Never felt more like singing the blues 🎶
Great win for
@ManCityWomen
today, and so many wonderful people donated on our 1st 2024/25 WSL collection that we filled the entire bin! Thanks to
@MCWFC_OSC
and our two new volunteers Karen & Guy who helped make it such a success 💪💙
You don't really expect to reach a point in life where you're receiving thousands of PPE masks from a group of Liverpool and Everton fans, but here we are. The wonders of life
Commiserations to the children of Bury South living in poverty who still have an MP who voted against them having enough food to eat despite the fact he wears a little red badge now
This is what solidarity means. Scousers coming through big time for Manchester in this time of crisis.
Cannot thank
@SFoodbanks
enough for everything they do.
It's our operating principle and it's true - Hunger Doesn't Wear Club Colours
Shoulder to shoulder
Just heard from
@IanByrneMP
that
@SFoodbanks
has donated £3000 to foodbanks set up by Man Utd and Man City fans
Money comes from proceeds from
@TheRagamuffins
charity single
Brilliant work all round everyone!
We're standing with
@WeAre1894
to boycott the atrocious 2023 Charity Shield decision, made with zero consideration to supporters.
Blues are putting their money where their mouth is, so we've set up a JustGiving page to show support to our communities
City supporter group
@WeAre1894
have called on City fans to boycott the Community Shield match against Arsenal on August 6th over scheduling. Fans asked to instead donate to
@MCFCfoodbank
or other local causes. Full statement below
#mcfc
Hi everyone, we have written to Ferran Soriano
@ManCity
r.e. the below asking the club to support:
1) The Real Truth Legacy Project
2) A Hillsborough Law
The full letter can be read here:
#HillsboroughLawNow
Between the title win, the parade and the Gucci sponsorship, it's fair to say Jack Grealish has had one of the all time great three-day stretches in human history
Villa fans are having to pay for PPV for the fourth time in a row!
This is why it's so important that fans of clubs like ours - who aren't having to pay - stand alongside Villa fans and keep protesting.
Ridiculous exploitation
#BoycottPPV
#CharityNotPPV
#mcfc
#manchester
#avfc
That's 4 in a row now for
#avfc
- absolute shambles.
#BoycottPPV
Feed those in need and not the greed. If you would rather your ppv fee went to a worthier cause. You can donate to
@ANFoodbank
here -
#CharityNotPPV
We're disappointed to see season card prices go up once again.
There's a major
#CostOfLivingCrisis
and City proved during the pandemic that they can still make a profit without fans.
This latest rise is pointless and a kick in the teeth at the worst time
None of this shit is funny or acceptable. Scousers were the first ones to donate to our foodbank three years ago and they've come back over and over again since.
Be better than this person please, and if you hear any of it at the ground step in and put a stop to it
Looks like there may be 1000s of empty seats tonight for what should be a memorable fixture against Italian champions. But City have chose to charge knockout stage prices for a group game.
This is just one block. Nearly £100 for a parent and child. Is it worth it
@FerranSoriano
?
STATEMENT ON COMMUNITY SHIELD BOYCOTT:
We welcome the
@FA
’s move to change the kick off time of the Community Shield to 4:00pm from the previously stated kick off time of 5:30pm.
However, this is only a good first step & we do not believe that it is acceptable. (1/9)
Looking forward to visiting our mates at
@SFoodbanks
today, outside Anfield for the first time!
We encourage any other Blues heading to Liverpool to make a donation if you get the chance, they've shown so much mutual solidarity with us since we began our efforts at City ✊💙
A statement on our planned collections for this weekend, following the decision by the
@premierleague
,
@BarclaysWSL
, and all footballing authorities:
City must reverse this disability tax immediately.
Not defensible or acceptable on any level, not now or ever.
Whoever made this decision and whoever signed off on it are a disgrace to the club.
Full support to DSA and other fan groups fighting against this.
It's encouraging to see that supporters of all PL clubs are seeing this kind of talk from managers & owners for what it is: out of touch and ignorant.
It's the clubs who have damaged atmospheres more than anyone, by pricing out supporters over years. We're just "legacy fans".
🗣️ "If you are not in the right shape, give your ticket to somebody else"
Jurgen Klopp has criticised the atmosphere at Anfield during Liverpool's 5-1 win over West Ham in the League Cup ⬇️
City fans have a proud history of supporting the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy, one which we hope to see continue in the future.
