You have to adopt quite a complicated intellectual posture if you're a Man City fan these days. Firstly, you have to subtly indicate longevity. No-one must think you're a johnny-come-lately. In the vast system of snobbery around football, no-one comes in for more derision than the glory hunter. Secondly, you must to some extent suppress how much you jus…
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