Man City NY Pickup Game

Chardee MacDennis

Havent seen this if it was posted. City launched their kit in NY and played some pick up games with local players, quite a cool idea. Would be nice to see other teams interacting with fans a bit more.

the team playing includes SWP, Harte, Richards, Adebayor and a couple more...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qww_BuhFjMQ

Xavi6

A lad I know from another forum got to play in this. Lucky bastard.

jesus_thats_gre

Wish they had of shown more footage tbh

KittyeeTrix

Really enjoyed that........

Thanks OP:)

dreamers75

Can we haz fans pleez?

krustydoyle

That was excellent... great piece of marketing by umbro and city..

brayblue24

Really enjoyed that. Great find OP

v3ttel

Nice idea actually, but that kit is bloody horrible! :pac:

FatherTed

So thats why they were crap against Sporting last night.

Rowley Birkin QC

WTF is a "pickup" game??

me-skywalker

Whats the second song on that? THe other players looked more skillfull than the city ones haha

pickarooney

Who has the MCFC tattoo?
Kolo Toure has a bit of a Stringer Bell thing going on.

Chardee MacDennis

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

WTF is a "pickup" game??

you've never heard of a pickup game?

basically if you wanna play a game you just stroll down to the pitches and teams are made from the randomers knocking about...

witnessmenow

BastardPrince wrote: »

you've never heard of a pickup game?

basically if you wanna play a game you just stroll down to the pitches and teams are made from the randomers knocking about...

randomers wearing matching kits?

Mars Bar

BastardPrince wrote: »

you've never heard of a pickup game?

basically if you wanna play a game you just stroll down to the pitches and teams are made from the randomers knocking about...

I hadn't heard of a pick up game until 2 days ago when one of my Mexican Facebook friends had it up as his status and I asked him. It's what I'd call a kick - about or a kick - around!

I'd say it's more of an American term for it though is it?

Cypher_sounds

witnessmenow wrote: »

randomers wearing matching kits?

They probably gave them matching kit for that piece of footage to make it easier on the eye

Chardee MacDennis

mars bar wrote: »

I hadn't heard of a pick up game until 2 days ago when one of my Mexican Facebook friends had it up as his status and I asked him. It's what I'd call a kick - about or a kick - around!

I'd say it's more of an American term for it though is it?

I disagree, a kick about would be with your mates, a pickup game could be 10 people who've never meet before - that doesn't really happen here.

Cypher_sounds

BastardPrince wrote: »

I disagree, a kick about would be with your mates, a pickup game could be 10 people who've never meet before - that doesn't really happen here.

I remember being in a park down in tralee a few years ago with a few mates, we were kicking around a football and a few lads came over to us asking to play a match, think we called it a 5-a-side, yes there were 10 of us, so it does happen here, just not called a pick up game

MementoMori

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

I remember being in a park down in tralee a few years ago with a few mates, we were kicking around a football and a few lads came over to us asking to play a match, think we called it a 5-a-side, yes there were 10 of us, so it does happen here, just not called a pick up game

I'd agree with this.

Also in the States there is a bit more a tradition of it
(especially with basketball where is seems to happen a fair bit)

Chardee MacDennis

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

I remember being in a park down in tralee a few years ago with a few mates, we were kicking around a football and a few lads came over to us asking to play a match, think we called it a 5-a-side, yes there were 10 of us, so it does happen here, just not called a pick up game

but thats not really a pick up game, as you had your two separate teams

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-pick-up-game.htm wrote:

A pick up game is a game of some kind that is not part of a regularly scheduled season of competition or a championship series. Instead, it is a more-or-less spontaneous game, with teams often made up on the spot. There are no repercussions beyond the final score in terms of standings or future commitment.

Pick up games come about in several ways. One way depends on numbers — either the minimum needed to make the game work or the regulation number. In this method, people hang around until enough players show up and are willing to stay for the duration of a game.

Another way pick up games come about involves a semi-regular meeting, to which many are invited but no one is committed to show up for any particular meeting. This is the case when, for example, there's a basketball night every Monday at a local school gym. Many more people than come on any particular Monday may know about the game, but they come as their schedule permits. Whoever shows up, plays, and if that means unequal numbers on the teams, players usually try to make it as fair as possible by considering talent, height, or other relevant factors for the situation.

Le King

witnessmenow wrote: »

randomers wearing matching kits?

It's obviously organised. City have had a pretty poor turnout attendances so far in America AFAIK.

Think 13,000 only went to the Red Bull Arena for that game.

Xavi6

Le King wrote: »

It's obviously organised. City have had a pretty poor turnout attendances so far in America AFAIK.

Think 13,000 only went to the Red Bull Arena for that game.

That was a for a game that involved no American team, and the ground was half full.

Last night there was 23,228 in a stadium that holds 25,189.