We believe that there is so much more to be achieved through mutual respect, understanding and friendship than a rivalry defined by hatred.
Huge show of solidarity between West Ham and Liverpool tonight, reminding supporters nationwide that our enemies aren't across the terraces - they're in the boardrooms 🤝
#StopExploitingLoyalty
Well in
@HammersUnited2
&
@spiritofshankly
💪
We've took a bit of grief on this from what we can only call tribalism.
It's important to remind people our efforts to tackle poverty & prejudiced attitudes are done alongside and thanks to Scousers in particular, but also Cockneys, Geordies & Brummies. Don't add to tribalism 🙏
Well played to whoever did this at
@Everton
✊
The only way to beat these attitudes is with education, informing supporters about the realities going on in all of our communities.
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
Brilliant stance
@SpionKop1906
👏
Our clubs' contempt for meaningful engagement with supporters should be shown up for what it is, whether it's Liverpool, City, or any of the 17 Premier League clubs who raised prices this season in a cost of living crisis.
#StopExploitingLoyalty
We are disappointed in the Football Club’s decision towards ticket prices for 24/25. In response, there will be no flags on The Kop for Thursday night’s game. Unlike the Club’s own approach, this has been agreed in consultation with other fan groups
We are joining the
#BoycottPPV
#CharityNotPPV
protest against the greed of clubs and broadcasters - £15 is obscene and we refuse to pay it.
Instead we have donated our fee to the fundraiser below & would love you to join us
@SFoodbanks
@mufcfoodbank
We're back for our first collection in nearly 18 months this Saturday!
If you're heading to the game, please consider bringing a donation of any size if you can 💙 All information can be found below.
Please share!
#mcfc
Fair warning: if you're a City fan and you come into our mentions with this sort of stuff then you'll be blocked, no exceptions.
Get a life and fuck off
💙WIN A SIGNED PEP GUARDIOLA CENTURIONS SHIRT💙
We've got a very special prize to giveaway courtesy of Annie who sent us a very lovely letter along with this amazing shirt.
Details on how to enter this draw are down below and the winner will be drawn on Sun 11th October
#MCFC
We're back for the last game of the season vs
#AVFC
, and our last collection of 21/22. It will mark the end of our first full season collecting for
@McrFoodbank
, becoming their largest regular food donor in that time - let's make it a special one blues! 🤝💙
#SolidarityNotCharity
UEFA have shown me message they say was sent out which says metro is a good way to get there. But they need to understand why that message wasn’t received or communicated …
We're back at the Etihad tomorrow for our last collection of the men's season ahead of
@ManCity
v
@ChelseaFC
!
🌽 Donations in aid of
@McrFoodbank
🕒 13:30-15:30
📍 Sir Howard Bernstein Way & National Squash Centre
All non-perishable food, toiletries & cash donations welcome 💙
Lot of City fans were saying this last weekend but got lambasted for it.
This is why it's important for fans to stick together rather than take potshots at each other 👍
Just had a meeting with
@McrFoodbank
who said that without the donations from City fans over Christmas and new year they'd have had to buy piles of food out of their budget just to keep up with demand so...
THANK YOU ALL!! 🎉
We were inspired by
@SFoodbanks
, and this video sums up why we started doing the collections.
Community, friendship and solidarity > tribalism, division and austerity
Proud to be part of it, and we're proud that the City fanbase has been so enthusiastic about joining us too
“If every person brought one tin, I guarantee you there would be no kids going to bed hungry at night.”
Come rain or shine
@SFoodbanks
hold collections outside stadiums around the country every week
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
Exciting & depressing news:
Our 1st match collection of the season this Saturday vs
#NUFC
! We'll be at the usual spot at the disgraceful time of 17:30 - 19:30.
@McrFoodbank
's usage went up 100% since last season - things are worse than ever. Your continued support is vital ✊💙
BREAKING:
#ManCity
have reported revenues of £712.8M for the 2022/23 season, the largest ever seen in British football and an increase of £99.8M on the previous twelve months.
Would you believe it, but we've been going three months today! If you'll permit us a moment of self indulgence, in that time we have:
- collected more than 1,250kg of food for
@McrFoodbank
along with cash donations worth hundreds of pounds
#mcfc
#mufc
#manchester
We retweet a lot of stuff that the Liverpool groups do because it's an example we're aiming to emulate in the future.
