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Yes, you can hear gentle Manchester rain, but I can also see a swan for walking along the

canal top half on the way from Piccadilly up to the Etihad.

This is why Manchester City is an experience full of contradictions.

There's so much of it that's very pleasant.

I love Manchester anyway.

I love it and I have for many years.

It's come record shopping here when I was a student, which I really enjoyed.

It's a great town with great people.

I love walking along the canal on the way to the Etihad.

It's fun.

It's a really pleasant way to go to the football.

Of course, it's so much else to recommend it.

What City have been as a club in English football for such a long time to have supporters

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