With the news that City haven't

benfica woudn't sell us any tickets in case they found their way into the hands of some of our ultra's.

Benfica have had their own MIB's since Matalan opened a shop in Lisbon.

"all i said was that i'm surprised the game isn't a sell out. aren't you?"

Be fair now. You did want an explanation as to why the game hasn't yet sold out did you not?

As for how I feel, well, put it this way, if the game sells out or not doesn't bother me, but I would feel embarrassed if the attendance falls below 40k. I'd sit back and take the criticism them. But if the attendance is around 43k - 45k (which still wouldn't be a sell-out), then I really don't see why City should receive any criticism for that from anyone.

going away for a few days tomorrow, bit gutted as I miss the Chelsea & leeds games but it was booked well before the fixtures came out.

Thats just how the cookie crumbles.

that puts me in mind of a flag that used to be taken to european aways a few years ago which read;
"BURNAGE REDS GO TO CATALAN
BURNAGE BLUES GO TO MATALAN"

BURNAGE REDS GO TO CATALAN
BURNAGE BLUES GO TO MATALAN

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Can't have been a big flag, there's only about 4 Burnage Reds.

now you are dreaming. i had a flat in burnage for a couple of years and it is honestly around 80% united. strange really because south manchester tends to be fairly equally split in general,but burnage to my knowledge has always been overwhelmingly red.

"i had a flat in burnage for a couple of years and it is honestly around 80% united"

Must have been cramped in that flat!

It was probably more of a pennant.