We're not yet 4 months old and don't have the capacity they do, but we will do as we grow and want you to know what we're aiming for and get involved if you can
Class response from Forest supporters after their horrendous price increase announcement last week. Great research + engagement with fans of other clubs. Well played
@Forza_Garibaldi
👏
Over the last week Forza Garibaldi and the Fan Advisory Board have engaged the club on concerns related to season card prices for 2024/25.
As part of this, FG have undertaken a comprehensive review of season cards across the Premier League which we feel is worth sharing.
Our first ever collection from New Year's Day has been counted! All in aid of
@McrFoodbank
!
It totalled:
387.5kg
Or
Approximately 1,133 meals 🥗🍜🥙🍔
Thank you to all, including the Everton fans from
@SFoodbanks
#mcfc
#efc
#manchester
Children going hungry is Capitalism working as it is intended. It's not a mistake or a bug in the system.
Ben Bradley is in Parliament to maintain a state where hungry children are not a priority.
The only shocking thing is that he's said it out loud.
No forgiveness.
We visited
@McrFoodbank
today to talk about the impact of our fundraiser initiated by
@WeAre1894
's boycott of the Community Shield.
They told us the £5K donations you've all made will cover their food purchases for a whole MONTH, in their toughest financial time of year 👏💙
KO announced with 15 days notice & away allocation reduced.
This confirms that as long as the game can be broadcast, supporters are disposable - this is an insult & sets a dangerous precedent.
We stand with
@MU_ST
and the 624 supporters who will have their tickets cancelled.
We're back at the Etihad tomorrow for our collection ahead of
@ManCity
v
@LUFC
!
🌽 Donations in aid of
@McrFoodbank
🕒 12:30-14:30
📍 Sir Howard Bernstein Way
📍 National Squash Centre
All non-perishable food, toiletries and cash donations welcome 💙
#mcfc
#mancity
#lufc
This is theft, plain and simple.
It also demonstrates why we need a
#RightToFood
written into law as we can't rely on the morality of the individuals involved in providing the basics of life
We're so thankful to everyone who came down today and made it a success. Below from our Nick is a good summary of why this is important. Not just for City, but for Arsenal, and for every other club in the country. Fans together are powerful.
Hi everyone, going forward we will be doing foodbank collections at weekend home games on behalf of
@McrFoodbank
.
The first collection will be on NEW YEAR'S DAY vs EVERTON
Exact time and location of collection tbc, we will supply final info the other side of Christmas 🎅🤶🎄🎁
We started collections a month ago today. City Vs Arsenal this afternoon was our 5th one.
So far we have collected more than 1 tonne of food in aid of
#Manchester
Central Foodbank.
That has blown our minds a bit - thank you as always to everyone who has donated.
Well done
@thfcflags
on what must have been a tough decision 👏
Tottenham fans expected to put up and shut up when their loyalty gets exploited, as we all are. Absolute joke.
Huge thank you to every City fan and
@WeAre1894
for yesterday.
The banner you've all seen. But the collection was also a MASSIVE, probably our biggest of the season.
Completely filled the
@McrFoodbank
car!!
None of this works without your support, so take a bow Blues! 💙
£600 raised means 100 disabled supporters places are now paid for at the next game vs Brentford. Well done Blues, always sticking with each other til the end 🤝🩵
We have already reached almost £600 of donations! Thank you so much to all who have donated. Please keep sharing. Let's get this message out, to show City and all clubs that fans are not prepared to accept discrimination against disabled fans
And just a few weeks ago the same crew from
@spiritofshankly
made a big donation to us too, helping out Mancunians in need.
Good people doing good things.
Whether you're going to the game or not, it's disappointing to see this attitude to a boycott campaign - led by City supporters sticking up for each other - that has successfully raised thousands to feed people struggling in our own city. Thankfully most Blues aren't like this.
Easy for a wealthy ex-pro to slag off supporters for the atmosphere, but they'd never dare criticise a club for exclusionary ticketing policies, would they? Shame on
@Pschmeichel1
and
@CBSSportsGolazo
for encouraging it.
We're back tomorrow for our collection ahead of
@ManCity
v
@FulhamFC
🍍 Collection in aid of
@McrFoodbank
🕒 12:30-14:30
📍 Sir Howard Bernstein Way
📍 Inside the National Squash Centre near City Sq
Please bring a donation if you can 💙
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
We've heard from matchday staff at
@ManCity
who:
- can't afford to live without this job
- have had no communication from the club
Brighton have committed to paying matchday staff through this period - we're calling on City to do the same
Please RT Blues
#mcfc
#manchester
Our fundraiser with
@mufcfoodbank
is up to £24,500 - thank you to all who have donated!
