City and Everton: Still kindred spirits?

I suppose there was once a certain affinity between both sets of fans for obvious reasons although I always felt our lot was worse than theirs because (apart from one moderately successful team in the late 60s) City have never done a thing, whereas our loss has been greater because we had traditionally always been a major force in the English game but we have had to suffer the loss of our hard-earned status as well as watching our neighbours surpass us.

Also, there has been, in recent years, some sort of bizarre media love-in with those 'long suffering City fans' culminating in shite such as Jimmy Grimble, romanticising the City fans as some sort uniquely loyal fans, better than anyone else. Utter shite.

I personally know a couple of City fans who defend their position on the basis that all bigger clubs have traditionally taken players from smaller clubs so we have no right to moan when City do the same thing to the likes of us. Fair point, one could concede; however, to me, City are now like a greedy fat spoilt child demanding more & more: "I want him & him & him as well!"

Look at Arsenal (a club I have great admiration for), see how City have plundered their best players over the last few years. While Arsenal nurture talent & operate within a strict wage structure, City just take take take offering vulgar riches to mercenaries who can't say no. Maybe I'm jealous (just a little) but I would hope & pray that in the same circumstances, we would operate with a bit more class & dignity.

Kindred Spirits...Yeah Right. I speak as I find, they've always been Gobsh*tes

Kindred spirits, my arse! A bunch off horrible Manc gobshites who think they are better than us because of their millions. And they think that they have the divine right to beat us well...

Up yours! Our fans are ten times better than theirs and always will be.