Tevez poster in Manchester city centre

[Team Brian GB]

Why do football clubs have to advertise? Doesn't make sense?

I doubt there is much reason at home in England, but in emerging football markets abroad I imagine it helps greatly- but primarily it is the sponsors who gain out of advertising which is how you get so many millions for club sponsorship these days- besides I doubt not many people get paid millions every year so they can have their name and image branded across the most famous advertising locations in the World like Chelsea does.

It cannot be over emphasised how important Asia is to premier league revenues and growth in the future, so the fact Chelsea is sponsored by one of the biggest brands to ever come out of the Pacific Rim and is plastered all over Samsung advertising globally is a huge boost to a club, it isn't simply a case of taking the sponsorship money and it ending there.

 

[Spoony]

I doubt there is much reason at home in England, but in emerging football markets abroad I imagine it helps greatly- but primarily it is the sponsors who gain out of advertising which is how you get so many millions for club sponsorship these days- besides I doubt not many people get paid millions every year so they can have their name and image branded across the most famous advertising locations in the World like we do.

City also advertise on local radio - much like Bolton. It's all rather desperate. I doubt they'd be advertising had they been filling their grounds.

 

[Boothy]

That is MASSIVE

 

[Team Brian GB]

Is there a premium advertising spot in Manchester these days or is there just a random billboard here, there and everywhere?

 

[B Cantona]

Is there a premium advertising spot in Manchester these days or is there just a random billboard here, there and everywhere?

Both

Perhaps City don't have enough money for the premium spots

 

[Sean_RedDevil]

 

[Redfighter]

 

[The Flying Potato]

 

[Dobba]

Fail.

 

[HsJ]

Excuse the quality of editing and the retarded spelling!

Fixed.

 

[Dobba]

Oh damn it!

 

[FreakyJim]

my sentiments exactly. I think its very witty and clever.

if that's witty and clever, I don't want to know what's stupid and pathetic

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

I didn't see any of those.

 

[England1966]

poor guy

 

[davisjw]

'Welcome to Manchester'?

It doesn't even work. He's lived and worked there for the last 2 years you dumb fecks.

Don't be daft; they're talking about in relations to Old Trafford! Some claim City's more Manchester because of their stadium's location. They say we "moved out."

F'ing p*sses me off to see that. He'll get no such heroes welcome from us! If I were a City fan I'd love that though to be honest...

 

[Red Sense]

Can anyone photo a dummy in his mouth.

 

[Davo]

This thread is useless without pictures.

Brilliant

 

[Dobba]

Brilliant

Well thats settled that one, the poster campaign must be retarded.

 

[ralphie88]

feck me he's wearing a fecking Ingerlund shirt.

 

[Dresilved]

'Welcome to Manchester'?

It doesn't even work. He's lived and worked there for the last 2 years you dumb fecks.

Our ground is actually in the borough of Trafford not Manchester, so it sort of does work in all fairness, they are taking the opportunity of being overly pedantic in an attempt to wind us up and in some quarters it appears to have worked

 

[theimperialinn]

Our ground is actually in the borough of Trafford not Manchester, so it sort of does work in all fairness, they are taking the opportunity of being overly pedantic in an attempt to wind us up and in some quarters it appears to have worked

Some people just can't help but to take the bait!

 

[Tevez's Mum]

Who actually cares about this? Its a bit of a laugh! I don't see why people are taking it to heart, thats what they want...

 

[penfold52]

At the end of the day City are having a laugh at United, thing is we have been laughing at them for 33 years, and long may it continue.

Chuffin Globetrotters

 

[penfold52]

feck me he's wearing a fecking Ingerlund shirt.

And hope he's wearing one in South Africa 2010

 

[77]

The marketing manager at City is a Red ffs. He did the Manchester is blue thing. I used to knock around with him when he lived in Portland working for Intel. He probably knew Cooke from Nike when he was here too. The only purpose of these billboards are to wind us up... and it looks like it's working. It is small time though. It gets their Munich chanting fans all giddy. feck em.

 

[B Cantona]

The marketing manager at City is a Red ffs. He did the Manchester is blue thing. I used to knock around with him when he lived in Portland working for Intel. He probably knew Cooke from Nike when he was here too. The only purpose of these billboards are to wind us up... and it looks like it's working. It is small time though. It gets their Munich chanting fans all giddy. feck em.

Well it's not, the idea is that this is the kind of thing that appeals to City fans, and gets their fairweathers through the gate

But they're also pretty provocative, and I'm surprised the police stand for it given the ridiculous measures we have for derby games as it is

 

[ralphie88]

And hope he's wearing one in South Africa 2010

I don't want the fecker out there if he's still a United player. The fewer of our lads at the World Cup, the better.

 

[solidrake]

 

[77]

Welcome to mid table

 

[Sir A1ex]

Has nobody done this poster in yet?

 

[Plan M]

Welcome to mid table

Someone photoshop this sentance onto one of the posters!

 

[BeardedGenius]

 

[Team Brian GB]

I like how they have put a 'welcome to Manchester sign' next to a sign that says 'City of Manchester'- overkill I'd say.

 

[Cling Bak]

To get more fans in. City have a problem with fans doing impressions of sky blue coloured seats.

 

[heightmassive]

I like how they have put a 'welcome to Manchester sign' next to a sign that says 'City of Manchester'- overkill I'd say.

That sign is the city boundary, if you were being pedantic you could argue that half the poster is in Salford.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

I don't want the fecker out there if he's still a United player. The fewer of our lads at the World Cup, the better.

In fairness if he's at the World Cup it means he's done well for us.

 

[gaffs]

'Welcome to Manchester'?

It doesn't even work. He's lived and worked there for the last 2 years you dumb fecks.

I think thats the joke. City fans dont consider United to be from Manchester.

 

[Team Brian GB]

I think thats the joke. City fans dont consider United to be from Manchester.

Well on the same basis Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham or any other football club in the capital whilst being in Greater London are not in the City of London and therefore couldn't be considered Londoners. Absolute idiot logic by Man City here, which if stretched to London would have us believe the resident population of the British capital is 8,000 and that the Palace of Westminster, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace are not part of it- in fact based on which they'd have to claim London is not the capital.

 

[ralphie88]

I think thats the joke. City fans dont consider United to be from Manchester.

I assumed the poster was meant to be Tevez welcoming people to Manchester. Hence it's on the city boundary and they've used a photo of Tevez with his arms outstretched as if to give you a welcoming embrace.

 

[Spoony]

I think thats he joke. City fans dont consider United to be from Manchester.

Ironically, we were formed in Newton Heath, Manchester, whereas City were formed in Gorton - at that time it wasn't a part of the city of Manchester. So, the bitters aren't Mancunian by birth - the fake cnuts.