Funds go to all 19 Trussell Trust foodbanks in Greater Manchester. Link in the below tweet if you'd like to donate ❤️
We are joining the
#BoycottPPV
#CharityNotPPV
protest against the greed of clubs and broadcasters - £15 is obscene and we refuse to pay it.
Instead we have donated our fee to the fundraiser below & would love you to join us
@SFoodbanks
@mufcfoodbank
All of which is to say, can you do us a favour and remember all that this evening if tempers start running high.
When it mattered, our comrades on Merseyside stuck by us and helped our city - the least we can do is not throw those tired old insults back at them.
Do it for us 🙂
We're back at the Etihad tomorrow for our collection ahead of
@ManCity
v
@LCFC
!
🌽 Donations in aid of
@McrFoodbank
🕒 15:00-17:00
📍 Sir Howard Bernstein Way
📍 National Squash Centre
All non-perishable food, toiletries and cash donations welcome 💙
#mcfc
#mancity
#lcfc
It's our second collection of the season tomorrow!
If you're heading to the Arsenal game, please consider bringing a donation if you can 💙
We'll be there from 10am - check out the image to find out where to find us and what you can donate 👇🏼
Please share!
#mcfc
#mancity
#afc
TICKETS NOW ON SALE for
@WeAre1894
's live screening/boycott of the Community Shield, at the historic
@bandonthewall
, fundraising for
@McrFoodbank
.
Blues or not, stand with us against greed & disregard for fans shown repeatedly by TV scheduling 💪
TIX🔗
We're back at the Etihad tomorrow for our second collection of the season!
🌽 in aid of
@McrFoodbank
🕒 13:00 - 14:30
📍 Sir Howard Bernstein Way
Come along and drop a donation if possible, if not just come and say hello 💙
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
Absolutely disgusted that our club have chose to take part in this horrible money grabbing ploy. We urge
@ManCity
to reconsider and hope these plans are condemned by fan groups of all the clubs involved.
"AC Milan, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Real Madrid +Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as founding clubs. Anticipated further 3 clubs will join ahead of the inaugural season, intended to commence asap."
Been told by
@McrFoodbank
that our Norwich collection came in at 132KG. Many thanks to all
#mcfc
and
#ncfc
fans that dropped a donation with us, it means a lot to our local communities here in Manchester. We'll be back before the Arsenal game from 10am on Saturday!
Thanks so much to everyone who came to
@eiecampaign
rally in Manchester today!
Big reception for
#RightToFood
during Alex's speech, hopefully see some of you at the game tomorrow 💙❤️
@SFoodbanks
We're back again tomorrow at the usual spot for
#MCFC
vs
#NFFC
! We're collecting food donations from 12:30 - 14:30, in aid of
@McrFoodbank
, for Mancs struggling right now.
The continued support from home & away fans makes a massive difference ✊💙
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
If you've made it to Everton today please consider heading over to see
@SFoodbanks
and donating to their collection!
They're great friends of ours and we would love it if any Blues can make it over on our behalf, thank you! 💙
#hungerdoesntwearclubcolours
We go there, they come here.....
Feeding Scousers, feeding Mancs, what's not to like. Fans putting aside tribal differences for the benefit of our Communties.
We will be at Goodison from 5.15pm. Just imagine 40,000 Fans donating 40,000 Cans
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
#EFC
we've had a great weekend in the beautiful city of Newcastle, and the motto of
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
is strong (4 geordies and 1 spurs fan pictured)
So far the following have gone above and beyond:
@AVFCOfficial
@NUFC
@OfficialBHAFC
Thanks to all of those clubs!
We'll update if we hear anything from
@ManCity
May we suggest that if you want City to do more, it could be worth tweeting them individually...
#mcfc
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League fans have donated more than 100 tonnes of food to their local foodbank this season.
⚽️We're celebrating the positive impact of fans on their communities
#MoreThanJustAGame
@ghrnewsuk
Supporters across England make a difference 👏👏👏
@SFoodbanks
@henrywinter
@FA
@WeAre1894
Thanks for sharing
@henrywinter
!
And to all the comedians in the replies, it's not about City fans alone, it is about everyone.
When the FA muck your team around in the future we will be right there with you supporting your boycotts too