Over the past 12 months, we have all watched the sleeping giant (a la Manchester City) rise from its slumber, some have welcomed the arrival with neutral open arms for the giant breathes crisp freshness into a predictable but popular English Premier League but others have shunned the idea of wanting another elite club joining the elite.

The main reason the English Premier League has become the most popular league in the world is because of the dominance of the top four British clubs in Europe (Chelsea, Liverpool, Man United, and Arsenal) combined they muster a huge glory hungry fan base on a global scale.

Then you have the home of football, England the English way and the English people, tough tackling with 'it ain't over until I say it's over' attitude, where the under-dog if your lucky will sweat blood to destroy the giants of English football.

When I were a small boy I remember meeting up with a few buddies after school, we would role out the Subbuteo field and position our teams on the field of play, I had two teams one obviously being Manchester City FC and the other Luton Town FC in black and white, I was given Luton by a friend so I had a bit of variety I guess seeing as he had almost every single team possible.

Subbuteo taught me one thing, that its not always about winning, its about playing the beautiful game, I never really understood why I hated players like Roy Keane so much until after I learnt this lesson.

Anyway now that Manchester City have finally awoken it seems the world truely has gone bonkers:

City trying to buy trophey's and title's.

Is that not what every successful football club in the world has done already themselves?

City trying to buy their way into the Champions League.

Again is that not the only way into the Champions League, by paying for good enough players to get you there?

City killing football.

How on earth are City killing football, last I looked football was alive and well fighting fit?

City not a great club and have no history.

City was founded in 1880, Chelsea was founded in 1905, 25 years after, even Liverpool were not founded until 1892, 12 years after Manchester City.

To me clubs like Nottingham Forest FC and Manchester City FC are big clubs, I will educate you a bit more by stating Manchester City FC hold the English club record of highest ever attendance, 84.569 in English football set v Stoke City in 1934.

Manchester City FC were the first English club after World War II to field an Ex German prisoner of war named Bert Trautmann who served as a Paratrooper in the Luftwaffe, he gained strong opposition but gave his all, even played through the last 15 minutes of an FA Cup final with a broken neck for City who went on to win in 1956.

In total made 545 appearances for Manchester City FC.

Since 1898 City have win the Premier League title two times, First Division seven times, Second division once, FA Cup four times, League Cup twice, Charity Shield three times and the European Cup Winners Cup once.

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