One thing about working for a football website is that you learn very quickly about different sets of supporters. Some are blinkered about their clubs; some are militant in the face of opposition and criticism; while there are those ‘voice of reasons’ that endeavour to paint an honest account of the state of their football team. The latter isn’t the most popular in the blogosphere, as the possible slight on their football club sees the tribalism come out and in their packs they try to put the dissenter down. Everyone it seems is entitled to their opinion, as long as it is a popular one with the masses.
It is quite amusing to watch theses different groups of supporters’ debate and observe the way they respond to certain buttons being pressed. Some don’t seem to understand when they are being reeled in and subsequently take to the bait. One club in particular I cannot for the life of me understand as to why they are getting so defensive; especially when they should be lapping their current situation up.
Manchester City as a football club are the whipping boys of the blogosphere. Everyone is only too quick to have a pop at them; painting a bleak picture and suggesting they are responsible for any atrocity currently taking place within the world.
It is ludicrous the response that City get and you end up seeing very few positive articles about the football club as rival supporters, fuelled by jealousy in the large part, choose to take the time chastising them rather than address what is going on at their own football clubs. I still find it hard to understand as to why City fans, rather than milk the current situation that they as a football club are finally going to be challenging for league and European titles, after years of mediocrity, continue to get defensive about the criticisms. There isn’t a club fan, other than perhaps United, who wouldn’t love to be in City’s situation at present and see their club looking to buy the best players and challenging for trophies year on year. They should be rubbing that fact into their faces, because most of them would give anything to be on the rollercoaster ride that City fans are about to be taken on in the coming years. City fans should learn to enjoy it, because no one else will.