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gynn · 15-05-2011, 18:09

I did the Old Trafford stadium tour a few years ago, and one of the features of a tour was the guide pointing with delight at a sign in the corner of one of the stands, with a number on. At that time it was something like 29. He told us that this was the number of years since Manchester City had won a trophy.

As a neutral, this struck me as particularly petty and parochial, and not something you'd expect from a club that purports itself to be one of the greatest. You'd hardly expect a tour of the Bernebau to include a wallow in the misfortunes of Atletico Madrid, would you?

So an interesting dilemma now faces the powers that be at Old Trafford. Do they quietly remove the sign, or do they change it to 0 and continue to gloat about how long it is since City won a trrophy.

We await their decision with interest.

15-05-2011, 18:09	#1
gynn Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,136 Liked: 10 times Rep Power: 4982	Time for Old Trafford to Grow Up? I did the Old Trafford stadium tour a few years ago, and one of the features of a tour was the guide pointing with delight at a sign in the corner of one of the stands, with a number on. At that time it was something like 29. He told us that this was the number of years since Manchester City had won a trophy. As a neutral, this struck me as particularly petty and parochial, and not something you'd expect from a club that purports itself to be one of the greatest. You'd hardly expect a tour of the Bernebau to include a wallow in the misfortunes of Atletico Madrid, would you? So an interesting dilemma now faces the powers that be at Old Trafford. Do they quietly remove the sign, or do they change it to 0 and continue to gloat about how long it is since City won a trrophy. We await their decision with interest.