Historical events and results labelled as "Typical City" include being the only team to score and concede 100 league goals in one season ( 1957–58) and the only reigning champions in English football to be relegated. Supporters refer to inconsistent results and unexpected events as " Typical City", or "City-itis" and media often refer to City as a "soap opera" club. The club have been previously branded as "everyone's second favourite club" due to their reputation as being one of the most tumultuous and unpredictable teams in English football with an innate ability 'to do things the hard way'. Other inflatables soon followed aimed at putting goodwill back into football during the dark days of English football hooliganism and stadium riots and the craze soon caught on with other clubs following suit and even dressing up the inflatable bananas. The inflatables were initially started as a humorous laugh by numerous City fans after a City player Imre Varadi was nicknamed banana hence the inflatable bananas. The City supporters' song of choice is a rendition " Blue Moon" and are famous for their inflatables, normally yellow bananas which are still occasionally seen today at various games, often when City are on a cup run.
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Manchester City supporters are distinguishable by their sky blue, a colour which is only used by a handful of professional football clubs in England. Since moving to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003, the club have sold approximately of 36,000 season tickets in every season they have played and average attendances have ranked in the top 5 of English football since. on 16 April 1894.Ĭity supporters have been described as being able to "revel in adversity" – evidenced in average match attendances increasing as the club fell to the second, and then third tier of English football for the only time in the club's history in 1997. Evolving from a cricket team which aimed to unite the community in industrial east Manchester, St. have developed a loyal, passionate and dedicated following. Mark's (West Gorton), Manchester City F.C. Arthur Connell and William Beastow as St. Manchester City supporters invade the pitch following their 2011–12 Premier League title win.