This article, by Bill Borrows, appeared in the Guardian magazine on Saturday 5th September 1998. Bill has kindly allowed us to make the article available to you from

Firstly I’d like to thank Nizam for doing an excellent job in my absence. Definitely did me some good being away from it all; finding myself searching for

Why Blue? I have actually supported Manchester City only for 2 years. That’s mainly becuase of my age (17). In Finland you don’t usually start to support an

I received many contributions before the deadline but no ‘live’ match report in this issue. Kevin Hopkins sent in a match view but I received it in a

Why Blue? As a young, imported into Bury (ca. 5 years) Irishman, all the pressure on me, especially going to a Catholic Primary School (Our Lady of Grace,

With no midweek match and a dearth of news from Maine Road, this issue is filled with match views of last week’s fixtures against Wrexham and the reserves’

Why Blue? It’s been a long journey to being Blue. I had the misfortune to grow up in Hartlepool and the first memory I have is of the

Why Blue? It’s been a long journey to being Blue. I had the misfortune to grow up in Hartlepool and the first memory I have is of the

We did not win at home against lesser opponents (nothing new there) but the fans kept urging the team on without getting annoyed or getting on the back

Why Blue? Logically I should have been a Bolton supporter as they are the nearest club to the part of Manchester where I was brought up. But it