Swamp in the FA Cup and turned the Scum over in their own back yard so, in spite of any ill feelings that are held against their Club by the rest of the footballing world, they can't be all bad, can they ??

At the end of the day, I honestly believe that the Premiership needs Leeds Utd - they are a big side and the extra competetive edge they would bring to this Division would be welcome in sweeping away the last vestiges of the old, "Big Four" cartel, which held sway for so long until we came along and started to stir things up.

However, whether, or not, they would ever become more unpopular than ourselves remains to be seen; but who cares ??

[Arjan Van Schotte]

would much rather have leeds in the PL than fulham, wigan or fucking reading.

[blue-nova]

Over the years, Leeds Utd seem to have retained a residual amount of unpopularity in the footballing world - possibly still carried over, to some extent, from the Don Revie era.

However, irrespective of where this comes from, now that their take-over has been completed and they are backed by serious money, if they start splashing the cash (presumably to get promoted and then to become a major power in the Premiership) will they become as unpopular as we are now viewed, or are we immovably entrenched as the side that ruined football ??

On that basis, will they ever become more unpopular than ourselves ??

I'm not sure we're that unpopular. Amongst rag fans we are, and possible Arsenal/Spurs - but apart from that I don't think we're considered that bad. I think the fact that Liverpool have been dodgy since our takeover, and with Chelsea finishing sixth last season, we're getting the benefit of being seen to have shaken things up a little.

I doubt we'll be loved for spending so much money - but I don't think we're the most unpopular team with Manchester in our name.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

I must admit, I don't mind Leeds and would like them back in the Premier League.

[wolfcity]

The Premiership was too monotonous when it was just United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool as the Top 4 so ourselves, Spurs and now the possibility of Leeds shaking it up even more is welcome. It should be as competitive as possible because we want to feel like we've really earned the title we've won by beating good teams.

Leeds have always been disliked as far as I can remember so I doubt their fans care.

[Im_Spartacus]

I dont think so, we have done this on a bigger scale than anyone without the amount of money spent over a short period of time. No only that Leeds will have to fit in with the new Fifa rules too unlike we had too.

What people seem to forget is team would not have to do this to become successful but it was the rags that set the trend with likes of Rio who was highest fee spent on a defender only untill recently and that was 10 years ago and Roy Keane first player to be on 6 figure some per week. They are the ones that should be hated more than the rest us or antone else for starting these big money spinning trends way before anyone else regardless of if they did it over many years. Likes of us, Chelsea & PSG are just doing the same rags have done for many years way before anyone else or in English football at least!!

Look at Wenger now keeps beating on about you dont have to spend big to win things, hes getting left behind

U ited will never be hated, as it is accepted that they do what they do, and as the myth goes that it all came from their own money, their rise to dominance 20 years ago will be immortalised and looked back upon with fondness because everyone will just remember the team of kids in 1995.

Looking back to that era now, Blackburn are seen as something as a curiosity and again looked back upon rather fondly, but they were the anti christ back then.

Chelsea dont attract the bile they did in the early years after the takeover because they are, 8 years on, part of the established "furniture" now. They do draw attention to themselves by having an odious captain who repulses everyone, and after that, any mistakes they make are put down to a lack of class......however you will note that in recent times, it has unusually been ferguson twisting that particular knife so he is clearly worried about the renewed investment in chelsea.....where fergie leads the media follow unfortunately.

We are through the worst of it as most accept that we are there to stay for the foreseeable, but like chelsea, we will always be an easy target for bitter old cunts like baconface and wenger who want to deflect from their own deficiencies.

[Rag_hater]

Over the years, Leeds Utd seem to have retained a residual amount of unpopularity in the footballing world - possibly still carried over, to some extent, from the Don Revie era.

However, irrespective of where this comes from, now that their take-over has been completed and they are backed by serious money, if they start splashing the cash (presumably to get promoted and then to become a major power in the Premiership) will they become as unpopular as we are now viewed, or are we immovably entrenched as the side that ruined football ??

On that basis, will they ever become more unpopular than ourselves ??

I'm not sure we're that unpopular. Amongst rag fans we are, and possible Arsenal/Spurs - but apart from that I don't think we're considered that bad. I think the fact that Liverpool have been dodgy since our takeover, and with Chelsea finishing sixth last season, we're getting the benefit of being seen to have shaken things up a little.

I doubt we'll be loved for spending so much money - but I don't think we're the most unpopular team with Manchester in our name.

That's not really a para enough comment.Saying stuff like that you will make people suspicious.

[Dameerto]

[Rag_hater]

LOL

[marvin]

Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs etc might resent City as we are pinching or threatening their top 4 spot, but in the general football world I think a lot of fans have a soft spot for City

When City won the League, a load of non-Premiership fans, Bolton, Oldham, Wednesday, Tranmere etc were wishing us well.

There were reports of fans of other clubs celebrating when they heard Aguero had scored in Fergie-time

[wolfcity]

Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs etc might resent City as we are pinching or threatening their top 4 spot, but in the general football world I think a lot of fans have a soft spot for City

When City won the League, a load of non-Premiership fans, Bolton, Oldham, Wednesday, Tranmere etc were wishing us well.

There were reports of fans of other clubs celebrating when they heard Aguero had scored in Fergie-time

There's videos of it on YouTube. The Sunderland fans doing a Poznan is a classic but cheers were heard from Norwich and Chelsea and all sorts of other Clubs. The QPR fans were also great with us outside the ground afterwards and I understand many had stayed inside to watch the trophy being lifted. I was too happy to notice!

At the end of the day, everybody hates Man United so we're going to get the congratulations. They've made no friends on the way up.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Leeds will always be 'Dirty Leeds' and their fans will always drag them down.
filth are unpopular and always will be, as their is an odious rag 'expert' in local pubs up and down the country with a smug look on his face and nothing between the ears. Every right minded football fan despises them.

[BobbyDazzler]

I think if you are judging a club by its fans, then it will always be Leeds. As a whole, we still don't take ourselves too seriously and we don't take things for granted. Although the league would be better for having leeds back in it, they are probably the most unpleasant set of fans I've come across. Still, rather 2000 wankers in the away end than than 200 Reading fans.