When they won the league in 2012, the main shopping centre in Montevideo had...

Man City's title parade live on the big screens as I wandered around buying my fruit and veg for the week. Was surreal. The impact of the biggest Premier League clubs on the Argentinian or Uruguayan public is quite remarkable, and kinda dystopian.

Posted By: thebigfeller on January 6th 2015 at 22:52:14

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Manchester City looking to set up a club in South America now (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 6, 22:47:00
- jesus wept, really? (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 6, 22:49:48
- Have they said which country? I'm guessing it'd be Argentina? (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Jan 6, 22:48:19
  - Suriname. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jan 6, 22:52:06
    - I used to do a bit of work in Rotterdam and for lunch I would have something called a Bara (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 6, 23:02:28
      - Sounds sexual. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jan 7, 00:43:15
    - Some great talent has come from there (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 6, 22:53:36
      - Apart from Dean Gorre. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jan 6, 22:57:09
  - no but probably Argentina given their players... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 6, 22:50:18
    - When they won the league in 2012, the main shopping centre in Montevideo had... (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Jan 6, 22:52:14
      - the amount of Arsenal shirts I have seen in Chile since Sanchez signed for them is (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 6, 22:54:57
        
        it's funny to observe (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 6, 22:58:26
        
        yeah on the day of D?a del Ni?o (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 6, 23:02:20
        
        Yep. It's not all bad though. On my very first day wandering round this city after (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Jan 6, 22:56:51
        
        yeah (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 6, 22:58:24
      - according to the Mirror they have "headquarters in BsAs" (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 6, 22:54:41
        
        hopefully the Barra Bravas in BsAs (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 6, 22:56:15
        
        I can't imagine the locals are too chuffed about it, though I can't say I've heard much (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 6, 23:01:49

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